Food Safety Matters
Episodes
Ep. 60. Cramer, Bernard, Powitz: Three career food safety pros walk into a bar (Part II)
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Cramer is currently the senior director of food safety and quality assurance with Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. He is a Safe Quality Food practit...
IFC: Effective Pest Management
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak—for the second time—to Jerry Heath (staff entomologist) and Sharon Dobesh (director of tech...
Ep. 59. Cramer, Bernard, Powitz: Three career food safety pros walk into a bar (Part I)
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Cramer is currently the senior director of food safety and quality assurance with Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. He is a Safe Quality Food practit...
Ep. 58. Lan Lam: Food Safety in America's Test Kitchen
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lan Lam is the senior editor of Cook's Illustrated Magazine and a cast member on PBS's America's Test Kitchen (ATK). Lan earned her bachelor's degre...
Ep. 57. Sanjay Gummalla: AFFI's Food Safety Innovations
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sanjay Gummalla is the vice president of regulatory and technical affairs at the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), where he recently led the effo...
Phoseon: Targeting Pathogens with UV LED
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to two experts from Phoseon. Theresa Thompson is an application scientist for Phoseon's Life Sc...
Ep. 56. Oscar Garrison: Regs and Eggs
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar Garrison is the senior vice president of food safety regulatory affairs at United Egg Producers. Previously, he was the director of food safety ...
Ep. 55. CDC: Investigating Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Laura Gieraltowski leads the Foodborne Outbreak Response Team in the Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch at the U.S. Centers for Disease Contr...
Ep. 54. Live from IAFP 2019
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Theodora Morille-Hinds is the vice president of global quality food safety for The Kellogg Company. She is also the 2019 recipient of Food Safety Mag...
Ep. 53. Cindy Jiang: How McDonald's Collaborates with Stakeholders Worldwide
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cindy Jiang is senior director, Global Food and Packaging Safety, Global Supply Chain & Sustainability, for McDonald's Corporation. Her responsibiliti...
Ep. 52. Joan Menke-Schaenzer: Navigating Foodborne Outbreaks and Recalls
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joan Menke-Schaenzer is the chief quality officer at Van Drunen Farms and FutureCeuticals. There, she is responsible for the safety and quality of the...
Ep. 51. Bob Powitz: The Right Way to Clean and Sanitize—Part II
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert (Bob) Powitz is the principal and technical director of R.W.Powitz & Associates. There, he specializes in forensic sanitation services to ...
Ep. 50. Bob Powitz: The Right Way to Clean and Sanitize—Part I
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert (Bob) Powitz is the principal and technical director of R.W.Powitz & Associates. There, he specializes in forensic sanitation services to ...
IFC: Pest Management and FSMA
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Jerry Heath (staff entomologist) and Sharon Dobush (director of technical services) from the...
Ep. 49. Jeff Farber: Listeria and Emerging Food Safety Threats
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Farber is the director of the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety and head of the University of Guelph's Food Safety and Quality Assuranc...
Ep. 48: Live from the Food Safety Summit
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At the 21st annual Food Safety Summit in Rosemont, IL, editorial director Barbara VanRenterghem sat down with four food safety pros for real-time in...
Tetra Pak: Advances in Successful Dairy Separation
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Fredrik Johansson, manager of separators at Tetra Pak. In this chat, Fredrik discusses dairy...
Ep. 47. Craig Wilson: Costco's Food Safety Leadership
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Wilson is the vice president, general merchandising manager of quality assurance/food safety, non-foods quality assurance, environmental service...
Ep. 46. GFSI: Yiannas, Jespersen, and Robach Weigh In on the Conference
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lone Jespersen is principal of Cultivate, an organization dedicated to helping food manufacturers globally make safe, great tasting food through cult...
Ep. 45. David Acheson: The Challenges of Communicating Food Safety to Consumers
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David Acheson, is the founder and CEO of The Acheson Group and brings more than 30 years of medical and food safety research and experience to pr...
Ep. 44. Jeremy Zenlea: C-Stores—Food Safety on the Go
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Zenlea is the director of corporate food safety at Cumberland Farms, Inc. In this role, he oversees all aspects of food safety, including regul...
Ep. 43. Samuel Godefroy: Food Regulations on a Global Scale
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Samuel Godefroy is a professor of risk analysis and regulatory policies in the Department of Food Science at the University of Laval in Quebec, Canada...
Neogen: Meet MSU's Food Processing and Innovation Center
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters is all about Michigan State University's Food Processing and Innovation Center (FPIC). The Center, the firs...
Ep. 42. Joe Stout: Sanitation and Hygienic Design in the Food Plant
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Stout is the founder of Commercial Food Sanitation, a consulting firm that provides food safety and sanitation solutions to food processing plants...
Ep. 41. Sara Mortimore: HACCP—A Practical Approach
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Mortimer is the vice president of product safety, quality, and regulatory affairs for Land O'Lakes. Over her 30-year career, Sara has worked to ...
Ep. 40. Chris Elliott: Food Crime: A Global Challenge
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Chris Elliott is the founder of the Institute for Global Food Security and professor of food safety at Queen's University Belfast. From 2016...
Ep. 39: 2018: The Year of the Outbreak
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As 2018 comes to an end, the Food Safety Matters team, along with Bob Ferguson of Strategic Consulting Inc., sat down to discuss the biggest moments i...
Ep. 38. Maria Lapinski: Risk Communication and Social Media
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Maria Lapinski is a joint professor in the Department of Communication and Michigan Ag-Bio Research at Michigan State University (MSU). She served...
Ep. 37. Keith Warriner: Produce, Biosensors, and Successful Research
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Keith Warriner is a professor of food science at the University of Guelph. He is also the food science graduate coordinator of the department's Ma...
Ep. 36. Mike Cramer: Environmental Monitoring and Listeria Control
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Cramer is currently the senior director of food safety and quality assurance with Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. The company was formed through vari...
Ep. 35. John Butts: Listeria—Seek and Destroy
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
John Butts is the vice president of research at Land O'Frost. He first joined the company in 1974. His focus there includes the application of scienti...
Neogen: Why AOAC?
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, representatives from Neogen and AOAC INTERNATIONAL discuss the benefits of having testing methods and ki...
Ep. 34. Shawn Stevens: Food Industry Counsel
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Stevens is an attorney and founding member of the Food Industry Counsel, a law firm that provides food safety legal and regulatory consulting ...
Ep. 33. Maple Leaf Foods: Food Safety After Tragedy
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 2008, Maple Leaf Foods had a devastating outbreak caused by Listeria contamination at one of its prepared meats facilities. It resulted in 23 dea...
Ep. 32. Frank Yiannas: Leading Food Safety at the World's Largest Retailer
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Yiannas is the vice president of food safety at Walmart—the world's largest food retailer. In that role, Frank oversees all food safety—as ...
Ep. 31. Dane Bernard: Taking the Lead on HACCP
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dane Bernard is currently the managing director of Bold Bear Food Safety where he offers consulting services. Prior to that, he served as the vice pre...
Ep. 30. IAFP 2018: USDA FSIS and More!
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month, the Food Safety Magazine team gathered in Salt Lake City, UT for the Annual Meeting of the International Association for Food Pr...
Ep. 29. Sean Leighton: Where Business and Food Safety Meet
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Leighton is the vice president of food safety and quality for Cargill, based in Wayzata, MN. In August 2018, Sean will be moving into the role o...
Blockchain: Facts, Fiction, and Future
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this special BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we focus on the topic of blockchain and how it can be used within the food industry. You will...
Ep. 28. Bob Brackett: Innovation and Research at IIT & IFSH
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bob Brackett is the vice president of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) http://bit.ly/2yvT9ck and director of the Institute for Food Sa...
Ep. 27. Mike Robach: GFSI: Past, Present, and Future
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Robach is vice president, corporate food safety, quality, & regulatory for Cargill based in Minneapolis, MN. Mike joined Cargill in January...
Ep. 26. Kathy Gombas: FSMA Guidance
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kathy Gombas is a recognized food safety expert with over 30 years of experience in the food industry specializing in preventive controls, supply chai...
Ep. 25. Bill Marler: 25 Years of Food Safety
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Marler is the most prominent foodborne illness lawyer in America, and a major force in food policy in the U.S. and around the world. Bill's fi...
Ep. 24. Melanie Neumann: Getting Ready for Your FSMA Inspection
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Melanie Neumann is the president of Neumann Risk Services (http://www.neumannriskservices.com/), and executive vice president of Matrix Sciences—a f...
Ep. 23. Food Safety Talk on Food Safety Matters
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Don Schaffner is distinguished professor and Extension Specialist in food science at Rutgers University. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed pap...
Ep. 22. Jorge Hernandez: Transportation: The driving force behind food safety
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jorge Hernandez is the chief food safety and compliance officer for Wholesome International, a restaurant company with different concepts and brands i...
Metagenomics: 16S Challenge
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we will focus on next-generation sequencing and the advantages of using 16S Metagenomics to identify s...
Ep. 21. Mike Cramer: Meeting the Challenges of Food Plant Sanitation
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Cramer is currently the senior director of food safety and quality assurance with Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. The company was formed through vari...
Ep. 20. Larry Keener: Validation Before Verification
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Keener has a long record of involvement, both nationally and internationally, with food industry issues. He is the current vice president an...
Ep. 19. National Restaurant Association: ServSafe and Beyond
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
William Weichelt is in the newly created position of director, Food Safety & Industry Relations, for the National Restaurant Association (NRA) and has...
Ep. 18. Stop Foodborne Illness: "The why of food safety"
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara interviews Deirdre Schlunegger, the CEO of Stop Foodborne Illness. Stop Foodborne Illness is a national nonprofit public health organization d...
Ep. 17. Lee-Ann Jaykus: "The Norovirus Woman"
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences at North Caroli...
Ep. 16. "So... I guess we're doing this"
26 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, the Food Safety Magazine team discusses: Top news stories and trending topics we covered on the podcast thi...
Allergens: Improve Your Odds to Avoid Risks
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This special BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters focuses on Allergens. Concerns about food allergens have been around now for quite some time, and th...
Ep. 15. Will Daniels: "It was a game changer for the industry"
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Will Daniels is president of the produce division at IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group. In this role, Will is responsible for lab and consulting ...
Ep. 14. Hal King: "That looks really clean, but it's not"
28 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hal King is the founder and CEO of Public Health Innovations (http://publichealthinnovations.biz/), an ideation technology and consulting busine...
Ep. 13. Darin Detwiler: "It's more than just a job"
14 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Darin Detwiler is the Assistant Dean of Graduate Academic and Faculty Affairs at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. He is also the Lead Acade...
Listeria Right Now: Innovations in Food Safety
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This special BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters focuses on Listeria Right Now, an environmental Listeria test offering molecular-level accuracy,...
Ep. 12. David Acheson M.D.: "No...that's a problem"
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David Acheson, M.D., is the founder and CEO of The Acheson Group and brings more than 30 years of medical and food safety research and experience ...
Ep. 11. Patricia Wester: "Preventive controls are not HACCP"
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After obtaining her B.Sc. in poultry science from the University of Florida and serving in the meat and poultry industry, Trish began her career in fo...
Metagenomics: A Fresh Take on Spoilage
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This special BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters brings you a discussion about an application of next-generation sequencing — metagenomics. As t...
Ep. 10. Mike Taylor: "We're in a whole new world"
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Taylor is a senior fellow at the Meridian Institute and an advisor to the Food and Society Program at the Aspen Institute. His primary interests ...
Ep. 9. Bill Sperber: "We never had these problems until you came along"
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. William Sperber is a renowned food microbiologist who has been appointed five times by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the National Advisory ...
Ep. 8. Ben Chapman: "We have to take a risk communication approach"
22 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ben Chapman is an associate professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University. He received a Ph.D. in plant agricu...
Ep. 7. Scott Brooks: "Never let a crisis go to waste"
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Scott Brooks is the owner of River Run Consulting, LLC, providing food safety, quality, scientific and regulatory affairs services for food and be...
Ep. 6. Joe Corby: "It's important to know who the players are"
25 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Corby worked for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets for 37 years, ultimately retiring in 2008 as the director of the Divi...
Ep. 5. John Spink: "We'll never arrest our way to food protection"
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John Spink is the director of the Food Fraud Initiative at Michigan State University (MSU) (http://foodfraud.msu.edu/). Over the years, John's ...
Ep. 4. Steve Taylor: "The number one reason for food allergen recalls is…"
27 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Steve L. Taylor, Ph.D. currently serves as a professor in the Department of Food Science & Technology and founder and co-director of the Food Aller...
Ep. 3. Lone Jespersen: "Culture comes first"
13 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lone Jespersen is a principal at Cultivate (http://www.cultivatefoodsafety.com) an organization dedicated to helping food manufacturers globally make ...
Ep. 2. Larry Keener: "Food safety is manufactured"
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Keener has a long record of involvement, both nationally and internationally, with food industry issues. He is the current vice president and c...
Ep. 1. Dave Theno: "No one cooks their salad"
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David M. Theno, Ph.D., is currently CEO of Gray Dog Partners, Inc., a Del Mar California-based technical consulting business specializing in food saf...
Introduction to Food Safety Matters
24 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Food Safety Magazine's editorial team talks about what to expect from our new podcast — Food Safety Matters.