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Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast

Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast

Food Safety Specialists: Matthew Regusci and Francine L Shaw 173 Episodes Sep 15, 2026

Join Francine L. Shaw and Matthew Regusci every Tuesday for a humorous yet informative look at food safety. They discuss food systems, regulations, recalls, and supply chain complexities, blending expert insights with personal anecdotes and occasional guest interviews. The podcast aims to educate and entertain anyone interested in food safety, from industry professionals to everyday consumers.

Episodes

The Food Safety Blame Game: Cyclospora, Taylor Farms, and Who Really Pays | Episode 184
The Food Safety Blame Game: Cyclospora, Taylor Farms, and Who Really Pays | Episode 184 Sep 15, 2026 2128 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Over 30,000 confirmed Cyclospora cases this summer, and the CDC's own math says the real number could be over a million. So why did it take so long t
2026 Outbreak Overload: 21 Recalls & More Than 30,000 Sick | Episode 183
2026 Outbreak Overload: 21 Recalls & More Than 30,000 Sick | Episode 183 Sep 8, 2026 2054 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Cyclospora cases have topped 30,000. Eggs, jalapeños, blueberries, and infant formula are all being recalled at the same time. In this episode of Don
Cyclospora Outbreak: Why the White House Went Silent | Episode 182
Cyclospora Outbreak: Why the White House Went Silent | Episode 182 Sep 1, 2026 1962 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Nearly 21,000 Americans are confirmed sick with Cyclospora, and three different government sources can't agree on the actual number. When the adminis
Taylor Farms Cyclospora Outbreak: Epidemiology and the Cost of Getting It Wrong | Episode 181
Taylor Farms Cyclospora Outbreak: Epidemiology and the Cost of Getting It Wrong | Episode 181 Aug 25, 2026 2306 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Over 20,000 people sick, five different versions of the same denial, and a produce giant that helped write the very traceability rules it's now dodgi
Closing the Food Safety Culture Gap: Data, Training & AI with Azure Edwards of Pacific Blue Horizon Group | Episode 180
Closing the Food Safety Culture Gap: Data, Training & AI with Azure Edwards of Pacific Blue Horizon Group | Episode 180 Aug 18, 2026 2702 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Food safety culture has been the industry's favorite buzzword for years, but what does it actually look like once you're standing on the production f
FDA's New Director of Produce Safety: Can Dr. Donna Garren Make a Change? | Episode 179
FDA's New Director of Produce Safety: Can Dr. Donna Garren Make a Change? | Episode 179 Aug 11, 2026 2371 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.The FDA's top produce safety post sat empty for over a year, and when it comes to leafy greens, berries, and bagged salads, that's not a small gap. N
Would You Eat It? Food Safety Risks Ranked | Episode 178
Would You Eat It? Food Safety Risks Ranked | Episode 178 Aug 4, 2026 1526 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Fountain soda ice that turns pink overnight. Gas station sushi. A charcuterie board that's been sitting out since noon. In this episode of Don’t Eat
Cyclospora Outbreak: 7,000 Sick and the Surveillance System That Went Dark | Episode 177
Cyclospora Outbreak: 7,000 Sick and the Surveillance System That Went Dark | Episode 177 Jul 28, 2026 3134 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Nearly 7,000 people are sick, the CDC's own case count can't keep up with what individual states are finding on their own, and six months ago the age
Food Safety Consortium 2026: Allergens, Traceability & a Story That Silenced a Room with Rick Biros from Food Safety Tech | Episode 176
Food Safety Consortium 2026: Allergens, Traceability & a Story That Silenced a Room with Rick Biros from Food Safety Tech | Episode 176 Jul 21, 2026 2102 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.A crowded elevator in St. Louis. A stranger's badge. A conversation that led food safety consortium founder Rick Biros to a mother named Dana and to
The Power of Storytelling in Food Safety with Dr. Darin Detwiler & Gennette Zimmer | Episode 175
The Power of Storytelling in Food Safety with Dr. Darin Detwiler & Gennette Zimmer | Episode 175 Jul 14, 2026 3332 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Every corporate food safety crisis seems to follow the same script: a somber press conference, a pledge to prioritize safety, a promise to retrain th
Fake IDs, Real Consequences: Child Labor Exposed in the Meat Industry | Episode 174
Fake IDs, Real Consequences: Child Labor Exposed in the Meat Industry | Episode 174 Jul 7, 2026 1985 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.A janitorial contractor forged IDs for 336 of his 353 workers, and two dozen of them were children as young as 13, cleaning industrial equipment insi
Food Safety as an Investment: Inside the 2026 Food Safety Consortium with Rick Biros | Episode 173
Food Safety as an Investment: Inside the 2026 Food Safety Consortium with Rick Biros | Episode 173 Jun 30, 2026 2113 🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Rick Biros, founder of Food Safety Tech and the Food Safety Consortium, is back with our hosts Matt and Francine to make the case that food safety ne

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