Food Safety Talk 38: Like an 80's Dating Show
b"Once again, Skype and Call Recorder weren\\u2019t playing nicely for Ben while Don felt a bit like Michael Douglas in the Wonder Boys. Don has been investigating Google Hangouts for running a online live show though Michelle Danyluk didn\\u2019t think they could do a live show at IAFP, unless maybe it was in the format of an 80\\u2019s dating show, like the one on Mallrats. Ben had some follow up to his son, Jack, vomiting on a Delta plane reported in Episode 37 . While Ben initially thought the etiological agent was Astrovirus (which would make Jack \\u2018Astro Boy\\u2019) he wasn't sure after feeling the effects a week later. It even stopped Ben from fully enjoying the dinner he had at Fire with Michele. Ben then had some follow up about the state ag-gag laws. The guys were concerned about the protective approach instead of being open and transparent. The latter would also help the agriculture industry to create a greater understanding of food production. And sometimes an expos\\xe9 (or Expos\\xe9) can change things for the better. In the new Bug Trivia segment, Don shared some information about Salmonella pulled together by Carl Custer. It turns out that Salmonella was named after a guy who didn\\u2019t discover it and after a disease that it didn\\u2019t cause \\u2013 go figure. The discussion then turned to a Cryptosporidia-related outbreak in Bendigo, Australia. Ben felt that the public health messages in the article were conflicting (and incorrect). The guys disagreed with the advice that hand hygiene was important (in this instance) and were more inclined to believe that it was transmitted through swimming pools. In fact, crypto is a hardly little parasite for which alcohol based sanitizers and even chlorine aren\\u2019t effective. This reminded Don of a recent hepatitis A scare and an article that was published in the journal of Food Protection entitled \\u201cCost Effectiveness of Vaccinating Food Service Workers against Hepatitis A Infection\\u201d which concluded a public health benefit to hospitality workers, but not patrons. This prompted a broader discussion about Hep A infected restaurant staff. The guys then turned from pastry chefs in restaurants to pastry in Greek university canteens. The guys were concerned about the results, though Don\\u2019s work on ready-to-eat foods in university canteens shows much, much lower levels. Well, maybe the staff in the Greek university canteens didn\\u2019t have time for training, just like the business that took part in a study by Campden BRI, which indicated that food safety training was hampered by lack of time. However, Don and Ben were skeptical about \\u201c43% [who] said food safety training was obstructed by the difficulties of checking the effectiveness of training programmes.\\u201d Ben then steered to conversation to writing journal articles and Don\\u2019s use of contour plots \\u2013 he clearly is The Boss. Don\\u2019s contour plot shows the log increases in Listeria organisms given time and temperature, from which suitable consumer messages can be created. Before signing off, the guys then briefly talked about Doug Powell being fired from Kansas State for bad attendance and Don expressed his gratitude for all of Doug\\u2019s work, which helped him enormously over the years. And it looks like Doug\\u2019s keen to come on the podcast \\u2026 so stay tuned. In the after dark, the guys talked about toilet paper dispensers for campers, though Ben\\u2019s missing the iPhone holder, and the Apple remote.\\u200b"