Food Safety Talk
Don and Ben talk to each other and the occasional guest about food safety in the news. They also respond to listener feedback.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 106 minutes
- Episodes
- 293
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Food Safety Talk 326: Kimchi Bread
In this episode Don and Ben kick things off with some local flavor talking through Ben's hockey consumption experiences. before diving deep into the world of academic publishing and journals. The guy…
01:46:05 |
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Food Safety Talk 325: I Have No Problem Eating Food Off Of The Floor
Ben and Don are joined by a special surprise guest, Ben's friend Robin. After a quick game of 20 questions, Ben and Don talk about a variety of consumer-focused food safety questions including the fi…
01:25:40 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
Food Safety Talk 324: Richard Fingers Uncured
Ben and Don do a normal sort of show, for them. They start the show talking through Ben's sports ball obsessions including the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Durham Bulls. The guys play one of Ben's fa…
01:54:58 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Food Safety Talk 323: If It's Wet, And It Isn't Yours, Don't Touch It (Live From CFP 2025)
In this very special episode, Ben and Don take the stage to moderate a powerhouse panel on the evolution of retail food safety, featuring Jill Hollingsworth (Ecolab), Cory Hedman (Meijer), Laurie Far…
01:08:10 |
Thu 15 May 2025
Food Safety Talk 322: I'm Also Not A Food Scientist
In this episode, Don and Ben are joined by a mystery guest, Dr. Xenia Morin, Don's great colleague at Rutgers who works at the intersection of science, social science and society, specifically around…
01:25:12 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Food Safety Talk 321: My Favorite Marsden
The guys start the episode talking about their respective treadmills and then get into some stuff they are watching. They do some follow-up about the great episode on botulism with Jane Talkington. T…
01:31:13 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
Food Safety Talk 320: Fair Weather Runner
In this episode, Ben and Don start with some warm up chatting about Beyond the Gurus, George Strombolopolis (which Don thinks is a made up name, but it is not) and James Acaster's obsession with a ne…
01:24:31 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Food Safety Talk 319: I'm Feeling Botchy Today
Ben and Don are joined by a very special mystery (to Ben) guest, Jane Talkington, author of Recognizing Botulism: New Insights from Old Narratives. After an always embarrassing game of 20 questions, …
01:39:01 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Food Safety Talk 318: Head Grime And The Lice
After a quick discussion of the ongoing saga (that has now come to a conclusion) of Ben's bricked AirPods and baths, Ben and Don jump into food safety stuff. They start with the question of the momen…
01:52:41 |
Sun 22 Dec 2024
Food Safety Talk 317: Golf Cart Grocery Store
In this episode Don and Ben jump right in and do a deep dive on the media coverage of food safety-related outbreaks and recalls. The guys talk about participating in some recent national news intervi…
01:51:08 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
Food Safety Talk 316: Vibing And Thriving
Don and Ben start the show with some guest invite requests that they have received recently, which they poke fun at (especially when the request is for the show they don't do with guests). The guys d…
01:46:11 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
Food Safety Talk 315: We're On Nicki Time Today
The guys start the episode talking about Canadian words and terms that aren't used in the US and get into service opportunities in food science and food safety. and then jump right into a deep dive o…
01:21:19 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Food Safety Talk 314: They Don't Let Just Anybody In
Ben and Don kick things off with a quick discussion about Ben's trip to USDA for a National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) meeting the latest updates from the. They…
01:37:05 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
Food Safety Talk 313: We've All Read Scallan
Don and Ben begin the show talking about walking and tracking fitness in the iPhone universe. They move on to some Apple TV+ shows and other media and Ben talks about his trip to the National Academy…
01:54:52 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Food Safety Talk 312: 37 Things Are Not Going To Happen On Thursday
In this bonus episode, Don and Ben are joined by productivity and task management expert Kourosh Dini, who's well known for his deep dives into mindfulness and systems thinking. The guys riff on the …
01:59:10 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Food Safety Talk 311: Nootropics Same As The Old Tropics
The show starts with Ben's IT password troubles and then get into follow-up from Ben's trip to Canada, including the challenges of only having untreated lake water and family dynamics. Don gave some …
02:01:56 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
Food Safety Talk 310: Underground Bear Meat Economy
Don and Ben are joined by repeat special guest Larry Goodridge (this marks Larry's third time on the show from two different continents). Larry joins the show from Rome where he was spending time wor…
01:54:51 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Food Safety Talk 309: Welcome to Feet Safety Talk
In this episode, Don and Ben start by promoting their merch and then get into soccer, concert news and footwear fashion. The guys talk about websites posing as local news sites and do a deep dive on …
01:54:26 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
Food Safety Talk 308: It's Not Cucumber Net
Don and Ben are joined by two special guests, Michelle Danyluk and an anonymous guest and frequent contributor, Deep State. Ben finally wins a "guess the special guest" game. The group spends most of…
01:58:15 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
Food Safety Talk 307: Live From AFDO 2024 (bonus episode)
In this bonus episode, Don and Ben record live at the Association of Food and Drug Officials 128th(!) Annual Educational Conference. The guys talk about the podcast on the podcast, Rush vs. Neil Youn…
01:23:46 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
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