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In this week’s episode:

* Seed oils: food safety issue or beat-up?

* Gritty food fraud

* STEC in flour

* 5 Food Safety Quick Bites

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 198 🍏

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In this week’s episode:

* STEC numbers are up: What you need to know

* Investigation results? What investigation results (Salmonella in cucumbers)

* Food Safety News and Resources

* “It’s very very satisfying” - cotton candy scissor work

* Sugar warning (and more) in this week’s food fraud news

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 197 🍏

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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 episode, which celebrates World Chocolate Day 🍏

* Why is chocolate so good?

* Chocolate and food safety

* Chocolate supply chain challenges

* Chocolate and food fraud

* Food fraud news: recent incidents

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 196 🍏

Cover image: Cocoa bean processing and fermentation from Gutierrez-Rios, et. al (2022)

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🍏 In this episode 🍏

* Help a researcher out - 2 short surveys

* More on Listeria in pasta meals (what the experts say)

* Shall we chat? Let me know what you think about community chat for The Rotten Apple

* Packaging Corner

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 195 🍏

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🍏 In this episode 🍏

* Unusual: a deadly Listeria outbreak and recall unpacked

* Downloadable training exercise

* The weirdest kitchen induction video ever

* Food fraud news: The Food Industry Intelligence Network launches a SME hub

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 194 🍏

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🍏 In this episode 🍏

* Addendum

* Fish parasites and the small changes that create new risks

* Latest food cyberattack

* Food Safety News and Resources

* Lab-made butter

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 193 🍏

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🍏 In this episode 🍏

* Photo competition winners

* Melamine adulteration (still a thing)

* The toxic pea that causes lameness

* Toolbox talk: Record-making 101

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 192 🍏

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🍏 In this episode 🍏

* Member-only archive unlocked!

* Photo Competition: win prizes for World Food Safety Day

* Leafy greens and STEC, latest research

* Tariffs and food fraud - is this the first Liberation Day fraud?

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 191 🍏

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🍏 In this episode 🍏

* 5 Compelling food fraud pictures

* Food safety news roundup

* Packaging corner: risks from epoxidised soybean oil and updated EU regs

* My friend ate fugu!

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 190 🍏

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🍏 In this episode 🍏

* Webinar recording: AI in food fraud prevention;

* Bystander intervention in food safety culture;

* The role of money laundering in food fraud;

* Meanwhile, somewhere in Washington…;

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 189 🍏

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