The Rotten Apple Food Safety Podcast · Karen Constable

Issue 216 (Audio Version)

November 24, 2025·17 min·1 clip

Karen Constable reveals a Thanksgiving flavor phenomenon with zero pumpkin and a celiac's nightmare in wheat-based tableware.

Host Karen Constable covers multiple urgent food safety topics: new research shows wheat-based biodegradable tableware can transfer dangerous levels of gluten to food, posing a hidden risk for celiacs; an infant botulism outbreak linked to formula has worsened; and the popular pumpkin spice trend harbors potential hazards like lead and pathogens in its spices. The episode concludes with food fraud news, including a laughably bad forged safety certificate.

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