The Rotten Apple Food Safety Podcast · Karen Constable

Issue 219 (Audio Version)

December 15, 2025·18 min·1 clip

Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite causing Chagas disease, is now formally recognized as a foodborne pathogen with a higher mortality rate when transmitted through food.

Host Karen Constable presents a curated roundup of major food safety and fraud developments from 2025, including regulatory upheavals in the US, a shocking case of European honey fraud, an in-depth look at the emerging foodborne pathogen Trypanosoma cruzi (causing Chagas disease), and a humorous 'food fraud gift guide' for the holidays.

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