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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: * Real-world lessons in Listeria eradication (case study) * Webinar tomorrow: Food fraud trends and predictions for 2026 * Food fraud is surging worldwide. Or is it? 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 224 🍏 Cover image: Møretrø, et al (2026) 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: * Save the date: food fraud webinar next week * Food fraud and food safety: latest research * Pesticide MRLs: the quiet illusion of food safety * Cereulide root cause - new insights * Tuna tossing 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 223 🍏 Cover image: European Union Food Safety Authority 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: * An insider’s view: How does cereulide get into infant formula? * Which GFSI certification scheme is best for your business? * Good news re auditor requirements 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 222 🍏 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: * Worst and weirdest food frauds of 2025 * What’s next for The Rotten Apple * Spotify for food safety nerds * Food fraud alert for coffee beans 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 221 🍏 Cover image: Pigeon carcass at a Chinese restaurant. Policia Municipal Policia, via The Sun 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: * Weird and (not)wonderful moments from food safety for 2025 * Top posts of The Rotten Apple this year * Food safety news roundup * How to deep fry a Christmas turkey * Food fraud news 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 220 🍏 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: * What changed in food safety in 2025? * Emerging issues in food safety: a review * Honey madness in Europe * Trypanosoma cruzi: An emerging food pathogen * My (silly) Food Fraud Gift Guide 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 219 🍏 Cover image: A sanitary inspector holds a beaked bug (Triatoma Dimidiata) in El Carpintero, Honduras on May 17, 2005 (Credit: Elmer Martinez/AFP) 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: * 10 food fraud case studies * Food safety consultants - a practical guide * UPF lawsuits (a food safety professional’s perspective) 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 218 🍏 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: * Introduction to an illegal colourant: Auramine O * Tomato paste: ripe for fraud * Are PVC gloves unsafe? * Prodded, poked and punctured (Just for fun) * Food Fraud News and Recent Incidents 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 217 🍏 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: * 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) 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 irradiation: an introduction for food professionals * Case study: Botulism from labelling error (+ a happy ending for once!) * Packaging Corner * Pastry Twister 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 215 🍏 Cover image: Food irradiation, Mshelia et al (2022) 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: * Case study of a pasta disaster * Follow-up: Poka yoke in food manufacturing * Food Safety News and Resources * Mushroom cultivation (+ building a robust calibration system) 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 214 🍏 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: * Free food safety resources * Change management is coming to food safety * 5 Change management templates * Poll results and shocking stats for GFSI-certified sites 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 213 🍏 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: * Controversial new GFSI auditor requirements * Food fraud requirements in food safety standards * Disappearing tequila * Howling for leftovers 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 212 🍏 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: * Disgusting food fraud trend: waste diversion + organised crime groups * 4 Surprising truths about food safety training * Food Safety News and Resources (including high levels of lead in two-thirds of protein supplements) * Best beef lesson ever * Food fraud news: horsemeat and beef (the tables turn) 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 211 🍏 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: * Fake Coke follow-up * Not just shrimp! More radioactive foods found in the U.S. * Food Fraud 2015 to 2035: Insights from Industry Leaders * Food fraud news from iComplai’s AI-powered food safety and food fraud intelligence platform 🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 210 🍏 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