Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

Food Safety Talk

Science EN ↓ 300 episodes

Don and Ben talk to each other and the occasional guest about food safety in the news. They also respond to listener feedback.

Author

Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

Category

Science

Podcast website

www.foodsafetytalk.com

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Food Safety Talk 183: Raw Raw Raw Almonds 29.05.2019

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Food Safety Talk 182: Is It Their Last Tuna? 09.05.2019

This week's episode features surprise special guest Dr. Larry Goodridge from the University of Guelph. After a brief discussion of Dr. Goodridge is outstanding sartorial style, the guys get right into it with a discussion of a Dr. Oz video, with the counterpoint video from Dr. Goodridge. the discussion widens a larger conversation about how to talk to the news media and the general public about sa...

Food Safety Talk 181: Hot Pants! 30.04.2019

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Food Safety Talk 180: That's the Question *I'm* Asking! 09.04.2019

The show opens with nonfood safety talk, including Skype, hockey, and Philmont Scout Ranch before dipping into food safety and a discussion of Purell VF 481 (they are not a sponsor). Ben asks Don about fresh produce food safety, and they talk about agricultural water, and Ben mentions about an upcoming talk to high school students about food safety in their greenhouses. listener feedback inspires...

Food Safety Talk 179: My Oven is 1200 W 02.04.2019

Homepage - AFFI Food Safety Zone Thermal Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella during Water and Steam Blanching of Vegetables. - PubMed - NCBI Listeria Control Program Advanced Search - AFFI Food Safety Zone California Almonds Death Wish Coffee Company: World’s Strongest Coffee | Best Coffee NACMCF Report on Safe Cooking of Poultry Multistate Outbreak of <I>Salmonella</I&g...

Food Safety Talk 178: Search for the Word "Vomit" 21.03.2019

The guys want to let everyone know up front that they will be recording a special frozen food themed episode next week with the sponsorship of the American Frozen Food Institute. The audio recording of the show will appear in the regular podcast feed, but if you want to listen and watch in real time you can register on the AFFI website at the link below. The regular show opens with a discussion ab...

Food Safety Talk 177: Toilet as a Research Device 08.03.2019

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Food Safety Talk 176: Bug Book 21.02.2019

* [The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 243, With Special Guest Rich Mogull](https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2019/02/15/ep-243) * [Alexa, STOP! | Do By Friday](http://dobyfriday.com/95) * [The Tunnel (TV Series 2013–2018) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2711738/) * [Schitt's Creek - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schitt%27s_Creek) * [Creature Comforts Brewing Co.](http://www.creaturecomforts...

Food Safety Talk 175: Dodransbicentennial 15.02.2019

Don and Ben talk about UK author Nick Hornby (not to be confused with the non-Canadian Bruce Hornsby). Before they get into food safety stuff the discussion goes to the origins of hip-hop, the Beastie Boys book and Ben Folds. Don’s ongoing bit of talking about British TV comes up and then the guys discuss recent food safety talks they’ve given and Ben’s upcoming bridge tour of Athens, GA. The real...

Food Safety Talk 174: No Borscht Collusion 30.01.2019

The show starts with a discussion of Ben’s vocals fry, which leads to an interesting digression regarding fried fish. Ben follows up with a discussion about emptying his inbox and what sparks joy. This leads to a semi-deep dive on productivity before a short segment on television recommendations. Food safety talk begins with discussion about flour safety, which moves on to a viral video on leftove...

Food Safety Talk 173: Paper Towel Tongues 15.01.2019

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Food Safety Talk 172: Math is Hard 28.12.2018

Part two of the holiday extravaganza was recorded the day after Christmas. The show opens with Ben providing an update on his NC State Kitchen installation while Don imagine’s 1980’s music videos. The rest of the show covers the listener feedback left over from the last episode and finishes with brief critique of ESPN’s stadium food safety story.

Food Safety Talk 171: 350 Million Caesars 25.12.2018

O Canada - Wikipedia Caesar (cocktail) - Wikipedia If Eggnog Has Eggs in it, Why Is it Safe to Drink? NC State University Antimicrobial effects of wine: separating the role of polyphenols, pH, ethanol, and other wine components. Homemade Eggnog: Make it Safely, FoodSafety.gov FACT CHECK: Did President Donald Trump Overturn Farm Water Regulations, Causing an E. Coli Outbreak? Human Tooth Found In A...

Food Safety Talk 170: Pants Pants Pants! 26.11.2018
Food Safety Talk 169: Panel of Plonkers 15.11.2018

Show notes so you can follow along at home. Little Boy and Fat Man | Atomic Heritage Foundation Patriot (TV series) - Wikipedia Letterkenny (TV series) - Wikipedia Beastie Boys Book - Kindle edition by Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz Amazon.com: Becoming eBook: Michelle Obama Bang (TV series) - Wikipedia Did You Just Eat That? | W. W. Norton & Company Did You Just Eat That? Amazon.com About Dav...

Food Safety Talk 168: Washed Up in Big Soap 02.11.2018

The show opens with a brief tutorial on Wi-Fi signals and how to block them. The show quickly turns to hockey, Don's recent appearance on another podcast, before getting in to food safety quickly with a report from Deep Albany, and effective ways to prevent cross-contamination in sandwich shops. The guys reflect on some of the food safety greats they've met in the past, before Ben provides his reg...

Food Safety Talk 167: Will There Be Ninjas? 26.10.2018

Show notes so you can follow along at home: Drake (musician) - Wikipedia Thanksgiving (Canada) - Wikipedia Vincent Massey - Wikipedia Brussels sprout - Wikipedia Columbus Day - Wikipedia Massey Ferguson | Tractors and Farm Equipment The Hatch Act of 1887 (Multistate Research Fund) | National Institute of Food and Agriculture https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/bf3f01a1-a0b7-4902-a2df-a87c73d...

Food Safety Talk 166: Surprising lack of cannibalism questions 15.10.2018

Don and Ben traveled to SUNY Geneseo for a live version of the podcast sponsored by the Center for Integrative Learning, and hosted by the amazing Beth McCoy. The episode title comes from an unrecorded after dark which may or may not have taken place in a bar in Geneseo.

Food Safety Talk 165: Vladimir Poutine 03.10.2018

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Food Safety Talk 164: 99 Problems, but Power Ain't One 17.09.2018

The show opens with a deep dive on Ben's adventures before during and after hurricane Florence. From there the guys proceed through listener feedback talking about cured meats, dried food debris, microbiological quality of money, revisiting Ben's recent experience with human subjects, revisiting how to learn more about the organism that may have made you sick, pasteurizing eggs, exclusion of ill w...

Food Safety Talk 163: Grown on Chia Pets 07.09.2018

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - IMDb Ghostbusters (1984) - IMDb Peameal bacon - Wikipedia William Davies Company - Wikipedia Energy Balls with Medjool Dates International outbreak of multiple Salmonella serotype infections linked to sprouted chia seed powder - USA and Canada, 2013-2014. - PubMed - NCBI PulseNet  Reports of Salmonella Outbreak Investigations from 2018, CDC Tuskegee syphilis...

Food Safety Talk 162: FST Bolo Ties 20.08.2018

The show opens with a bit of discussion about other podcasts, but quickly moves to the main subject at hand, a study published on the increased isopropanol tolerance of certain bacteria found in hospitals.  The guys weigh in on the strengths and weaknesses of the study, with some help via listener feedback. The next topic is Chipotle's recent problem with Clostridium perfringens  in thei...

Food Safety Talk 161: Two shows for the price of one 08.08.2018

The episode starts with a discussion on food safety media coverage, Chipotle and fish-related worms (anisakiasis and cod worms). Don and Ben then talk New Jersey, Thor, British scandals and get into a lengthy segment on how cockroaches, flies and other critters can impact the risk of foodborne illness. The guys then get into a bunch of listener feedback on lava rock and Clostridium botulinum contr...

Food Safety Talk 160: The Bounds of Credulity 23.07.2018

The guys open the show by calling each other at the same exact time, and after some podcast and productivity life hack talk, the conversation turns to recycled news, Betteridge headlines, and foodborne disease trends. Don then asks Ben for advice on talking to reporters about rodents in bottles. Listener feedback and followup covers raw pet food risk, flour heating validation, leftover storage and...

Food Safety Talk 159: Hot Tongs 12.07.2018

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