Karen Constable

Food Safety! Food Fraud! I love this stuff. Sign up for my never-boring newsletter and learn something new every week. Link is below.

[Annoyed microbiologist 🦠 @bugcounter]

The DALL·E art for this episode features a sad, middle of the night watermelon. Fortunately for listeners, it also features a middle of the day and happy @benjaminchapman https://t.co/1EnIIEiCgJ

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

My job: filter out the crap... (like a scallop)

[Bryce Stewart @BD_Stew]

@tomjwebb This is my guide to any crisis. Good luck! #BeMoreScallop

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

As if we needed another reason not to drink raw milk! Bird flu is in a number of dairy cow herds in the US. And new research shows that you can (lab mice can) catch bird flu from the #milk.

[Antonio Regalado @antonioregalado]

Mice catch bird flu after being fed unprocessed cow milk.

"Collectively, our data indicate that HPAI A(H5N1) virus in untreated milk can infect susceptible animals that consume it"

https://t.co/AOUXLE4mKa

[International Association for Food Protection @IAFPFood]

Sous-vide cooking is a growing trend among retailers and consumers. Foodborne pathogens may survive the cooking if nonvalidated parameters are used or if pathogens have enhanced thermal resistance. Read more in JFP: https://t.co/jCuEAy2tJp #sousvide

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

Biofilms in the food industry (a thread)

Biofilms can be both harmful and beneficial in the #foodindustry. Harmful biofilms contain pathogens and food spoilage organisms, while beneficial biofilms contribute to food fermentation processes and wastewater treatment. 👇

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

7 top #foodsafety non-conformances:

1 Premises and equipment;

2 Pest prevention activities;

3 The food safety plan;

4 Chemical controls;

5 Traceability;

6 Storage procedures;

7 Management reviews and internal audits. 👇

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

Did you miss my post about bacteriophages?

They are both friend and foe in #foodsafety, spreading virulence genes and antimicrobial resistance, but also helping to defeat biofilms.

https://t.co/MgNLUAqjf5

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

What's the difference between food fraud and food defense?

* Food fraud is about ripping people off

* Food defense is about trying to hurt people

Examples below (thread)

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

Everyone's talking about #foodfraud these days. But there is no evidence that it is getting more prevalent.

We think there is more food fraud around these days because the media is reporting more incidents…

… and because academia is publishing more papers…

Thread 👇

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

Probably just a sleazy produce manager trying to sell more chilli peppers. 🌶🌶🌶

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

It’s extremely unlikely that the US Foreign Office is trying to use chilli peppers to overthrow foreign governments. 😂

That's something I never thought I'd be saying.

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

He told me "I was thinking this could be some type of manipulation political manipulation: things that may be simple to us can shift the world economically and overthrow governments"

Probably not, bud.

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

This makes me happy!
My weekly #foodsafey #foodfraud newsletter has thousands of happy subscribers (and it's never boring). There's a link in my bio

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

Catch up on #foodsafety news from around the globe each week with a short, curated roundup. Here's this week's
https://t.co/3XQgS7Pjnk

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

If you are in #foodsafety in the USA, this is a pretty big deal... new FDA guidance on FSMA regarding hazards, including changes to food categories and more on allergen hazards. Check it out.

[U.S. FDA Human Foods Program @FDAfood]

Today, @US_FDA is releasing a revised draft introduction and Appendix 1 for “Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food: Draft Guidance for Industry” (PCHF Draft Guidance). https://t.co/oG1azjQfoP

[Food and Agriculture Organization @FAO]

When food is lost or wasted, the land, labour, water, energy & all of the resources that went into producing it are being wasted too.

Reducing #FoodLoss & #FoodWaste means protecting the health of our one & only planet.

Let's all act: for people & 🌍!

[Karen Constable @karenconstable4]

Plenty of 'fakes' abound in a supermarket. In fact, at least 10% of your shopping trolley is affected by #foodfraud This post has a good list of vulnerable products but has crap advice on how to avoid fraudulent foods.
https://t.co/MP1dHupRja