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Taking the fear out of farm fresh food | Ken Lee, Ph.D. | TEDxColumbus


can we trust our foods to always be safe

can we trust our foods to always be safe food safety recalls are far too common

food safety recalls are far too common

food safety recalls are far too common even farm-fresh foods can deliver deadly

even farm-fresh foods can deliver deadly

even farm-fresh foods can deliver deadly disease so we need a fresh approach to

disease so we need a fresh approach to

disease so we need a fresh approach to save to 420,000 lives that are lost each

save to 420,000 lives that are lost each

save to 420,000 lives that are lost each year worldwide due to food contamination

year worldwide due to food contamination

year worldwide due to food contamination now massive food recalls in the United

now massive food recalls in the United

now massive food recalls in the United States are far too frequent these

States are far too frequent these

States are far too frequent these involved ground turkey peanuts cocoa mix

involved ground turkey peanuts cocoa mix

involved ground turkey peanuts cocoa mix cantaloupes eggs and peanut butter the

cantaloupes eggs and peanut butter the

cantaloupes eggs and peanut butter the 2009 outbreak was memorable because it

2009 outbreak was memorable because it

2009 outbreak was memorable because it was not only the biggest in US history

was not only the biggest in US history

was not only the biggest in US history five people died as a result and federal

five people died as a result and federal

five people died as a result and federal prison sentences result from that

prison sentences result from that

prison sentences result from that now these recalls also have something

now these recalls also have something

now these recalls also have something else in common they have a common cause

else in common they have a common cause

else in common they have a common cause any guess the common cause was a deadly

any guess the common cause was a deadly

any guess the common cause was a deadly bacteria known as Salmonella and

bacteria known as Salmonella and

bacteria known as Salmonella and Salmonella bacteria is the top bacterial

Salmonella bacteria is the top bacterial

Salmonella bacteria is the top bacterial killer in food a million people in the

killer in food a million people in the

killer in food a million people in the United States alone are made sick from

United States alone are made sick from

United States alone are made sick from Salmonella hiding in the food every year

Salmonella hiding in the food every year

Salmonella hiding in the food every year and 19,000 were so severe they required

and 19,000 were so severe they required

and 19,000 were so severe they required hospitalization and I’m sad to say 380

hospitalization and I’m sad to say 380

hospitalization and I’m sad to say 380 never made it back home now Salmonella

never made it back home now Salmonella

never made it back home now Salmonella is also the deadly hitchhiker in

is also the deadly hitchhiker in

is also the deadly hitchhiker in farm-fresh eggs and the FDA reports 79

farm-fresh eggs and the FDA reports 79

farm-fresh eggs and the FDA reports 79 thousand cases from eggs alone with

thousand cases from eggs alone with

thousand cases from eggs alone with another 30 deaths a year from

another 30 deaths a year from

another 30 deaths a year from contaminated eggs so have you ever read

contaminated eggs so have you ever read

contaminated eggs so have you ever read the fine print inside of an egg carton

the fine print inside of an egg carton

the fine print inside of an egg carton I’m going to read it maybe you could

I’m going to read it maybe you could

I’m going to read it maybe you could actually see enough to read along with

actually see enough to read along with

actually see enough to read along with me to prevent illness from bacteria keep

me to prevent illness from bacteria keep

me to prevent illness from bacteria keep aids refrigerated cook eggs until yolks

aids refrigerated cook eggs until yolks

aids refrigerated cook eggs until yolks are firm and cook foods containing eggs

are firm and cook foods containing eggs

are firm and cook foods containing eggs thoroughly so does refrigeration kill

thoroughly so does refrigeration kill

thoroughly so does refrigeration kill Salmonella no it doesn’t and

Salmonella no it doesn’t and

Salmonella no it doesn’t and unfortunately most of the world

unfortunately most of the world

unfortunately most of the world refrigeration is not the practice or

refrigeration is not the practice or

refrigeration is not the practice or it’s not even possible

it’s not even possible

it’s not even possible our soft-boiled egg yolk sperm is is a

our soft-boiled egg yolk sperm is is a

our soft-boiled egg yolk sperm is is a go for easy cook thoroughly

go for easy cook thoroughly

go for easy cook thoroughly so this well-intentioned warning

so this well-intentioned warning

so this well-intentioned warning statement really does little to save the

statement really does little to save the

statement really does little to save the illnesses and lives lost each year in

illnesses and lives lost each year in

illnesses and lives lost each year in United States and worldwide so no

United States and worldwide so no

United States and worldwide so no question that eating raw eggs is risky

question that eating raw eggs is risky

question that eating raw eggs is risky raw cookie dough hollandaise sauce

raw cookie dough hollandaise sauce

raw cookie dough hollandaise sauce tiramisu Caesar salad dressing and even

tiramisu Caesar salad dressing and even

tiramisu Caesar salad dressing and even eggs over-easy are a few favorite raw

eggs over-easy are a few favorite raw

eggs over-easy are a few favorite raw egg recipes that could be deadly are

egg recipes that could be deadly are

egg recipes that could be deadly are these foods that we’re willing to give

these foods that we’re willing to give

these foods that we’re willing to give up or do we need a different approach

up or do we need a different approach

up or do we need a different approach now I’m going to answer the question

now I’m going to answer the question

now I’m going to answer the question that’s on your mind right now which came

that’s on your mind right now which came

that’s on your mind right now which came first the illness or the egg about one

first the illness or the egg about one

first the illness or the egg about one in 10,000 eggs are infected with

in 10,000 eggs are infected with

in 10,000 eggs are infected with salmonella and this is not just surface

salmonella and this is not just surface

salmonella and this is not just surface contamination everyone none that knows

contamination everyone none that knows

contamination everyone none that knows that shell egg is dirty

that shell egg is dirty

that shell egg is dirty you can’t just wash it off every once in

you can’t just wash it off every once in

you can’t just wash it off every once in a while the infected hen will make a

a while the infected hen will make a

a while the infected hen will make a mistake she will put Salmonella inside

mistake she will put Salmonella inside

mistake she will put Salmonella inside the egg in the white or the yellow where

the egg in the white or the yellow where

the egg in the white or the yellow where it can’t be seen it can’t be detected

it can’t be seen it can’t be detected

it can’t be seen it can’t be detected but it can be quite deadly now the

but it can be quite deadly now the

but it can be quite deadly now the average American consumes about 267 eggs

average American consumes about 267 eggs

average American consumes about 267 eggs every year so if you just do the math by

every year so if you just do the math by

every year so if you just do the math by the time you reach 75 years of age you

the time you reach 75 years of age you

the time you reach 75 years of age you will have consumed two toxic eggs and

will have consumed two toxic eggs and

will have consumed two toxic eggs and that’s two too many

that’s two too many

that’s two too many i average two eggs a day and that means

i average two eggs a day and that means

i average two eggs a day and that means by the time I retire I’m due for toxic

by the time I retire I’m due for toxic

by the time I retire I’m due for toxic eggs and I personally want every a guy

eggs and I personally want every a guy

eggs and I personally want every a guy eat to be safe but I can’t trust that

eat to be safe but I can’t trust that

eat to be safe but I can’t trust that chicken to make a safe egg for me

so so Rocky Balboa what did he do 4 a.m.

so so Rocky Balboa what did he do 4 a.m. he’s consuming 5 Roy aids to prepare for

he’s consuming 5 Roy aids to prepare for

he’s consuming 5 Roy aids to prepare for the title fight of his life

the title fight of his life

the title fight of his life and that legend lives on Sylvester

and that legend lives on Sylvester

and that legend lives on Sylvester Stallone showed up on Letterman just a

Stallone showed up on Letterman just a

Stallone showed up on Letterman just a few years ago at the 30th anniversary of

few years ago at the 30th anniversary of

few years ago at the 30th anniversary of his picture and they had a rug toast

his picture and they had a rug toast

his picture and they had a rug toast now bodybuilders worldwide continue to

now bodybuilders worldwide continue to

now bodybuilders worldwide continue to obsessively consume raw eggs in the hope

obsessively consume raw eggs in the hope

obsessively consume raw eggs in the hope of building lean body tissue and it

of building lean body tissue and it

of building lean body tissue and it works this good protein what the world

works this good protein what the world

works this good protein what the world record was set by this fellow who

record was set by this fellow who

record was set by this fellow who appeared on America’s Got Talent

appeared on America’s Got Talent

appeared on America’s Got Talent who consumed 120 raw eggs in 90 seconds

who consumed 120 raw eggs in 90 seconds

who consumed 120 raw eggs in 90 seconds and they followed him into the dressing

and they followed him into the dressing

and they followed him into the dressing room he held it now I’ll just inform you

room he held it now I’ll just inform you

room he held it now I’ll just inform you my picture is not on this slide but I

my picture is not on this slide but I

my picture is not on this slide but I gave up bodybuilding a long time ago but

gave up bodybuilding a long time ago but

gave up bodybuilding a long time ago but I built my expertise in food poisoning

I built my expertise in food poisoning

I built my expertise in food poisoning and I had cramps headache tremors –

and I had cramps headache tremors –

and I had cramps headache tremors – bucket challenge and I thought I was

bucket challenge and I thought I was

bucket challenge and I thought I was going to die in about four days of being

going to die in about four days of being

going to die in about four days of being bedridden but by the end of the week I

bedridden but by the end of the week I

bedridden but by the end of the week I was wishing that I was dead just to put

was wishing that I was dead just to put

was wishing that I was dead just to put an end to the misery that’s how severe

an end to the misery that’s how severe

an end to the misery that’s how severe salmonella intoxication can be and it’s

salmonella intoxication can be and it’s

salmonella intoxication can be and it’s with that severity that the NBC news

with that severity that the NBC news

with that severity that the NBC news program Dateline NBC did an expose where

program Dateline NBC did an expose where

program Dateline NBC did an expose where they discovered that eggs that were past

they discovered that eggs that were past

they discovered that eggs that were past the 30-day pull date that’s printed on

the 30-day pull date that’s printed on

the 30-day pull date that’s printed on every carton were being sent back to the

every carton were being sent back to the

every carton were being sent back to the processor which is responsible but then

processor which is responsible but then

processor which is responsible but then the processor was able through a crazy

the processor was able through a crazy

the processor was able through a crazy loophole in the law to wash those eggs

loophole in the law to wash those eggs

loophole in the law to wash those eggs and put them back in cartons with new

and put them back in cartons with new

and put them back in cartons with new dates on them so you could just imagine

dates on them so you could just imagine

dates on them so you could just imagine an egg cycling indefinitely between the

an egg cycling indefinitely between the

an egg cycling indefinitely between the grocery and the packaging plan this

grocery and the packaging plan this

grocery and the packaging plan this crazy loophole in the law is no longer

crazy loophole in the law is no longer

crazy loophole in the law is no longer allowed but Dateline NBC got consumers

allowed but Dateline NBC got consumers

allowed but Dateline NBC got consumers really mad and it got the President of

really mad and it got the President of

really mad and it got the President of the United States to actually write an

the United States to actually write an

the United States to actually write an executive order and

executive order and

executive order and President Bill Clinton who signed the

President Bill Clinton who signed the

President Bill Clinton who signed the United States egg safety action plan and

United States egg safety action plan and

United States egg safety action plan and in his executive order he said all eggs

in his executive order he said all eggs

in his executive order he said all eggs will be Salmonella free by the year 2010

will be Salmonella free by the year 2010

will be Salmonella free by the year 2010 so who remembers 2010 and eggs what

so who remembers 2010 and eggs what

so who remembers 2010 and eggs what happened what happened to eggs in 2010

happened what happened to eggs in 2010

happened what happened to eggs in 2010 well if you recall a recall your your

well if you recall a recall your your

well if you recall a recall your your recall is actually quite accurate

recall is actually quite accurate

recall is actually quite accurate we had a record-setting recall a half a

we had a record-setting recall a half a

we had a record-setting recall a half a billion 500 million eggs were pulled off

billion 500 million eggs were pulled off

billion 500 million eggs were pulled off the grocery shelves because guess what

the grocery shelves because guess what

the grocery shelves because guess what potential contamination with Salmonella

potential contamination with Salmonella

potential contamination with Salmonella now that was a call to action we could

now that was a call to action we could

now that was a call to action we could use traditional technologies to clean up

use traditional technologies to clean up

use traditional technologies to clean up Salmonella you hard-boiled or in a

Salmonella you hard-boiled or in a

Salmonella you hard-boiled or in a you’re killing the Salmonella because it

you’re killing the Salmonella because it

you’re killing the Salmonella because it is heat sensitive so if you he takes

is heat sensitive so if you he takes

is heat sensitive so if you he takes just to the point before it starts to

just to the point before it starts to

just to the point before it starts to boil to solidify you can kill the

boil to solidify you can kill the

boil to solidify you can kill the Salmonella but unfortunately you made

Salmonella but unfortunately you made

Salmonella but unfortunately you made the egg white cloudy or worse yet you’ve

the egg white cloudy or worse yet you’ve

the egg white cloudy or worse yet you’ve soft-boiled EA you can also use a

soft-boiled EA you can also use a

soft-boiled EA you can also use a technology called food irradiation where

technology called food irradiation where

technology called food irradiation where you use gamma ray x-ray and that is also

you use gamma ray x-ray and that is also

you use gamma ray x-ray and that is also very effective but it has the opposite

very effective but it has the opposite

very effective but it has the opposite effect opposites effective heat it makes

effect opposites effective heat it makes

effect opposites effective heat it makes the egg white more fluid and as you know

the egg white more fluid and as you know

the egg white more fluid and as you know irradiation still has a consumer

irradiation still has a consumer

irradiation still has a consumer acceptance issue so

acceptance issue so

acceptance issue so we need to understand the FDA has a food

we need to understand the FDA has a food

we need to understand the FDA has a food code and they prohibit raw eggs from

code and they prohibit raw eggs from

code and they prohibit raw eggs from hospitals nursing homes and in k-12 food

hospitals nursing homes and in k-12 food

hospitals nursing homes and in k-12 food programs because people who are very old

programs because people who are very old

programs because people who are very old very young or immune compromised cannot

very young or immune compromised cannot

very young or immune compromised cannot take the risk of getting Selman analysis

take the risk of getting Selman analysis

take the risk of getting Selman analysis or food poisoning now in these cases

or food poisoning now in these cases

or food poisoning now in these cases they have to use pasteurized powder or

they have to use pasteurized powder or

they have to use pasteurized powder or pasteurized liquid eggs but these

pasteurized liquid eggs but these

pasteurized liquid eggs but these pasteurized eggs come with a significant

pasteurized eggs come with a significant

pasteurized eggs come with a significant taste penalty and in my field of study

taste penalty and in my field of study

taste penalty and in my field of study which is food science if you’ve got a

which is food science if you’ve got a

which is food science if you’ve got a taste penalty it’s game over nobody will

taste penalty it’s game over nobody will

taste penalty it’s game over nobody will eat it so maybe we need a fresh approach

eat it so maybe we need a fresh approach

eat it so maybe we need a fresh approach and that fresh approach is to use ozone

and that fresh approach is to use ozone

and that fresh approach is to use ozone ozone is three atoms of oxygen linked

ozone is three atoms of oxygen linked

ozone is three atoms of oxygen linked together the air were breathing right

together the air were breathing right

together the air were breathing right now is two atoms of oxygen ozone forms a

now is two atoms of oxygen ozone forms a

now is two atoms of oxygen ozone forms a layer over the stratosphere that

layer over the stratosphere that

layer over the stratosphere that protects us from the harmful radiation

protects us from the harmful radiation

protects us from the harmful radiation from the Sun sometimes after a lightning

from the Sun sometimes after a lightning

from the Sun sometimes after a lightning strike you smell a sweet smell that’s

strike you smell a sweet smell that’s

strike you smell a sweet smell that’s actually ozone that was made by the

actually ozone that was made by the

actually ozone that was made by the electricity and some people are now

electricity and some people are now

electricity and some people are now using ozonator x’ in their hot tubs

using ozonator x’ in their hot tubs

using ozonator x’ in their hot tubs replaced the questionable chlorine so if

replaced the questionable chlorine so if

replaced the questionable chlorine so if there’s Salmonella hiding inside of an

there’s Salmonella hiding inside of an

there’s Salmonella hiding inside of an egg ozone can get to it and a very

egg ozone can get to it and a very

egg ozone can get to it and a very inventive colleague of mine dr. Ahmad

inventive colleague of mine dr. Ahmad

inventive colleague of mine dr. Ahmad Yosef discovered that if he pushed ozone

Yosef discovered that if he pushed ozone

Yosef discovered that if he pushed ozone into that egg under pressure he can kill

into that egg under pressure he can kill

into that egg under pressure he can kill any bacteria and also avian influenza

any bacteria and also avian influenza

any bacteria and also avian influenza any bacteria that’s in that egg and he

any bacteria that’s in that egg and he

any bacteria that’s in that egg and he patented the technology and this is his

patented the technology and this is his

patented the technology and this is his patent and him and I’ve received federal

patent and him and I’ve received federal

patent and him and I’ve received federal funded research that proved the ozone

funded research that proved the ozone

funded research that proved the ozone process produced safe aids they exceeded

process produced safe aids they exceeded

process produced safe aids they exceeded the thermal pasteurization by 90% in

the thermal pasteurization by 90% in

the thermal pasteurization by 90% in terms of efficiency and there was no

terms of efficiency and there was no

terms of efficiency and there was no taste penalty eggs continued to have

taste penalty eggs continued to have

taste penalty eggs continued to have their fresh food functional properties

their fresh food functional properties

their fresh food functional properties so this is a great discovery but it was

so this is a great discovery but it was

so this is a great discovery but it was even better because what we did is we

even better because what we did is we

even better because what we did is we started building these prototype eight

started building these prototype eight

started building these prototype eight processing machines this was the first

processing machines this was the first

processing machines this was the first one where we could actually sterilize

one where we could actually sterilize

one where we could actually sterilize our pasteurized two dozen eggs in a

our pasteurized two dozen eggs in a

our pasteurized two dozen eggs in a batch and that’s professor Yosef in the

batch and that’s professor Yosef in the

batch and that’s professor Yosef in the middle surround the smiling man in the

middle surround the smiling man in the

middle surround the smiling man in the middle and he’s surrounded by his

middle and he’s surrounded by his

middle and he’s surrounded by his other smiling gentlemen who happen to be

other smiling gentlemen who happen to be

other smiling gentlemen who happen to be egg farmers and these egg farmers had an

egg farmers and these egg farmers had an

egg farmers and these egg farmers had an exclusive license to his patent and

exclusive license to his patent and

exclusive license to his patent and they’re happy because they they can now

they’re happy because they they can now

they’re happy because they they can now produce healthy not harmful eggs for

produce healthy not harmful eggs for

produce healthy not harmful eggs for their customers we invited an executive

their customers we invited an executive

their customers we invited an executive chef panel and these were chefs from

chef panel and these were chefs from

chef panel and these were chefs from large institutional feeding operations

large institutional feeding operations

large institutional feeding operations like the hospitals and from four-star

like the hospitals and from four-star

like the hospitals and from four-star restaurants and they verified that these

restaurants and they verified that these

restaurants and they verified that these eggs worked in their favorite fresh food

eggs worked in their favorite fresh food

eggs worked in their favorite fresh food or fresh egg recipes the eggs were not

or fresh egg recipes the eggs were not

or fresh egg recipes the eggs were not cloudy and they behaved like fresh eggs

cloudy and they behaved like fresh eggs

cloudy and they behaved like fresh eggs which was wonderful now we have to trust

which was wonderful now we have to trust

which was wonderful now we have to trust fresh foods and when we produce farm

fresh foods and when we produce farm

fresh foods and when we produce farm fresh milk we pasteurize it before we

fresh milk we pasteurize it before we

fresh milk we pasteurize it before we give it to our children we trust that

give it to our children we trust that

give it to our children we trust that milk to always be safe the same should

milk to always be safe the same should

milk to always be safe the same should be true for farm-fresh eggs and it’s

be true for farm-fresh eggs and it’s

be true for farm-fresh eggs and it’s with this argument that the state’s

with this argument that the state’s

with this argument that the state’s economic development agency gave my team

economic development agency gave my team

economic development agency gave my team three million dollars to help bring the

three million dollars to help bring the

three million dollars to help bring the ozone safe egg to the market so we’re

ozone safe egg to the market so we’re

ozone safe egg to the market so we’re building the nation’s first commercial

building the nation’s first commercial

building the nation’s first commercial scale Eidos own factory this was

scale Eidos own factory this was

scale Eidos own factory this was actually built and we have coming out of

actually built and we have coming out of

actually built and we have coming out of the chamber six thousand three hundred

the chamber six thousand three hundred

the chamber six thousand three hundred eggs that were made safe with ozone and

eggs that were made safe with ozone and

eggs that were made safe with ozone and the yeas again fresh not cloudy

the yeas again fresh not cloudy

the yeas again fresh not cloudy functional three family farms got

functional three family farms got

functional three family farms got together and created this symbol that’s

together and created this symbol that’s

together and created this symbol that’s yellow check symbol which they intend to

yellow check symbol which they intend to

yellow check symbol which they intend to stamp on every egg and when it gets to

stamp on every egg and when it gets to

stamp on every egg and when it gets to the commercial market

the commercial market

the commercial market and much like USDA Organic or

and much like USDA Organic or

and much like USDA Organic or gluten-free kosher heart-healthy or

gluten-free kosher heart-healthy or

gluten-free kosher heart-healthy or double-a grade this is the consumers

double-a grade this is the consumers

double-a grade this is the consumers assurance that these eggs have been

assurance that these eggs have been

assurance that these eggs have been pasteurized for safety these may be

pasteurized for safety these may be

pasteurized for safety these may be coming soon to a restaurant near you so

coming soon to a restaurant near you so

coming soon to a restaurant near you so people can pick pasteurized for personal

people can pick pasteurized for personal

people can pick pasteurized for personal peace of mind we leave or first or

peace of mind we leave or first or

peace of mind we leave or first or second in the nation for whole shell egg

second in the nation for whole shell egg

second in the nation for whole shell egg production so what we do here could

production so what we do here could

production so what we do here could impact the world and we hope it does we

impact the world and we hope it does we

impact the world and we hope it does we need to create a future where we can

need to create a future where we can

need to create a future where we can trust farm-fresh foods that have no risk

trust farm-fresh foods that have no risk

trust farm-fresh foods that have no risk of illness and certainly

of illness and certainly

of illness and certainly risk of death I look forward to a time

risk of death I look forward to a time

risk of death I look forward to a time when we can look back and wonder how

when we can look back and wonder how

when we can look back and wonder how weird it was that we actually consumed

weird it was that we actually consumed

weird it was that we actually consumed fresh eggs fresh out of a dirty chicken

fresh eggs fresh out of a dirty chicken

fresh eggs fresh out of a dirty chicken I really look forward to a time when all

I really look forward to a time when all

I really look forward to a time when all foods are both healthy and safe so every

foods are both healthy and safe so every

foods are both healthy and safe so every person on the planet can live a full

person on the planet can live a full

person on the planet can live a full productive life now I went up to the

productive life now I went up to the

productive life now I went up to the factory yesterday and I picked up some

factory yesterday and I picked up some

factory yesterday and I picked up some eggs and these eggs were well these are

eggs and these eggs were well these are

eggs and these eggs were well these are truly pure ozone safe eggs and I’m not

truly pure ozone safe eggs and I’m not

truly pure ozone safe eggs and I’m not just making a wisecrack here to say

just making a wisecrack here to say

just making a wisecrack here to say doctors of food science can cure sick

doctors of food science can cure sick

doctors of food science can cure sick foods

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