In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, food safety industry veterans Matt and Francine are joined by the “Glove Guy”, Steve Ardagh, the CEO and Founder of Eagle Protect. He is really passionate about food safety and his mission is to save the world one glove at a time.
Steve challenges the assumptions we have about gloves and helps shine a light on the food safety gap that comes from the use in the food industry of disposable gloves that are neither clean nor intact.
Get ready for some shocking and eye-opening stories that Steve has to share. I’m sure you too will never look at disposable gloves the same after listening to this episode.
In this episode:
💩 [01:15] Saving the food industry one glove at a time
💩 [03:10] The great experience at the intimate Food Safety Consortium
💩 [04:15] An overview of the glove industry and market in the US
💩 [05:35] Turns out disposable gloves aren’t as clean as one would imagine
💩 [08:54] The big food safety gap no one is talking about
💩 [10:57] The role of graphic details in raising awareness
💩 [14:11] Challenging the assumptions people make about gloves
💩 [15:45] The regulations haven't caught up with how the gloves are being used
💩 [16:58] Steve’s optimistic view of trust
💩 [17:55] What’s great about the Food Safety Consortium and what could change
Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.
Resources from this episode
Eagle Protect Website eagleprotect.com
Catch up on the episode we mentioned Episode 15: Sell Your Poop!
Register for the Food Safety Consortium 2024 here.
Noteworthy quotes from this episode
“Every time you bring a box of gloves into your food processing facility, you're bringing in potentially a million plus coliform units. Now, is that a problem? I'm not a microbiologist, but if some of them take hold in a dirty corner of a plant or they find a space to start propagating, then you've got a problem.” – Steve Ardagh
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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