In this episode, recorded in late December 2024, Michael and Diana talk with Dr. Darin Detweiler, a prominent food safety academic, advisor, advocate, and author. Dr. Detwiler has significantly influenced food safety policies through roles with the USDA, FDA, and others. He is a Professor at Northeastern University, an adjunct professor of food law at Michigan State University, and Founder and CEO of Detwiler Consulting Group. His career, spanning over 30 years, is highlighted in the Emmy Award-winning 2023 Netflix documentary "Poisoned: The Dirty Truth about Your Food."

In addition to traveling around the world as a keynote speaker, Dr. Detwiler’s work and insights appear regularly in various publications, news outlets, and podcasts, as well as his books: “Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions” and “Building the Future of Food Safety Technology: Blockchain and Beyond.” Notably, he is the recipient of the International Association for Food Protection’s 2022 Control of Foodborne Illness Award as well as their 2018 Distinguished Service Award for dedicated and exceptional contributions to the reduction of risks of foodborne illness.

Here, Dr. Detwiler discusses the recent spate of foodborne illness outbreaks, and he looks to the past to predict, and make recommendations for, the future.

You can find more information on Dr. Detwiler here.

You can read about the documentary Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food here.

Michael T. Roberts is the Executive Director of the Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy at UCLA Law.

Diana Winters is the Deputy Director of the Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy at UCLA Law.