Global Glove Safety Day and Other Big Food Safety Issues with “Food Safety Icon” Dr. Darin Detwiler | Episode 81

Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast

In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine welcome back an esteemed guest onto the podcast, the food safety expert and advocate Dr. Darin Detwiler.

He’s here to spread the word about the Global Glove Safety Day initiative, taking place on September 18th, during Food Safety Education Month. This day serves as a compelling reminder that food safety is truly #InOurHands, both in a literal and figurative sense.

Of course, they also tackled some big food safety issues that need to be discussed like the need for audits and inspections to have real consequences, how policy is not keeping up with changes in the industry, the slap in the wrist nature of corporate responsibility enforcement, and more.

In this episode:

💩 [01:22] Meet Dr. Darin and learn about his work

💩 [05:34] Food safety in the US vs. in the rest of the world

💩 [08:54] Pros and cons of federalism for food safety

💩 [11:31] Boar’s Head and the need to revamp audits and inspection processes

💩 [21:00] Policy, innovation, and the speed of change in the food industry

💩 [27:11] Corporate responsibility and culture around food safety

💩 [32:38] Startling findings about gloves and why they are problematic

💩 [42:15] Examples of glove misuse

💩 [48:14] Global Glove Safety Day and Dr. Darin’s son’s tragic story

💩 [54:24] The defeat of discovering your gloves aren’t safe

💩 [57:04] A food safety insight from the Netherlands

Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.

Resources from this episode

Learn more about Global Glove Safety Day here.

Catch up with Dr. Darin Detwiler's previous episodes on the Don't Eat POOP! A Food Safety Podcast:

• Episode 13 | Don't Eat Poison! Dr. Darin Detwiler’s Story of Heartbreak, Food Safety Awareness, And Advocacy
• Episode 43 | Unveiling Silent Stories of Food Safety with “Food Safety Icon” Dr. Darin Detwiler

Watch the documentary “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food” on Netflix.

Noteworthy quotes from this episode

“I'm so enthusiastic about this idea of Global Glove Safety Day, the idea of if food safety is in our hands, then maybe we should get it right when it comes to gloves.” – Dr. Darin Detwiler

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