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Spoiled Rotten is your microbiology-fueled guide to what’s really lurking behind the label.

From sourdough symbionts to factory-floor fiascos, we break down food safety with science, sarcasm, and the occasional worm mascot.
Come for the recalls, stay for the gram-positive gossip—and maybe learn how not to poison your roommates along the way.

Come on In!
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At Spoiled Rotten, science isn’t a gatekeeping tool—it’s a flashlight.
Our mission is to make food safety clear, relatable, and accessible to everyone, whether you’re a student, a factory worker, a home fermenter, or just trying not to poison your roommates.
We write with plain language, include clear formatting, avoid jargon when we can (and explain it when we can’t), and design with readability in mind—because good science should be something you can actually use.
Food safety belongs to everyone. And if that means explaining Listeria with a worm mascot and a bold font, so be it.

Some of the Topics I Cover:

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Safety Simplified
Safety Simplified means cutting through the noise and science-splaining with clarity, humor, and zero tolerance for fearmongering. We make food safety something you can actually understand—and maybe even enjoy.
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Manufacturing Mayhem When food safety takes a wrong turn on the production line, we’re there—microscope in one hand, sarcasm in the other. Manufacturing Mayhem is where we break down real-world recalls, contamination events, and industry “oops” moments with humor, critical thinking, and just enough chaos to keep things interesting. We don’t assign blame—we speculate wildly (but responsibly) about what could have gone wrong, based on product type, hazard hurdles, and regulatory gaps. TL;DR: It’s like a foodborne true crime podcast, but nerdier and with more pH testing.
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Fact Or Fiction? The internet is a buffet of bad food takes—and we’re here with the sneeze guard. Fact or Fiction? dives into food myths, viral TikToks, Reddit science, and grandma’s suspicious kitchen advice to sort the legit from the ludicrous. Using real science, regulatory context, and a healthy dose of side-eye, we answer questions like: Can you eat moldy cheese? Is raw milk a personality trait? Will microwaving plastic kill you or just your vibe? TL;DR: If it sounds like nonsense, we’re probably already researching it.
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Microbe of the Week The fridge-raiding freeloaders. The gut-dwelling good guys. The tiny terrors that shut down entire supply chains. In Microbe of the Week, we spotlight the bacteria, yeasts, molds, and viruses that make food safety way more interesting than it should be. From Listeria to Lactobacillus, we break down what they are, where they thrive, why they matter—and whether you should fear them, ferment them, or invite them to dinner. TL;DR: Little organisms, big drama.
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Regulatory Rundown The FDA wrote it. The USDA redlined it. And you still don’t know what “reasonably foreseeable hazard” actually means. Regulatory Rundown breaks down the dense, dry world of food laws, labeling rules, compliance standards, and inspection protocols—without putting you to sleep or making you cry into your HACCP plan. Whether it’s FSMA, food code drama, or why “GRAS” doesn’t mean what TikTok thinks it does, we make sense of the system and translate bureaucratic chaos into bite-sized clarity. TL;DR: The regs are real—and sometimes ridiculous.
Is Your HACCP Plan Actually Protecting Your Customers?
Safety Simplified

Is Your HACCP Plan Actually Protecting Your Customers?

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April 6, 2025 | Safety Simplified The production line is running hot. Pallets are stacking, alarms are chiming, and shift supervisors are fielding breakdowns while trying to stay on schedule. A pallet of reworked product comes from the line right before shift changeover and gets placed near the line temporarily before it goes on hold…

Microbe of the Week: Listeria monocytogenes in the Food Industry
Microbe of the Week

Microbe of the Week: Listeria monocytogenes in the Food Industry

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April 7, 2025 | Microbe of the Week The fridge-raiding ninja of the foodborne pathogen world. If you think cold food is safe just by nature of being cold, Listeria monocytogenes sees you.[3] This microscopic mayhem-causer is a foodborne member of the order Bacillales, which contains several foodborne pathogens, and has a taste for cold,…

Meet Vermey!


Species: Lumbricus terrestris (earthworm, obviously)
Pronouns: He/him
Zodiac Sign: Virgo sun, Scorpio moon (organized and quietly judging your fridge)
Favorite Agar: Nutrient agar—humble, hearty, and mildly suspicious

Vermiculus Sapientiae, if you’re feeling formal.
I’m a compost-born earthworm with a taste for food safety, fermentation, and regulatory drama.
As the mascot of Spoiled Rotten, I pop up with hot takes, weird facts, and the occasional reminder to calibrate your thermometer.

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Our Mission

Spoiled Rotten is a food science and safety resource built for curious minds, chaos gremlins, and professionals who like their microbiology with a side of sarcasm. We translate dense regulatory language, microbial mayhem, and consumer confusion into content that’s scientifically sound, readable, and occasionally ridiculous. Our mission is to make food safety accessible, engaging, and just dangerous enough to be interesting.

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