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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)

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