{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast","title":"Changing the Definition of Food and Consumer Safety with Jaclyn Bowen from Clean Label Project | Episode 101","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3412,"description":"In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Jaclyn Bowen, the Executive Director of the Clean Label Project. Food toxicology is the next frontier of food safety, and it’s not just coming, it's already here.That’s why we need to change and expand the definition of food safety from only protecting consumers from microbial and pathogen contaminants, to also minimizing our exposure to dangerous environmental contaminants and toxins in everyday consumer products.Tune in to discover how Jaclyn Bowen and the Clan Label Project are bringing about this change, as well as what you need to know about heavy metals, pesticide residues, and packaging migration issues.In this episode:💩 [01:53] Meet Jaclyn Bowen from the Clean Label Project💩 [03:22] The new frontier of food safety💩 [04:40] Why Jaclyn got into food toxicology💩 [06:24] Heavy metals are a problem, even if they’re naturally occurring💩 [10:47] How best to inform consumers and provide trust in the food system💩 [13:56] The realities of modern food safety pressures in a global society💩 [15:56] Putting the proverbial regulatory cart in front of the science horse💩 [18:01] California’s AB 899: what’s good and what could improve💩 [21:41] Gerber’s Hawaiian Delight and other baby food (for adults too)💩 [25:03] Heavy metals in protein powder and supplement regulations💩 [29:55] The challenges of getting enough protein and some solutions💩 [33:37] Complementing a healthy lifestyle with supplements💩 [35:50] CLP’s call to action for consumers to make brands accountable💩 [37:46] How heavy metal testing works and how shockingly cheap it is💩 [40:54] Testing for 500 different pesticides for less than $400💩 [41:56] COAs might be making brands more lenient💩 [43:17] Ingredients that present a higher heavy metal risk💩 [44:07] Levels of detection versus levels of quantification💩 [46:59] Why brands aren’t investing in testing and how to change that💩 [51:28] Where baby food suppliers that didn’t pass muster...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/I2EDo-ExonCZl2fSuvdGhc-brszaguY36XczjzRgFXI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM4MzcyLzE2NzUy/ODUwMDYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}