{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast","title":"Retail & Meal Delivery Food Safety Fails with Michelle Wollenzien from The Food Safety Exchange Podcast | Episode 169","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2902,"description":"Food safety failures don’t always start with massive outbreaks or nationwide recalls. Sometimes, they start with a bowl of homemade gumbo sitting in a grocery store display case.In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine sit down with food safety consultant and Food Safety Exchange host Michelle Wollenzien to unpack decades of retail food safety experience, convenience food risks, meal delivery disasters, food safety culture breakdowns, and why technology is moving faster than food safety compliance.From improperly reheated meal kits to mystery gumbo in a self-service case, this episode dives deep into the real-world chaos happening behind the scenes of prepared foods, retail grocery operations, airline catering, and modern food delivery systems.In this episode:00:00:00 Meet Food Safety Expert Michelle Wollenzien00:08:02 Convenience Food Safety Risks00:14:30 The Homemade Gumbo Food Safety Incident00:20:08 Foodborne Illness Investigations & Determining Liability00:25:22 Food Safety Culture Is Dividing Companies00:29:27 Technology Is Outpacing Food Safety Systems00:33:16 Labour Shortages in Retail Systems00:39:19 Food Safety Lessons from Living in MexicoDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.Resources from this episodeConnect with Michelle here. Take a look at our LinkedIn Live with Michelle here.Check out our episodes with Roger Hancock:Creating a Recall-Ready Food Safety Industry | Episode 42How the FDA Wants YOU to Fix Food Safety Recalls with Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink | Episode 126Noteworthy quotes from this episode“I am all on board with your innovation, great ideas, feeding the public, making it a near restaurant experience, being able to take this prepared food home or have it delivered, or however you choose to do it. But we have to keep in mind our consumers.” – Michelle WollenzienWe hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite...","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}