The episode starts with some follow-up discussion about Lucky Charms and FDA's investigation into the cereal's connection unknown illnesses. The guys talk about crisis communication responses with a call back to benzene in Perrier. Don and Ben do some listener feed back from deep chewing gum about talc and pathogens (and baseball cards). The conversation goes to a frozen pizza-linked pathogenic E. coli outbreak in France with a deep dive on manufacturers cooking instructions. The guys talk about low moisture foods and pathogen concerns and the physics of chicken washing. The show ends on a quick discussion of bus drivers getting sick.
Show notes so you can follow along at home:
FDA says reports nearing 450 in outbreak associated with Lucky Charms cereal | Food Safety News
Lucky Charms should be recalled after complaints of illness, experts say
Food Safety Talk 259: No Bill, You Pay Us — Food Safety Talk
A Case Study in Crisis Management: The Perrier Recall | Emerald Insight
280. Thirty-Three Year Old Baseball Card Gum — Risky or Not?
French officials confirm some E. coli cases linked to Nestlé pizza | Food Safety News
France: Prosecutors raid pizza factory after E.coli outbreak leaves dozens of children sick
Investigation of Outbreak of Human Infections Caused by E. coli O157:H7 | E. coli CDC
Federici’s Family Italian Restaurant | Family owned for 100 years
Kinder brand chocolates now linked to salmonella poisoning in 11 countries | | UN News
Listeria monocytogenes in low-moisture foods and ingredients - ScienceDirect
Understanding Blue-Black-Splash Coloration in Chickens - Hobby Farms
Chickensplash! Exploring the health concerns of washing raw chicken: Physics of Fluids: Vol 34, No 3
Officials interviewing dozens of people about bus drivers’ illnesses at Coachella | Food Safety News
The strange legacy of Tupac’s ‘hologram’ lives on five years after its historic Coachella debut