Food Safety Talk Podcast
1) Food Safety Talk 327: You Got It In Two (Live from AFDO 2025)
Don and Ben planned on being in the room together for this one but travel problems hit and Ben ended up Zooming in. The guys go through a bunch of outbreaks and recalls including listeria in some read...Show More
2) Food Safety Talk 326: Kimchi Bread
In this episode Don and Ben kick things off with some local flavor talking through Ben's hockey consumption experiences. before diving deep into the world of academic publishing and journals. The guys...Show More
3) Food Safety Talk 325: I Have No Problem Eating Food Off Of The Floor
Ben and Don are joined by a special surprise guest, Ben's friend Robin. After a quick game of 20 questions, Ben and Don talk about a variety of consumer-focused food safety questions including the fiv...Show More
4) Food Safety Talk 324: Richard Fingers Uncured
Ben and Don do a normal sort of show, for them. They start the show talking through Ben's sports ball obsessions including the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Durham Bulls. The guys play one of Ben's fav...Show More
5) Food Safety Talk 323: If It's Wet, And It Isn't Yours, Don't Touch It (Live From CFP 2025)
In this very special episode, Ben and Don take the stage to moderate a powerhouse panel on the evolution of retail food safety, featuring Jill Hollingsworth (Ecolab), Cory Hedman (Meijer), Laurie Farm...Show More
6) Food Safety Talk 322: I'm Also Not A Food Scientist
In this episode, Don and Ben are joined by a mystery guest, Dr. Xenia Morin, Don's great colleague at Rutgers who works at the intersection of science, social science and society, specifically around ...Show More
7) Food Safety Talk 321: My Favorite Marsden
The guys start the episode talking about their respective treadmills and then get into some stuff they are watching. They do some follow-up about the great episode on botulism with Jane Talkington. Th...Show More
8) Food Safety Talk 320: Fair Weather Runner
In this episode, Ben and Don start with some warm up chatting about Beyond the Gurus, George Strombolopolis (which Don thinks is a made up name, but it is not) and James Acaster's obsession with a nem...Show More
9) Food Safety Talk 319: I'm Feeling Botchy Today
Ben and Don are joined by a very special mystery (to Ben) guest, Jane Talkington, author of Recognizing Botulism: New Insights from Old Narratives. After an always embarrassing game of 20 questions, t...Show More
10) Food Safety Talk 318: Head Grime And The Lice
After a quick discussion of the ongoing saga (that has now come to a conclusion) of Ben's bricked AirPods and baths, Ben and Don jump into food safety stuff. They start with the question of the moment...Show More