Ben and Don start the episode talking about IAFP, some upcoming live shows (one that has already happened) and baseball (which Ben is very much into right now). The guys talk about their summer vacations and Ben's 100 best things self challenges. Onto food safety topics the guys handle food TV shows and food safety and alcohol based hand sanitizer instead of handwashing. They go on to talk about FDA changes in standard identity of foods (and whether that means anything for food safety) as well as CDC funding loss (and whether that means anything for food safety as well). They do some follow up on pistachio creme and food safety culture. The show ends on a deep dive of a 1970s botulism outbreak linked to a canned food that helped inspire policy changes.
Show notes so you can follow along at home:
IAFP Annual Meeting - International Association for Food Protection
IAFP Annual Meeting - International Association for Food Protection
The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century - The New York Times
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Michigan chef: Cooking shows are filled with health code violations
Compliance With Recommended Food Safety Practices in Television Cooking Shows - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior30715-1/abstract)
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FDA to Revoke 52 Obsolete Standards of Identity for Food Products | FDA
eCFR :: 21 CFR Chapter I Subchapter B -- Food for Human Consumption
Best in Show (4/11) Movie CLIP - Naming Nuts (2000) HD - YouTube
CDC Directed Funding Improves Foodborne Outbreak Reporting in U.S. States, 2009-2022 - ScienceDirect
Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Pistachio Cream (June 2025) | FDA
Publisher's Platform: Federal cuts hit hard at Minnesota Department of Health | Food Safety News