Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast

This week, we go full C-SPAN...Frank Yiannis (former chief of the "food" side of the FDA) has testified on Capitol Hill about the bacterial contamination at a Michigan plant that led to a baby formula shortage last February.Babies, we hope it doesn't need to be said, should not be getting sick from drinking formula.Yiannis agrees, and his no-holds-barred testimony took industry and government alike to task for allowing this to happen and pointing toward reforms to be implemented to avoid a repeat.Join Matt and Francine for commentary on Yiannis's testimony, musings on the issues it raises, and no shortage of jokes. Because that's simply how they roll.Relevant links:https://www.c-span.org/video/?520583-1/fda-commissioner-testifies-baby-formula-shortage https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Yiannas-Testimony_-House-Subcomm_March-27-2023.pdf https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/02/baby-formula-recalled-over-concerns-of-cronobacter-contamination/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/03/20/gerber-infant-formula-recall-cronobacter-concern/11507913002/ https://www.fda.gov/media/77065/download https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-10-26/new-tiktok-trend-of-mouth-taping-during-sleep-carries-dangersWe hope you enjoy this episode!Be sure to subscribe to Don't Eat Poop on your favorite podcast app, leave a review and share the podcast with your friends!We'd love to hear from you!Follow Francine, Matt and the show on LinkedIn and let us know what you thought of the show. Also feel free to suggest topics you'd like to hear discussed! Produced by Joe Diaco Podcasting Support

Show Notes

This week, we go full C-SPAN...

Frank Yiannis (former chief of the "food" side of the FDA) has testified on Capitol Hill about the bacterial contamination at a Michigan plant that led to a baby formula shortage last February.

Babies, we hope it doesn't need to be said, should not be getting sick from drinking formula.

Yiannis agrees, and his no-holds-barred testimony took industry and government alike to task for allowing this to happen and pointing toward reforms to be implemented to avoid a repeat.

Join Matt and Francine for commentary on Yiannis's testimony, musings on the issues it raises, and no shortage of jokes. Because that's simply how they roll.

Relevant links:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520583-1/fda-commissioner-testifies-baby-formula-shortage

https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Yiannas-Testimony_-House-Subcomm_March-27-2023.pdf

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/02/baby-formula-recalled-over-concerns-of-cronobacter-contamination/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/03/20/gerber-infant-formula-recall-cronobacter-concern/11507913002/

https://www.fda.gov/media/77065/download https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-10-26/new-tiktok-trend-of-mouth-taping-during-sleep-carries-dangers

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Be sure to subscribe to Don't Eat Poop on your favorite podcast app, leave a review and share the podcast with your friends!

We'd love to hear from you!

Follow Francine, Matt and the show on LinkedIn and let us know what you thought of the show. Also feel free to suggest topics you'd like to hear discussed!

Produced by Joe Diaco Podcasting Support

What is Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast?

Join food safety specialists Francine L. Shaw (CEO and Founder, Savvy Food Safety) and Matthew Regusci (Founder, Fostering Compliance) and occasional guests as they dish about all things food safety: industry trends, news, recurring frustrations and more. Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about the food supply chain, but were too afraid to ask - plus a lot you never wanted to know and will regret learning! Funny, fresh takes on a (potentially deadly!) serious topic. Don’t Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast, new episodes served up every Tuesday.