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 🍏

* Webinar this Thursday;

* Food safety freakishness: the weird and wonderful world of food safety and food fraud;

* Food safety news roundup;

* AI-generated science ‘facts’ are real now.

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 188 🍏

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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 🍏

* Bacillus velezensis, a pathogen you’ve probably never heard of

* Food defence case study: Cleaning contractor commits cyber-sabotage

* Throw-back: the 2024 cyber attack that put allergic consumers at risk;

* Food safety news and resources;

* Bacteria (just for fun).

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 187 🍏

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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 🍏

* Allergen management - a complete guide;

* What (exactly) is precision fermentation?

* Ozempic users buy fewer high-calorie foods (new research);

* Reminder: submit your questions for the upcoming webinar.

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 186 🍏

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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 🍏

* Announcement: AI for food fraud protection - a webinar;

* Food Safety Treasure Hunt: Answers and Winners;

* From the archives.

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 185 🍏

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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 🍏

* Competition: Food Safety Treasure Hunt;

* Food fraud news, including a lab allegedly smashed for its role in revealing honey fraud.

🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 184 🍏

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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 🍏

* What is Codex (exactly)?;

* AI-assisted food safety insights for fats and oils;

* Food Safety News and Resources;

* Cauliflower ice cream (yum?)

🍏 For a transcript and sources see Issue 183 🍏

Cover image: Trending hazards in fats and oils by FoodAkai

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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 🍏

* Self-peeling bananas;

* Food defence for fresh produce;

* Strawberry wars;

* Blue cheese moulds and mycotoxins;

* A humorous history of fruit and veg breeding.

🍏 For a transcript and sources see Issue 182 🍏

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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 🍏

* Animal welfare claims and food fraud;

* What is regenerative agriculture, actually?;

* The guy who decides Use-by dates;

* Food fraud news special: EU Agri-food suspicion reports unpacked.

🍏 For a transcript and sources see Issue 181 🍏

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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 🍏

* Food fraud in potatoes;

* Training: Animal feed safety;

* The surprising link between illegal gold mining and chocolate;

* An Irishman reviews St Patrick’s Day food (just for fun);

🍏 For a transcript and sources see Issue 180 🍏

Cover image: Freepik.com

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🍏 In this episode 🍏

* How to design a food authenticity testing plan;

* Common Mistakes in Recalls;

* Out now: The Rotten Apple e-book, Issues 151 to 175;

* Food fraud in ‘organic’ ricotta.

🍏 For a transcript and sources see Issue 179 🍏

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