Food Safety News of The Week: A Plea Deal And FDA Letter | Episode 4

This episode is sponsored by DeVere Chemical
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✅ Use the right product
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✅ Don’t miss those hard-to-reach zones
✅ And DOCUMENT EVERYTHING (If it’s not written down… it didn’t happen!)

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Because clean should actually mean clean.

Remember: Don’t eat poop! 💩

There's no rest for the food safety industry... In the news (and on the discussion menu this week) is the Blue Bell Creameries' retired former CEO, who has reached a plea deal in the federal trial stemming from a listeria outbreak in 2015 that led to three deaths. Paul Kruse was potentially facing jail time but will simply pay a $100,000 fine.

The FDA has sent a letter to baby formula producers essentially asking them to please do their jobs.

Also: eating oranges in the shower... life-changing or potentially life-threatening? Some of the usual food safety humor to wrap up the episode. 

Articles mentioned:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/07/17/the-souths-beloved-blue-bell-ice-cream-is-finally-getting-good-news/

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/03/plea-deal-frees-retired-blue-bell-president-from-jail-time-or-another-jury-trial/

Other links from the episode:

Darin Detwiler on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darin-detwiler/

Hygiene kits:

https://www.gojo.com/en/Industries/Foodservice/Hand-Hygiene-Hub/Body-Fluid-Spill-Kits

https://www.gojo.com/en/Industries/Education-K12/K-12-Spill-Kit

https://www.gojo.com/en/Industries/Foodservice/Foodservice-Spill-Kit

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