3 chapters across the catalog
Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak and FDA Oversight
A major salmonella outbreak linked to a peanut butter processing plant has resulted in at least eight deaths and widespread contamination. The hosts criticize the FDA for failing to act on prior warnings about the plant's unsanitary conditions. They compare the lack of criminal prosecution for the CEO to the high-profile imprisonment of Martha Stewart.
French Goat Cheese, Wood Curing, Local Food Support
European Union inspectors are reportedly forcing French goat cheese makers to replace traditional wood curing surfaces with plastic. The hosts argue that these regulations often replace safe, time-tested methods with inferior industrial materials like melamine-tainted plastics. They encourage listeners to support local "rustic" stores over big-box retailers.
Melamine Contamination in Chinese Food Products
The scandal involving melamine in Chinese milk products is explored, explaining that the chemical is used to artificially inflate protein counts in lab tests. Melamine is identified as a component of plastic resins, and its presence in the food supply is characterized as a deliberate and dangerous poisoning of consumers.
