In this bonus episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to food safety culture expert Dr. Lone Jespersen about how companies can select the best methods for food safety culture assessment, and how to communicate the insights gained from those assessments.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Dr. Takashi Nakamura, Vice President of Food Safety at Fresh Del Monte, about the company’s food safety initiatives, from supplier approval and grower engagement to environmental monitoring, traceability, and beyond.
In this bonus episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Dr. José Emilio Esteban and Sandra Eskin, USDA-FSIS’s Under Secretary for Food Safety and Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, respectively, about the agency’s proposed Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products.
In this bonus episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Steve Voelzke, President of Electrical Products Division at Robroy Industries, about the important role that the hygienic design of food manufacturing equipment and facilities plays in food recall prevention.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Jeannie Shaughnessy, CEO of the Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA), about the PTNPA's work to help nut processors ensure food safety and quality, as well as current events affecting the nut industry.
In this bonus episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Scott Gustin, M.S., Technical Advisor for Elanco Animal Health, about the crucial role that farm biosecurity plays in ensuring food safety, best practices for farm personnel, and the future landscape of biosecurity.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Brendan Niemira, Ph.D., a Research Microbiologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA’s ARS), about his work developing cold plasma technology for microbial decontamination in food applications, and its potential to advance food safety.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Sarah L. Brew, J.D., distinguished food industry lawyer, about the June 2024 Supreme Court ruling on Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned the Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. decision of 1984, and the new ruling’s regulatory implications for the food industry.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Joelle Mosso about her work at Western Growers to help produce growers develop improved approaches to food safety and sustainability by considering the entire farm-to-fork continuum. She discusses microbial testing of agricultural water, the transition to sustainable packaging, hygienic design of farm equipment, and other topics.
In this episode, author, trainer, and consultant Nuno F. Soares, Ph.D. discusses a method for “selling” food safety to top management, as described in his newest book. Bob Ferguson also talks about his latest Food Safety Insights column on how technology is changing food safety.