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Food Safety Five Ep. 30: Can Food Safety be ‘Too Safe?’

This episode of Food Safety Five discusses new academic publications exploring the limitations of a “zero-risk” approach to food safety and evaluating the limited benefits and substantial trade-offs associated with intensified microbiological sampling.

News Articles:

Researchers Urge Moving Away From ‘Zero-Risk’ Food Safety Mentality, Toward Consideration of Sustainability Trade-Offs
Study: Intensified Sampling Yields Limited Food Safety Benefits, Significant Cost and Sustainability Impacts

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Bailee Henderson is the Director of Content Strategy for Food Safety Magazine. In the day-to-day, she covers industry-relevant current events, regulatory affairs, and scientific developments. She also produces the Food Safety Five Newsreel, edits the twice-weekly Food Safety Digest newsletter, and manages the brand's social media channels. Notably, Bailee's coverage for Food Safety Magazine has been featured in national televised news segments including CBS Sunday Morning and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show. She can be reached at hendersonb@bnpmedia.com.