Savvy Food Safety, Inc.

Food safety isn’t just about what’s on the plate—it’s about protecting everyone who gathers to share a meal. This week on Eating at a Meeting Podcast LIVE, join me as I chat with food safety expert Francine Shaw, CP-FS, FMP, about one of the most contagious viruses threatening events today: norovirus. Francine’s expertise spans the globe, with projects from Peru to Dubai. She’s worked with household names like Target, Marriott, and McDonald’s. From keynote stages to consulting with public health departments, Francine, founder and CEO of Savvy Food Safety, Inc., co-creator and co-host of Don't Eat POOP! A Food Safety Podcast, and author of “Who Watches the Kitchen,” has made it her mission to champion food safety in every corner of the industry. With norovirus outbreaks on the rise, especially during the busy event season, it’s a crucial topic for meeting planners. Did you know that norovirus spreads easily through contaminated food, surfaces, and direct contact? Unlike COVID-19, hand sanitizer alone won’t cut it, so proper food safety protocols and cleaning measures are essential. In this episode, we’ll discuss: How norovirus spreads and why it’s so persistent. ➤ Practical strategies for venues and planners to reduce risk—from the kitchen to the buffet line. ➤ The key questions you need to ask your catering and venue partners to ensure safe practices. ➤ Steps you can take to safeguard attendees and staff, including cleaning high-touch surfaces and promoting thorough handwashing. Whether planning a corporate conference or a community gathering, this conversation will equip you with the tools to prioritize health, safety, and trust in your food and beverage experiences. Make food safety the backbone of every event, not an afterthought. 📲 Don’t miss this essential episode! Share your questions and insights in the comments. Let’s tackle this together! #EatingAtAMeeting #FoodSafety #NorovirusPrevention #EventProfs Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://lnkd.in/gchtRqTw

In Episode 16 (part I) of the Food Safety Unwrapped podcast, Francine Shaw, CP-FS, FMP shares insights from her 20+ years in the foodservice industry, with experience ranging from restaurant general manager to food safety expert. In this engaging conversation with Hal King, Ph.D., Francine brings her passion for food safety to life, offering valuable advice on building a food safety program from the ground up. Topics include best practices for ensuring employee compliance, instilling the importance of food safety, and promoting continuous improvement. In fast-paced quick-service restaurants (#QSR), it’s crucial that everyone understands the initiatives and works together as a team. Tune in to learn how to strengthen your food safety program! https://bit.ly/40kbkMR #FoodSafety #FoodService #Podcast

Learn about the FDA's Traceability Rule FSMA 204 from someone who helped write it. 🌐 📍 🔎 Episode 97 is out! 🔍 📍 🌐 This week, we have Andrew Kennedy from iFoodDS joining Matt Regusci and Francine Shaw, CP-FS, FMP. straight from the Food Safety Consortium 2024. Andrew worked in the FDA and was one of the key people involved in writing the FDA's Traceability Rule FSMA 204, and in this episode he is sharing some insights into the process. In this episode, you can expect: 💩 [01:04] Andy, a long-awaited guest 💩 [03:33] Where the idea for New Era Partners came from 💩 [06:10] From traceability company founder to working in the FDA 💩 [09:17] FDA’s food supply chain management initiatives during COVID 💩 [14:11]  How the food supply chain really works when it breaks 💩 [16:30] From the iterative development model to “you have one shot” 💩 [20:26] The importance of having 360º feedback from different sources 💩 [22:25] What does Andy prefer: government or private sector? 💩 [23:57] Implementing  FDA's Traceability Rule FSMA 204 💩 [26:32] The current challenge to implementing FSMA 204 💩 [32:02] What’s good and bad about the Food Safety Consortium 2024 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eWgKxveW Listen on Apple: https://lnkd.in/ecymXd-A #FoodSafety #Food #FoodSafetyAndHygiene #FSMA204 #Traceability

Jonathan Needham Francine Shaw, CP-FS, FMP Bill Marler Matt Regusci Bryan Armentrout Tia Glave Tina Brillinger CBS News ABC News NBC News CNN Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Steve Ardagh ASI Hans-Dieter Philipowski, M.Sc. Mario Hupfeld

When Matt and I decided to start the Don't Eat POOP! A Food Safety Podcast, a lot of people were concerned about whether or not we could pull this off. People were skeptical 🤔 of how we would be able to handle talking about outbreaks, illness, and death in a respectful enough light with our irreverent personalities. Matt almost bowed out, and I wondered if I was putting my career in the dumpster fire 🔥 but we pushed through, and Don’t Eat Poop! was born. Thankfully, people like our unique sense of humor. We’re almost to episode 100 now, and over the course of 2024, our subscribers almost quadrupled 📈. What makes this possible is that even though we joke 😂 around, we don’t take any of this lightly. We actually take everything food safety very seriously. We are very passionate about what we do, and we’ve both shed tears for this business (check Episode 93 for an example of this). The fact is that if we didn’t have our unique sense of humor, we’d probably need to be heavily medicated 💊. I believe that having a unique sense of humor is key to staying sane while dealing with all the doom and gloom 😫 that we face when working with food safety. So, continue to tune into Don’t Eat Poop! this 2025 for great interviews with food safety experts, episodes that cover food safety solutions, as well as the companies out there that are making people sick 🤢 and killing ☠️ them every day, all with our trademark humor. Listen here:  https://lnkd.in/e34bPF7S #FoodSafety #Food #FoodSafetyAndHygiene #SenseOfHumor #Outbreaks