FDA Spikes the Ball and Claims Success | Episode 125

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Remember: Don’t eat poop! 💩

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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