The Rotten Apple Food Safety Podcast

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: * How are QA teams using AI right now? And what are the risks?* Follow-up: Huge prison sentence for food fraud* Food Safety News and Resources* How (not) to handle raw coffee beans🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 262 🍏 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: * Does mass balance actually work for food fraud mitigation?* Fridge-ageddon: how software vulnerabilities put food at risk* Dried flavours: everything you ever wanted to know* Food fraud gets a new Codex definition!🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 261 🍏Cover image: Refrigeration outage at Fort Huachuca, Arizona (Fort Huachuca Facebook page, via Stars and Stripes) 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 Code 2026: What you need to know* Aussie outback treats* Food fraud news (sand in sugar issues ongoing?)🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 260 🍏Cover image: US FDA 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: * 8 Fresh ideas for food safety training* Cool new tech I saw at the food fraud conference* Follow-ups: ethylene glycol fraud and ant sentencing 🐜* Food waste challenge competition: Winners and answers🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 259 🍏 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: * Sketchy sauce competition (the food waste challenge)* AI-powered systems for food waste reduction* Food safety news and resources roundup* Packaging corner: PFAS in paper-based packaging🍏 For a transcript and sources, see Issue 258 🍏 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