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You Are What You Eat: Food Contaminants and Food Safety in the Manufacturing Facility and Home
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:39:19
Publish Date: 2020-12-29 05:00:00
Description:

This week, Stacey is joined by Bernard Hsu and Paul Pluta. Stacey and her guests talk about, Food safety and contamination is a concern in the manufacturing plant and in the home. Contamination in the plant due to substandard food handling may ultimately contaminate manufactured product and may sicken employees. Food safety must not be taken lightly; US CDC estimates foodborne illnesses annually sicken 48 million people, hospitalize 128,000 people, and kill 3,000 people – testament to general lack of knowledge or carelessness regarding safe food practices.

Bernard Hsu, PharmD , Associate Director, Novartis Oncology Bernard has a decade of experience in pharmaceutical product development at major pharmaceutical companies spanning all phases of development. Earlier in his career, his clinical training was in emergency medicine and toxicology. He is now Associate Director in Oncology Medical at Novartis. Most of Bernard's work today is in medical and scientific communications, both within the industry, and to the general public.

Paul Pluta, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief, IVT Journals Paul has extensive pharmaceutical industry and university academic teaching experience, with many years managing validation in industry. He has written chapters and edited books on cleaning validation. More than 100 publications and presentations all told. Pail has been involved with the Journal of Validation Technology and Journal of GXP Compliance as a writer and editor-in-chief for more than 10 years.

Resources from this episode Peer-Reviewed Articles:

• Compliance Case Study #16: Microbial Contamination From Foods

• CQV #9: What, How, and Why of Handwashing Bernard’s Videos:

• A Student Ate 5 Day Old Pasta For Lunch. This Is How His Liver Shut Down.

• A Mom Ate 5 Day Old Sushi

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