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Double Whammy: Chocolate and Coffee Simultaneous Recalls | Episode 72
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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about two of people’s favorite things: chocolate and coffee. Unfortunately, it’s for a not-so-great reason: major product recalls.
Tune in to learn all about the recall of over 4 million pounds of chocolate potentially contaminated with salmonella. As well as the recall of 242 different canned coffee products potentially contaminated with botulism.
In this episode:
💩 [01:15] The two recalls
💩 [04:49] A new Peanut Corporation of America outbreak?
💩 [06:09] The recalled chocolate products
💩 [09:02] The recall process and its challenges
💩 [11:27] Even more chocolate with salmonella products
💩 [13:55] The possible impacts of the salmonella chocolate recall
💩 [18:24] The coffee with botulism recall
💩 [22:42] Co-packers, suppliers, and the importance of food safety
💩 [25:58] Helping mom-and-pop family-owned companies
💩 [28:48] Don’t post your food safety issues online
💩 [30:10] Best practices to keep your company safe
Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.
Resources from this episode
For more on the chocolate outbreak, read Food Safety News’ Over 4 million pounds of chocolate and confectionery products recalled over Salmonella concerns.
Check out the article Matt mentions: A nationwide coffee recall is here to ruin your morning with fears of a potentially deadly toxin
For the Snapchill Product List with the coffee roaster names and products being recalled go here.
Noteworthy quotes from this episode
“How sick am I that we're talking about a recall for salmonella for chocolate and every single time we mentioned some other product, I get hungrier and hungrier? It’s beginning not to phase me anymore.” – Matthew Regusci
“How many people have that product aren't using any type of system to even know that they have a product that's part of that recall?” – Francine L Shaw
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