Global Glove Safety Day

This month we recognize ‘Global Glove Safety Day’ on September 18, to reinforce the significance of our products in food safety programs. Eagle’s mission of cleaning up the glove industry and supplying the safest food handling gloves makes us more than a specialist glove supplier, and rather a food safety company.

We understand the source, type and quality of gloves you choose, together with how you use them, can be responsible for food contamination. That’s why we’ve joined forces with Darin Detwiler to spread our glove safety mission and highlight the vital importance of safe disposable gloves in food safety plans. 

Food safety improvements are literally #InOurHands. Together we can make a difference, together we can improve food safety.

Dr. Darin Detwiler on 'Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast' 

In recognition of Global Glove Safety Day and National Food Safety Education Month, we’re excited to share a powerful new episode of Don’t Eat Poop – A Food Safety Podcast. In this episode, Dr. Darin Detwiler, a renowned food safety expert, delves deep into the unseen risks that low-cost, low-quality gloves pose in food handling environments.

“There's a false sense of security. If we're just making the assumption that any old glove will do, any old manufacturer will do any old, whether it's this material or that material or this strength or that strength or this thickness, that thickness, this color, that color, whatever it is. They're actually, not all the same.”
- Dr. Detwiler

Starting at the 32:28 mark, Dr. Detwiler highlights the serious consequences gloves can have on food safety, discussing real-world examples and providing crucial insights. He emphasizes the importance of selecting high-quality, rigorously tested gloves, like those offered by Eagle Protect, as a critical component in maintaining safe and compliant food safety programs. Tune in to learn more about how proper glove choice can protect consumers and food-handling businesses alike.

Message from Dr. Darin Detwiler

Eagle Protect is spearheading the inaugural ‘Global Glove Safety Day’ on September 18, an initiative that aligns seamlessly with National Food Safety Education Month. This day serves as a compelling reminder that food safety is truly #InOurHands, both in a literal and figurative sense. It underscores the critical role that safe food handling gloves play while honoring the memory of my son, Riley, who tragically passed away at 16 months from E.coli in 1993. Although that pivotal fast food E.coli outbreak led to significant strides in food safety, 31 years later our work is far from complete.

The CDC reports that foodborne illnesses impact 48 million Americans each year, resulting in 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. Eagle Protect’s unwavering commitment to food safety is reflected in their rigorous standards, transparent supply chain, and third-party testing—ensuring their gloves are not just products, but vital protectors of public health.

As a father, author, and food safety advocate, I have collaborated with countless industry leaders to enhance food safety practices and uphold their legacy of safety. I firmly believe that the right safe food handling gloves are essential in mitigating risk through superior protection and ethical sourcing.

I am proud to stand with Eagle Protect in their mission to prevent foodborne illnesses, ensuring that in every sense, safe food handling gloves truly place the responsibility of food safety #InOurHands. Let us recognize this significant day by committing to make every meal a safe one.

Food safety is #InOurHands.
- Darin Detwiler

Dr. Detwiler is an Academic, Advisor, Advocate and Author.  His work and career as a 'Food Safety Icon' is featured in the Emmy nominated Netflix documentary “Poisoned: the Dirty Truth About Your Food.”