Food Safety

Food Safety, Episode 1 – Jake and the Crackers

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:56:22 +0000

3-year old Jake Hurley ate a package of ordinary peanut butter crackers from a Portland, Oregon supermarket and soon fell seriously ill. He wasn’t allergic to any of the ingredients, and he didn’t have a virus. In fact, it was peanut paste tainted with salmonella that led to days of sickness for him and worry for his parents, Peter and Brandi. In this episode, Milwaukee native Nick Woods introduces the issues around food safety, the Hurley family, and the attorney who brought their case all way to Washington D.C.

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Food Safety, Episode 2 – Weak Links in the Chain

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:46:15 +0000

Clearing up all of the issues with food chain safety is no picnic – and Doctors Bill Keene and Mansour Samadpour know why. In this episode, Nick Woods talks to each about the process involved with identifying, containing, and eradicating tainted food. We also discover some surprising facts about the legal repercussions surrounding companies that manufacture and ship unsafe products.

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Food Safety, Episode 3 – What Now?

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:00:10 +0000

With all of the doom and gloom about keeping food safe, it’s easy to get discouraged about a product’s actual quality. Believe it or not, though, there are a lot of people working around the clock to ensure fewer and fewer people get sick. This episode discusses some of the steps manufacturers, consumers, and government agencies are taking to address the problems in the supply chain, and what you can do to keep you and your family safe.

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