
Food Safety Matters is a podcast for food safety professionals hosted by the Food Safety Magazine editorial team – the leading media brand in food safety for over 20 years. Each episode will feature a conversation with a food safety professional sharing their experiences and insights into the important job of safeguarding the world's food supply.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 298 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Natural SciencesArtsFoodScience | |||

Lily Yasuda is the Deputy Director of the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, where she leads national initiatives that bring together food industry leaders to strengthen food safety culture and support continuous learning across the sector. She over... more
Rhodes Yepsen joined the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) in 2015, where he leads the organization's efforts to promote the value of compostable products. Rhodes is passionate about systems-based solutions, where there is synergy in solving for... more
Brittney Miller is President of Manchester Farms, America's first quail farm. What started over 40 years ago as a backyard hobby has grown into a nationally recognized, family-owned business that produces more than 80,000 quail weekly, raising them r... more
Mindy Brashears, Ph.D. is the USDA's Under Secretary for Food Safety. Dr. Brashears previously served as Under Secretary for Food Safety from 2020–2021, and Deputy Under Secretary in 2019. Dr. Brashears returns to USDA from Texas Tech University, whe... more
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Thank you for your interview with Larry Keener. For me it was a walkdown memory lane. I started my career and food safety quite accidentally in the late 1980s in the San Francisco Bay Area after a stint in QA with a major food processor. I took my first HACCP course with FDA in 1993 and it’s been a significant part of my life since then as a trainer, auditor, and consultant. I recently retired from a well-known certification, body and am avid listener to your podcast.. keep up the good work.
Love the current series you are doing with the food safety authors. It has been a great, fun, informative series.
“it’s good to educate the public about food safety.”
After an episode on Salmonella, I wasted time. Go to Wikipedia for an education instead of this podcast. This is the second podcast on food protection by experts that just waste the listener‘s time.
I hope there is one by someone who knows how to put a program together and how to interview experts.
Why should I subscribe to a magazine when the speakers waste my time, and there is much on the internet.
If you want to educate, Talk is no... more
“it’s good to educate the public about food safety.”
After an episode on Salmonella, I wasted time. Go to Wikipedia for an education instead of this podcast. This is the second podcast on food protection by experts that just waste the listener‘s time.
I hope there is one by someone who knows how to put a program together and how to interview experts.
Why should I subscribe to a magazine when the speakers waste my time, and there is much on the internet.
If you want to educate, Talk is no... more
As a relatively junior food safety professional, this podcast has been the professional development I needed and previously would not have had access to. I love listening to the speakers, they are my mentors without me ever having met them. Their insights help me to grow both technically and personally into the food safety professional I want to be.
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Food Safety Matters features in-depth conversations with food safety professionals, regulators, and industry technologists. Topics span HACCP, regulatory updates, foodborne illness surveillance, infant formula safety, pest management in poultry, and the role of data, AI, and culture in modern food safety programs. The show often blends practical, on-the-floor operational insights with policy and regulatory context, highlighting how safety cultures, cross-functional collaboration, and innovative testing reshape the industry. Noteworthy is the program's ability to bring together practitioners, policymakers, and suppliers to translate complex science into actionable strategies for manufacturers, retailers, and regulators alike.
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Recent guests on Food Safety Matters include:
1. Rhodes Yepsen
2. Brittney Miller
3. Mindy Brashears
4. Justin Ransom
5. Elena Medo
6. Lyle Probst
7. Dr. Alex LeBeau
8. Sally Powell Price
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