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FDA Spikes the Ball and Claims Success | Episode 125
The FDA just dropped a list of food safety “wins,” and in this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are here to break it down.
Spoiler: If you’re hoping for action on salmonella-in-your-eggs or listeria-in-your-lunchmeat, you might want to lower your expectations. Matt and Francine dissect what the FDA is really prioritizing (hint: it’s not pathogen prevention), why “generally recognized as safe” might be due for a rebrand, and what Frank Yiannas had to say with his subtle-but-spicy LinkedIn post.
In this episode:
💩 [01:08] Introducing Don’t Eat Poop’s new sponsor
💩 [04:36] The FDA’s 100 Days of Embracing Gold-Standard Science, Transparency and Common Sense
💩 [06:00] Infant formula improvements
💩 [09:00] Titanium dioxide and other banned substances
💩 [10:03] GRAS reform: What “generally recognized as safe” really means
💩 [11:14] Nature food dyes
💩 [12:12] Defining “ultra-processed foods” is harder than you think
💩 [14:56] Frank Yiannas’s take on the FDA’s 100 Days
💩 [20:37] Using AI to help utilize big data
💩 [22:58] The drug side of the FDA gets 3x more attention than the food side
💩 [26:36] Two types of safety: what kills you now vs. what kills you slowly
Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.
Resources from this episode
Take a look at the FDA’s 100 Days of Embracing Gold-Standard Science, Transparency and Common Sense here.
Listeria’s Lasting Damage: A Food Safety Wake-Up Call | Episode 122. Listen here.
Noteworthy quotes from this episode
“ The FDA should actually be renamed DAF. Drug administration and food. It’s like food is an afterthought in the FDA.” – Matt Regusci
“ We need to think about the American consumers and keeping their food safe because we don’t want them to die when they eat their food.” – Francine L Shaw
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