In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we focus on next-generation sequencing and the advantages of using 16S Metagenomics to identify spoilage organisms in your facility thereby reducing the possibility of spoiled products reaching your consumers.

Larry Keener joins the Food Safety Matters Podcast for the second time, this time to discuss the importance of validation in food processing.

Food Safety Magazine's Food Safety Matters Podcast chats with William Weichelt of the National Restaurant Association. William discusses the organization's well-known ServSafe program and how new initiatives are expected to bring safer food to U.S. restaurants and consumers.

In this episode, we chat with Deirdre Schlunegger CEO of Stop Foodborne Illness a national nonprofit public health organization about their work with consumers and industry to the prevention of illness and death from foodborne pathogens.

Food Safety Magazine's Barbara VanRenterghem chats with Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus, commonly referred to as "The Norovirus Woman." Lee-Ann delves into her work with NoroCORE and gives insight on norovirus prevention in the foodservice industry.

The Food Safety Magazine team is joined by Bob Ferguson to discuss the year in food safety including news and trending topics we covered on the podcast, a look at FSMA rules implementation in 2017, trends for 2018 and beyond, looking back on our podcast guests this year and more!

This special BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters focuses on Allergens. Concerns about food allergens have been around now for quite some time, and the food industry has done a respectable job of proactively guarding against unintended food allergens in their products. However, with the introduction of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), continued globalization of the food supply and increased regulatory activities, food manufacturers will need to keep diligent in their food allergen control plans.

Food Safety Matters chats with Will Daniels, president of the produce division at IEH Laboratories and formerly responsible for food safety and quality at Earthbound Farms during the 2006 spinach outbreak. Will provides insights into the challenges facing the food supply chain and his suggested solutions.

Food Safety Magazine's Barbara VanRenterghem chats with retail foodservice authority Hal King in the 14th episode of the Food Safety Matters podcast.

In our 13th episode of Food Safety Matters, Barbara VanRenterghem speaks with Darin Detwiler about how the food industry has evolved since the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak. This episode also includes an informative discussion with Marianne Gravely (USDA) and Hilary Thesmar (FMI) about how industry can support consumer food safety practices and grocery shopping during the holiday season. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial; color: #1e497d} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}