Farm to Fatal: Food for Thought

Is our food safe? Would you know if it is? Follow UCLA undergrads as they explore a dozen foodborne outbreaks and their consequences. In Farm to Fatal , twelve different outbreaks illuminate the biology of foodborne illness, the complexity of modern food safety regulation, and the details of how we make food safe... or fail to. In Winter 2025, UCLA undergrads in the Human Biology and Society major set out to explore the intricacies of food safety in the US. Each group explored an outbreak over the last 30 years, diving into the details of the bacteriology, the illness and the treatments on the one hand, and the insanely complex system of governance, audit, oversight, lawsuits and regulations. Dive into every corner of the food safety world, from e. Coli to Hepatitis A, from South Africa to Arizona, from the challenge of regulating raw milk to the difficulties of cleaning tanker trucks, from the "sewer state" to problem of "organized non-knowledge". Across t

Farm to Fatal: Food for Thought is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 13 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #1

  Introduction: Farm to Fatal. Food for Thought

  Mar 18, 20252 minS1

  <p>A short introduction to the podcast series, by Christopher Kelty of the Institute for Society and Genetics at UCLA.  </p><p>Music in this intro by Ween. </p><p>These podcast episodes were created by members of the 2025 Winter Capstone course in the Human Biology and Society major at UCLA's Institute for Society and Genetics (https://socgen.ucla.edu/). The faculty sponsor is Christopher Kelty. For questions or concerns email ckelty@ucla.edu.</p>

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  Episode #2

  Salsification! The 2003 Hepatitis A Outbreak

  Mar 18, 202531 minS1

  <p><b>A beloved family-friendly restaurant turns out to be not-so-friendly after all — it was supposed to be a dinner, not a funeral.  </b></p><p>4 Deaths. over 650 incidents of illness. Official cause still unknown. In the fall of 2003, the United States saw the worst Hepatitis A outbreak it had ever seen, spreading across 7 states.  Where did it all originate? From a quaint Mexican restaurant just 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Chi-Chi’s was founded in Minnesota during the 1970s in an attempt to bring Mexican food to an area where it was a scarcity. Business boomed, profits rose, and Chi-Chi...

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  Episode #3

  E.Coli: The Mystery Romaines

  Mar 18, 202534 minS1

  <p>Remember when you had really nasty food poisoning at the same time grocery stores were issuing recalls and restaurants were taking items off their menus? Ever wonder why outbreaks of Salmonella. E. coli. or Listeria make headlines at least once a year? Well, let’s uncover the secret together in E. coli: The Mystery Romaines.</p><p>Foodborne illnesses break out across the world all the time. Does it have to do with unsafe growing? Transportation problems? Unsanitary grocery store habits? What if we were to tell you that it is not that simple. Rather, there is an innate sy...

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  Episode #4

  Ready-To-Eat: Justice beyond the numbers in the 2017 Listeria outbreak

  Mar 18, 202538 minS1

  <p><b>The 2017-2018 listeriosis outbreak in South Africa was the largest and deadliest listeria outbreak on record with over 1,000 reported cases of listeriosis and over 200 deaths.</b> The Department of Health traced the source of the outbreak to a contaminated sausage known as Polony, which had been produced by a local facility. The outbreak affected hundreds of individuals and families and highlighted the severe shortcomings of South Africa's fractured food safety system.</p><p>Our podcast delves deeply into the human stories beyond the stark statistics that tend to dominate the narrative of the listeriosis outbreak. We comprehensively explore...

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  Episode #5

  The Sleepover Symposium: the 2013 STEC outbreak

  Mar 18, 202536 minS1

  <p><b>In this sleepover-style podcast, two girls explore the 2011 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak in Germany and France. They dive into the mystery of the contamination’s source. Was it Egyptian seeds, German sprouting, or irrigation water? They also explore the biology behind this unique strain and its link to HUS.</b></p><p>In this podcast series, two girls discuss complex biological and medical topics that affect society in a fun, “girly” sleepover setting. This episode focuses on the 2011 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak that affected Germany, France, America, and other parts of Europe. The conversation delves into t...

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