Don and Ben jump right in and talk about the current red onion-linked Salmonella outbreak and what other smart people are saying about it. They talk salsa and the challenges of sharing epidemiology and traceback information between countries and when to go public. They then revisit the methanol/ethanol sanitizer risk discussions from a previous episode and talk raw butter and ground turkey. The guys chat about moldy jam from Sqirl and dissect the online discussions around it. The episode ends on listener feedback on sauerkraut and how each host looks at food safety risks in their own life.
Show notes so you can follow along at home:
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Mitchell and Webb: “Are we the baddies?” - YouTube
Deliverance • Dueling Banjos • Arthur Smith - YouTube
FDA In Brief: FDA Advises Consumers to Avoid Red Onions from California Supplier, Investigation Continues to Find Source | FDA
Timeline of Reported Cases | Outbreak of Salmonella Infections | July 2020 | Salmonella | CDC
Contaminated onions suspected in North Bay’s E. coli outbreak | CBC News
2008 Outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul Infections Associated with Raw Produce
Food Safety Attorney, William Marler, calls on U.S. FDA and CDC to confirm or deny Canada’s decision that the cause of the Salmonella Outbreak is Red Onions from the U.S.
Going Public: Early Disclosure of Food Risks for the Benefit of Public Health - PubMed
Product Recalls Archive - Wegmans
“Axios on HBO” interviews Donald Trump Jr. - Axios
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - Wikipedia
Why Raw Butter Producers Are Suing the FDA – Reason.com
Dennis D’Amico
Toxicity of Methyl alcohol (Methanol) Following Skin Absorption and Inhalation | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry
Case of Percutaneous Industrial Methanol Toxicity | Occupational Medicine | Oxford Academic
Serious Adverse Health Events, Including Death, Associated with Ingesting Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol — Arizona and New Mexico, May–June 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Reiterates Warning About Dangerous Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol, Takes Additional Action to Address Concerning Products | FDA
An Observational Study of Thermometer Use by Consumers When Preparing Ground Turkey Patties | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
Internet Goes Wild After Photo of Sqirl’s Moldy Jam Goes Viral - Eater LA
After LA’s Sqirl cafe sold moldy jam, its owner cited a mycologist to defend it. But he doesn’t approve. - The Washington Post
Strawberry Beefcake on Twitter: “hi! master food preserver here! (serious, i have the pretty papers from Cornell and CA!) while looking over the claims being made about a certain CA jam company, a few points to be made about: hot oven pack, low-sugar jams, and mold.” / Twitter
Formation of Aflatoxin in Cheddar Cheese by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus - ScienceDirect
Terroir | Definition of Terroir by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Terroir
National Center for Home Food Preservation | How Do I? Ferment
How to make your own sauerkraut | UMN Extension
Survival of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 during sauerkraut fermentation - PubMed
Outbreak (film) - Wikipedia
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