The Rotten Apple is an inside view of food safety, food fraud and supply chains for professionals, policy-makers and purveyors. Subscribe for weekly insights, latest news and emerging trends.

In this week’s episode:

* Everything you need to know about rotavirus

* Spice Fraud - An Introduction

* FSSC 22000 V7 is here

* Craft beers: sometimes good, sometimes ?hairy?

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 237 🍏

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The Rotten Apple is an inside view of food safety, food fraud and supply chains for professionals, policy-makers and purveyors. Subscribe for weekly insights, latest news and emerging trends.

In this week’s episode:

* Free webinar (with me) on Friday

* Peanut butter’s surprising pathogens

* Mycotoxins in peanuts

* Weird peanut butters from around the globe

* How peanut butter is (actually) made (humour)

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 236 🍏

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The Rotten Apple is an inside view of food safety, food fraud and supply chains for professionals, policy-makers and purveyors. Subscribe for weekly insights, latest news and emerging trends.

In this week’s episode:

* Maple syrup fraud in Canada (gulp!)

* What is immature honey?

* Food on Artemis II

* US honey results: good (or are they?)

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 235 🍏

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therottenapple.substack.com/subscribe

The Rotten Apple is an inside view of food safety, food fraud and supply chains for professionals, policy-makers and purveyors. Subscribe for weekly insights, latest news and emerging trends.

In this week’s episode:

* 6 Food Fraud Criminology Studies Unpacked (with actionable takeaways for food professionals)

* Bacillus cereus 101

* The curious case of the Ant Powder God

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 234 🍏

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therottenapple.substack.com/subscribe

The Rotten Apple is an inside view of food safety, food fraud and supply chains for professionals, policy-makers and purveyors. Subscribe for weekly insights, latest news and emerging trends.

In this week’s episode:

* Work-free zone

* Nerding out on techy chocolate

* Your supplements are a lie

* Resources you may have missed

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 233 🍏

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therottenapple.substack.com/subscribe

The Rotten Apple is an inside view of food safety, food fraud and supply chains for professionals, policy-makers and purveyors. Subscribe for weekly insights, latest news and emerging trends.

In this week’s episode:

* New horizon scan archive

* Packaging corner: recycled PP containers

* What’s in a (food) name?

* Fred designs a potato chip (just for fun)

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 232 🍏

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therottenapple.substack.com/subscribe

The Rotten Apple is an inside view of food safety, food fraud and supply chains for professionals, policy-makers and purveyors. Subscribe for weekly insights, latest news and emerging trends.

In this week’s episode:

* Food safety: what’s in store for 2026?

* Tariffs and food fraud risk: what you need to know

* Food Safety News and Resources

* No snow? No problem! How to cool your food in 1601

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 231 🍏

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therottenapple.substack.com/subscribe

The Rotten Apple is an inside view of food safety, food fraud and supply chains for professionals, policy-makers and purveyors. Subscribe for weekly insights, latest news and emerging trends.

In this week’s episode:

* Hidden traps in food testing: lessons from a protein bar lawsuit

* 18 Food defence blind spots + a self-assessment checklist

* TraceMap, a new tool for fraud detection and traceability

* Turning styrofoam into cinnamon candy (just for fun)

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 230 🍏

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therottenapple.substack.com/subscribe

The Rotten Apple is an inside view of food safety, food fraud and supply chains for professionals, policy-makers and purveyors. Subscribe for weekly insights, latest news and emerging trends.

In this week’s episode:

* The Middle East conflict, a 10,000 feet view for food professionals

* What to watch out for in the coming months

* Food Safety News and Resources

* Making honey cough drops

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 229 🍏

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit therottenapple.substack.com/subscribe

The Rotten Apple is an inside view of food safety, food fraud and supply chains for professionals, policy-makers and purveyors. Subscribe for weekly insights, latest news and emerging trends.

In this week’s episode:

* Mass balance for food safety systems

* When food fraud turns deadly: milk adulteration kills 6 people

* Food safety news and resources roundup

* How natural food colours are made

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 228 🍏

Cover image: For illustrative purposes only, AI-generated

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