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In this week’s episode:

* Risky tableware

* Food Safety News and Resources, including infant botulism update

* Pumpkin spice - a modern miracle (and food safety nightmare)

* Food fraud news + the worst forgery ever

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 216 🍏

Cover image: Testing wheat-based tableware, Sousa et. al (2025)

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