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253 | “I told you so” - a tale from the recalls list |

Issue 253 (Audio Version)

Food Safety News and Resources | August

252 | Four Emerging Food Safety Risks |

Issue 252 (Audio Version)

251 | From the frontlines of the Cyclospora wars | Food fraud risk with co-manufacturers |

Issue 251 (Audio Version)

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39 Free On-demand Food Safety Webinars

The Pathogen Files: Clostridium botulinum

Issue 250 (Audio Version)

250 | Tomato Fraud Bombshell |

The Pathogen Files: Domoic Acid

Issue 249 (Audio Version)

EUDR Explained for Non-EU Businesses + Step By Step Guidance

249 | The complete guide to EUDR for small and medium businesses |

The Pathogen Files: Cyclospora

Issue 248 (Audio Version)

248 | Quick explainer: Histamine in fish |

Food defence case study: Cleaning contractor and cyber-sabotage

247 | Cheese is resistant to pathogens (and other nonsense) | Cyclospora explained |

Issue 247 (Audio Version)

What does cultivated meat really taste like - 15 consumers share their experience

246 | Campylobacter Cheat Sheet |

Issue 246 (Audio Version)

Spice Fraud - An Introduction

Food Safety Standards Library

Food safety freakishness: the weird and wonderful world of food safety and food fraud

245 | 3 Quick Food Safety Bites |

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244 | From the frontlines: What the sharpest minds in food fraud are focused on right now |

Regenerative Agriculture – What is it Exactly?

243 | What is PAS 96 and why is everyone so excited about the latest version? |

Issue 243 (Audio Version)

Safe or Sorry? Potato Salad Challenge

Issue 242 (Audio Version)

242 | What does fraud taste like? |

Why is chocolate so good?

From the frontlines: What the sharpest minds in food fraud are focused on right now

241 | Lab confidentiality and verification - a thorny issue |

Issue 241 (Audio Version)

Food Safety News and Resources | June

STEC in flour: What you need to know

Bacillus velezensis – A Foodborne Pathogen You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

240 | Irish Special: Potatoes, Potatoes, Potatoes |

Issue 240 (Audio Version)

The Role of Money Laundering in Food Fraud

239 | Lab Check Challenges | Fermented Shark |

Issue 239 (Audio Version)

Food Safety News and Resources | May

Issue 238 (Audio Version)

Podcast Hiccup!

Guide: How to Perform Red Flag Reviews for Supplier Integrity [+ downloadable checklist]

238 | Supplier red flags | Is a 5-log reduction actually correct?

Massive Fraud in U.S. Antibiotic-free Meat

What is Precision Fermentation (exactly)?

Cocaine vs Olive Oil

Issue 237 (Audio Version)

237 | Rotavirus | Spice Fraud - An Introduction |

Food Fraud Horizon Scan Archive

Food Fraud Incidents (Searchable List), Part 2 - from Jan 2025

Food Fraud's Links to Animal Welfare

236 | Peanut Butter's Surprising Pathogens |

Issue 236 (Audio Version)

Food Safety News and Resources | April

How Obesity Drugs Change Behaviour

AI Generated Science 'Facts' Are Real Now

235 | Maple Syrup Fraud in Canada | Space Food in 2026 |

Issue 235 (Audio Version)

Food Defence in Fresh Produce

234 | 6 Crime Papers Unpacked |

Issue 234 (Audio Version)

6 Food Fraud Criminology Studies Unpacked (with actionable takeaways for food professionals)

The Pathogen Files: Bacillus cereus

Food Fraud-Related Articles

233 | Nerding out on chocolate |

Issue 233 (Audio Version)

Food Safety Escape Room

What (exactly) is Codex?

The Pathogen Files: Rotavirus

232 | What's in a (food) name |

Issue 232 (Audio Version)

231 | What's in store for 2026? | Tariffs + food fraud risk + mitigations |

Issue 231 (Audio Version)

Food Safety News and Resources | March

230 | Hidden Traps in Food Testing: Lessons from a Lawsuit |

Issue 230 (Audio Version)

229 | Hell in a hand basket |

Issue 229 (Audio Version)

228 | When food fraud turns deadly: milk adulteration kills 6 people |

Issue 228 (Audio Version)

How to Perform a Mass Balance: Step‑by‑Step Guide + Downloadable Worksheets

227 | Food Fraud ↔ Food Safety: Lessons from the Peanut Supply Chain |

Issue 227 (Audio Version)

The Rotten Apple E-books

Food Safety Guidance Library

Issue 226 (Audio Version)

226 | Herb fraud shock | Data exchange in traceability |

Food Safety News and Resources | February

225 | Top 5 NCs | 6 Parmesan Facts |

Issue 225 (Audio Version)

Food Safety Treasure Hunt

Resources for Paying Subscribers

224 | Seek and Destroy: Real-world lessons in Listeria eradication |

Issue 224 (Audio Version)

223 | What 795 Food Fraud Cases Tell Us About Risk | Pesticide MRLs | Cereulide Root Cause

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The Food Safety Impact of Food Fraud: What 795 Food Fraud Cases Tell Us About Real Risk

Webinar: Food Fraud Q1 2026: Emerging Threats & Predictive Intelligence, February 3

222 | How does cereulide get into infant formula? Which GFSI Scheme is Best? |

Issue 222 (Audio Version)

Food Safety News and Resources | January

How to Choose a Food Safety Consultant: A Practical Guide

11 Worst and Weirdest Food Frauds

221 | The Worst and Weirdest Food Frauds of 2025 |

Issue 221 (Audio Version)