Ep. 224. Rhodes Yepsen: Balancing Food Safety, Sustainability, and Packaging Policy
Rhodes Yepsen joined the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) in 2015, where he leads the organization's efforts to promote the value of compostable products. Rhodes is passionate about systems-base...
25 Aug 1h 6min
Ep. 223. Brittney Miller: HACCP, SQF, and Food Safety on America's First Quail Farm
Brittney Miller is President of Manchester Farms, America's first quail farm. What started over 40 years ago as a backyard hobby has grown into a nationally recognized, family-owned business that prod...
11 Aug 1h 12min
Live From IAFP with USDA Leaders—New Strategies for Salmonella, AI, and Inspection Tech
Mindy Brashears, Ph.D. is the USDA's Under Secretary for Food Safety. Dr. Brashears previously served as Under Secretary for Food Safety from 2020–2021, and Deputy Under Secretary in 2019. Dr. Brashea...
6 Aug 44min
Ep. 222. Elena Medo: Food Safety Lessons From the Global Infant Formula Cereulide Recall
Elena Medo, M.B.A. is an entrepreneur, researcher, and inventor who has spent nearly 40 years transforming neonatal care through leadership and innovation. She has secured numerous patents, raised ove...
28 Jul 1h 28min
Elanco: Summer Fly Pressure, Food Safety, and Smarter IPM in Poultry Houses
Alissa Welsher, Ph.D. is a Senior Consultant at Elanco Poultry Food Safety. Dr. Welsher received a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a master's de...
24 Jul 22min
NomadX: Preventing Food Safety Crises—A New Approach to Detection, Decontamination, and Intervention
Lyle Probst is the CEO of NomadX and an accomplished entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in operations, product development, engineering, biodefense, and advanced technology commerciali...
21 Jul 23min
Ep. 221. Dr. Alex LeBeau: The Science Behind Food Contaminant Testing
Alex LeBeau, Ph.D., M.P.H., CIH is the owner of Exposure Assessment Consulting LLC in Orlando, Florida, where he offers toxicology, industrial hygiene, risk assessment, and public health consulting se...
14 Jul 57min
MilliporeSigma: Uncharted Territory—Food Risks, Rapid Responses, and the Race to Adapt
Sally Powell Price, PG.Dip., M.Sc. joined MilliporeSigma in 2020 as a Regulatory Subject Matter Expert for Public Health focusing on food safety, testing, and environmental monitoring in North America...
9 Jul 51min
