HIGHLIGHTS
Food Safety Matters is the podcast for food safety professionals, hosted by Food Safety Magazine—the leading media brand in food safety for over 20 years. Each episode features a conversation with a food safety professional sharing their experiences and insights on the important job of safeguarding the world’s food supply. New episodes are posted twice per month; a selection of our recent episodes are highlighted below.
Episode 174: Three-and-a-Half Steps for Selling Food Safety
Nuno Soares, Ph.D., food safety consultant, author, and trainer, and founder of the "I'm a SLO—Saving Lives Officer" movement
In this episode, Nuno discusses how to "sell" food safety to top management in 3 1/2 steps—the topic of his recently released eBook. Convincing top management of the need for, and importance of, investments in food safety and changes in culture around FSQA is difficult without offering a value proposition for the business. Nuno explains the importance of drawing accurate connections between business value and food safety investments, and how to spotlight positive outcomes and success stories, and avoid dwelling on potential negative outcomes, when seeking buy-in from top management.
Episode 173: 100 Years of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance—And a Look Ahead at Dairy Food Safety
Beth Briczinski, Ph.D., Senior Science Advisor for Milk Safety, Office of Food Safety, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Casey McCue, Conference Chair, National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and Director, Division of Milk Control and Dairy Services, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; and Megin Nichols, D.V.M., M.P.H., D.A.C.V.P.M., Deputy Division Director, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Marking 100 years of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), our guests discuss the major standards for milk and dairy producers outlined in the PMO and the notable public health outcomes of the PMO over the past century. We also cover recent consumer interest in raw, unpasteurized milk and other dairy products, as well as how FDA is looking to expand on the PMO and dairy product safety into the future.
Episode 172: Improving Food Safety in Traditional Markets
Caroline Smith DeWaal, J.D., Senior Manager, GAIN and Deputy Chief of Party, EatSafe and Richard Pluke, Ph.D., Lead, Food Safety, and Chief of Party, EatSafe
In this episode, Caroline and Richard discuss their work to improve food safety in traditional markets under the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition's (GAIN's) five-year EatSafe Initiative, as well as the mission of promoting healthier diets and sustainable food systems among vulnerable communities. The EatSafe initiative employs research-informed training and communication initiatives to drive positive behavioral change in market actors and to create consumer demand for safe food in traditional markets, as our guests explain in this discussion.
