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Risky or Not?

594 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratings

Risky or Not is a short podcast from Professor Ben Chapman from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Don Schaffner from Rutgers University. Dr. Don and Professor Chapman promise to do their best not to waffle, dither, dissemble or equivocate, and to give straight up answers about whether something is risky or not.

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593. Cooking With Aluminium Foil

March 25, 2024 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by cooking with aluminium foil. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Aluminum | Public Health Statement | ATSDR Leaching of aluminium from cookwares – a review | Environmental Geochemistry and Health The Effect of Cooking Conditions on Aluminum Concentrations of Seafood, Cooked in Aluminum Foil: Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology: Vol 29 , No 2 Aluminum contamination of food during culinary preparation: Ca...

Eating Pickles From a Vat That a Man Dunked His Head Into

March 22, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pickles from a vat that someone has dunked their head into. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Glassboro police searching for man accused of dunking head in pickle jar at Heritage store - 6abc Philadelphia Sky blue beach chairs on West Main St #streetseats #street_seats #streetart #artiseverywhere #mendham #mendhamnj #mendhamboro #takeaseat | Instagram Ordinance of the Borough of Mendham, in the County of Morr...

591. Drinking Water From Switzerland's 7,000 Lakes

March 20, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking untreated lakewater from Switzerland. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ IAFP Post on LinkedIn European Symposium - International Association for Food Protection Jet d’Eau - Wikipedia National Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NAWA) Increased Levels of Multiresistant Bacteria and Resistance Genes after Wastewater Treatment and Their Dissemination into Lake Geneva, Switzerland - PMC

590. Kejni's Extra-Crispy Roast Potato Recipe

March 18, 2024 12:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leaving boiled chunks of Yukon gold potatoes at room temperature overnight. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ J. Kenji López-Alt James Neal (ice hockey) - Wikipedia Last night I followed the beginning of my extra-crispy roast potato recipe (I boiled chunks of Yukon golds in water with salt and a pinch… | Instagram Large Outbreak of Botulism: The Hazardous Baked Potato | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic...

589. Hamburger Left in Car for Three Days

March 15, 2024 12:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a smelly hamburger left in car for three days. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ All-American Cheeseburger - Nearby For Delivery or Pick Up | Buffalo Wild Wings McDonald’s Burger Survives 20 Years and Still Looks Fresh off the Grill - Interesting Engineering Control of Clostridium perfringens in Cooked Ground Beef by Carvacrol, Cinnamaldehyde, Thymol, or Oregano Oil during Chilling - ScienceDirect

588. Swollen Can of Surströmming

March 13, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating surströmming from a swollen can. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Surströmming - Wikipedia Fermented and ripened fish products in the northern European countries - ScienceDirect Discovering microbiota and volatile compounds of surströmming, the traditional Swedish sour herring - ScienceDirect Safety of Fermented Fish Products - ScienceDirect Fermented and ripened fish products in the northern European...

587. Homemade Jerky From Facebook Marketplace

March 11, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating homemade beef jerky from facebook marketplace. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Marketplace - Beef jerky | Facebook Jerky and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS Compliance Guideline for Meat and Poultry Jerky Produced by Small and Very Small Establishments | Food Safety and Inspection Service Jersey Mike’s Subs - Menu Fate of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Species in Ground Beef Jerky...

586. Jane's Raw Ground Beef in the Deli Station

March 08, 2024 12:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing raw ground beef in a deli preparation station near ready-to-eat foods. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ground Beef Products That Tested Positive for E. Coli O157:H7 | Food Safety and Inspection Service Sampling Verification Activities for Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli (STEC) in Raw Beef Products - Revision 6 | Food Safety and Inspection Service Management of Ri...

585. Drinking From a "Common Cup" for Communion

March 06, 2024 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking from a “common cup” for communion. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Holy Communion and Infection Transmission: A Literature Review - PMC Risk of the Common Communion Cup Risk of Infectious Disease Transmission from a Common Communion Cup - St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church & School Risk of Infectious Disease Transmission from a Common Communion Cup - ScienceDirect Risk of Infectious Disease Trans...

584. Chicken Washed With Bleach and Soap

March 04, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating chicken washed with bleach and soap Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ KING 👑 on X: “If y’all needed some understanding as to why you don’t eat at everybody’s house here’s some. https://t.co/N2BDpDavRq” / X Cleaning and Disinfecting With Bleach | CDC Effect of Exposure of Meat and Poultry to Chlorinated Water on the Retention of Chlorinated Compounds and Water - Cunningham - 1977 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Onl...

583. Food From a Table With Live Fish Swimming in It

March 01, 2024 12:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating at a table with live fish swimming in it. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 A tea table with a filter#teatable #table #coffeetable #diningtable #woodentable #desk #carpentry #fishculture #fish #growflowers #tealife | Instagram XIMU Tea House Place a table by the window for coffee and fish farming.#table#teatable#coffeetable #diningtable #woodentable #desk #carpentry #fishculture… | Instagram Fish | Healthy...

582. Soup After Someone Has Tasted That Soup From the Ladle in a Grocery Store Hot Bar

February 28, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of getting soup after someone has tasted that soup from the ladle in a grocery store hot bar. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 @ask_aubry • This is why I have trust issues. • Threads Serving Up Safe Buffets | FDA Minimally Invasive Saliva Testing to Monitor Norovirus Infection in Community Settings | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic An Outbreak of Norovirus Infection from Shellfish Soup Due to Un...

581. Bread Pudding Made From a 2 Year Old Child's Leftover Crusts

February 26, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bread pudding made from a 2 year old child’s leftover crusts. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 My 2yo son doesn’t eat the crusts of his toast, so we save them up and make bread and butter pudding. : r/shittyfoodporn Bread and Butter Pudding | RecipeTin Eats Effect of Water Activity on the Growth Kinetics of Staphylococcus aureus in Ground Bread Crumb - Feeherry - 2003 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Libra...

580. Not Washing Hand Towels After 3 Uses

February 23, 2024 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not washing hand towels after 3 uses. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How Often Should You Wash Your Bath Towel? | Houston Methodist On Health A Study of Bacterial Contaminants of Cloth and Paper Towels Are You Washing Your Bathroom Hand Towels Enough? Bacterial Occurrence in Kitchen Hand Towels The microbiological quality of washing-up water and the environment in domestic and commercial kitchens - PubMed ...

579. Mike's Car Baked Mac and Cheese

February 21, 2024 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Mike’s car baked mac and cheese at Bonnaroo. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 568. Sandy Ocean Rinsed Pizza — Risky or Not? Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN | June 13-16, 2024 Costco Kirkland Signature Mac and Cheese Review - Costcuisine Imgur image of the item Presentation: An Assessment of Time/Temperature Combinations for Salmonella Lethality Achieved when Baking Cookies in Vehicles  (IAFP 201...

578. Haley's Aunt's Car "Refrigerator"

February 19, 2024 12:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Haley’s Aunt using her car as a refrigerator. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Costco Chicken Pot Pie (Calories, Nutrition, more!) Kirkland Signature Spiral Sliced Ham, Hickory Smoked, 9 lb avg wt | Costco Listeria monocytogenes Dose Response Revisited—Incorporating Adjustments for Variability in Strain Virulence and Host Susceptibility - Pouillot* - 2015 - Risk Analysis - Wiley Online Library Food Safety Talk 298: Sto...

577. Baking Cookies on Wax Paper

February 16, 2024 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from baking cookies on wax paper. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Loonies and Toonies Canadian Dollar Coins pre taped call in show - YouTube Ash Wednesday - Wikipedia Can You Bake With Wax Paper?  | MyRecipes used wax paper instead of parchment, is my food still safe to eat? : r/Cooking Wax Paper | Reynolds Brands Reynolds Group Holdings - Wikipedia Parchmentising - Wikipedia Twaddell scale - Wikipedia...

576. Driving With a Teen on a Learner's Permit

February 14, 2024 12:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with teenagers driving with a learners permit. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Points of Personal Privilege Analysis of the fatal crash involvements of 15-year-old drivers - ScienceDirect The Effects of Driving Age, Driver Education, and Curfew Laws on Traffic Fatalities of 15–17 Year Olds1 - Levy - 1988 - Risk Analysis - Wiley Online Library Sixteen years age limit for learner drivers in Sweden—an ev...

575. Ice Stored Under Factory Packaged Frozen Raw Ground Beef

February 12, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming ice stored under factory package frozen raw ground beef. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 80% Lean Ground Beef | ALDI US  Thermal Expansion and Density | EARTH 111: Water: Science and Society Prevalence of Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli on the External Packaging of Raw Meat - ScienceDirect

574. Sawdust Bread

February 09, 2024 12:00 - 9 minutes - 9.18 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating bread made with some amount of sawdust. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Can I taste the difference between six different “flavors” of sawdust bread? - YouTube Chapter 3 - Carbohydrates - From Glucose to Oat Bran to Sawdust Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History - H. E. Jacob - Google Books Omnibus Episode 584: The Ice Trade (Entry 615.PS14717) Wood Dust - Overview | Occupational Safet...

573. Meringue

February 07, 2024 12:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming meringue. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Raw Eggs—Lessons Learned From an Outbreak of Salmonella Sero… : Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Public Health Aspects of Cream-filled Pastries. A Review - ScienceDirect Thermal Conduction in Egg Albumen Foam (Meringue) during Heating Shell Eggs from Farm to Table | Food Safety and Inspection Service

572. Awning Drip Coffee

February 05, 2024 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking a cup of coffee into which a drop of water from an awning has fallen. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 A global review of the microbiological quality and potential health risks associated with roof-harvested rainwater tanks | npj Clean Water 562. Using Graywater or Rainwater in a Bidet — Risky or Not? Microbiological Quality of Roof‐Harvested Rainwater and Health Risks: A Review - Ahmed - 2011 - Journal o...

571. Hockey Ice Gum

February 02, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of chewing a piece of gum that you picked off the ice at a hockey game. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 176. Beer Brewed With Hockey Ice — Risky or Not? Ken Kesey - Wikiquote Who coined “don’t yuck my yum”? : r/etymology Zebrasclub - The #1 Online Store for Hockey Referee Equipment Human exposure to air contaminants in sports environments - Salonen - 2020 - Indoor Air - Wiley Online Library Multi-country outb...

570. Ceviche

January 31, 2024 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating ceviche. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Ceviche - Wikipedia Effect of Lime Juice on Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Salmonella enterica Inactivation during the Preparation of the Raw Fish Dish Ceviche - ScienceDirect 129. Sushi From Non-Sushi Grade Fish — Risky or Not? sushi - Risky or Not? Ceviche - Google Scholar Ethnic food: A microbiological evaluation of black shellfish ceviche that is sold in ...

569. Breast Milk White Russian Cocktail

January 29, 2024 12:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking a White Russian cocktail made with human breastmilk. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Google Image Result “Careful Man. There’s A Beverage Here!” 6 Variations On Lebowski’s White Russian Proper Storage and Preparation of Breast Milk | Breastfeeding | CDC Maternal and Infant Lactation Knowledge (MILK) Research and Education Storage of Unfed and Leftover Mothers’ Own Milk - PubMed Stability of the An...

568. Sandy Ocean Rinsed Pizza

January 26, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pizza dropped in the sand and rinsed in the ocean. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Radiation Vibe - Wikipedia 448. Pool Pizza — Risky or Not? Rapidly measured indicators of recreational water quality and swimming-associated illness at marine beaches: a prospective cohort study | Environmental Health | Full Text 334. Snacklebox — Risky or Not? Shibumi Shade - The Original Wind Powered® Beach Shade N...

567. Growing Vegetables by a Restaurant That Used to Be a Dry Cleaners

January 24, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from vegetables grown near a restaurant that used to be a dry cleaners. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dry cleaning - Wikipedia TuscNY - Tuscaloosa - Menu & Hours - Order Delivery Contamination of foodstuff by gases from tetrachloroethene emissions from a dry cleaners - PubMed Perchloroethylene - Chemical Safety Facts

566. Weird Swedish Hard Cheese in International Mail

January 22, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sending Västerbotten cheese via international mail. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Västerbotten cheese - Wikipedia The cheese that can’t be moved CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 Semihard Scandinavian Cheeses Made with Mesophilic DL-Starter | 22 | H Dairy | Free Full-Text | Variation in Dairy Milk Composition and Properties Has Little Impact on Cheese Ripening: Insights from a Traditional Swedish ...

565. Cat's on the Cress

January 19, 2024 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating leafy greens that a cat has laid on. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 15 Fascinating Facts About the Orange Tabby Cat - Catster Garden cress for culinary seasoning and as a medicinal herb | Britannica Zoonotic Disease: What Can I Catch from My Cat? | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine 115. Cats in the Kitchen — Risky or Not? 269. Cat Licked Cake — Risky or Not? 528. Richard’s One Time, ...

564. Metallic Brined Turkey

January 17, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a turkey that looks metallic after the brining process. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ 8Bit Mickey is COMING TO YOU LIVE… on X: “Some dude accidentally infused his Turkey with metal during the brining process and the comments are going wild y’all! The general consensus is that OP shouldn’t risk it and just toss it. https://t.co/iHoPJYUKHY https://t.co/ZFi5LDEZQ5” / X Can anybody tell me what happened : r/Chefit ...

563. Chris's Yogurt Without Heating

January 15, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making yogurt at home without first heating the pasteurized milk. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Yogurt - Wikipedia How To Make Yogurt at Home (Easy Step-by-Step Recipe) | The Kitchn WSU Extension | Yogurt Made Simple NC State Extension - Troubleshooting Yogurt National Center for Home Food Preservation | Yogurt

562. Using Graywater or Rainwater in a Bidet

January 12, 2024 12:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using graywater or rainwater in a bidet. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Don’t make these 4 mistakes when buying a bidet! Bidet water source - rainwater tank? : r/Plumbing Bidet Toilet Use May Cause Anal Symptoms and Nosocomial Infection - PMC Microbiological Quality of Roof‐Harvested Rainwater and Health Risks: A Review - Ahmed - 2011 - Journal of Environmental Quality - Wiley Online Library Microbiological inve...

561. Edible Mascots

January 10, 2024 12:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a football mascot that is a Pop-Tart® Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Michael Ç̸̠͎͉̹̼̠͔̗̓̐̐̓̓̀͝͝. Bazaco on sabbatical on X: “MAKE THIS BOWL THE CFB FINAL NEXT YEAR, IMMEDIATELY, YOU COWARDS!!!” / X List of college bowl games - Wikipedia Michael Ç̸̠͎͉̹̼̠͔̗̓̐̐̓̓̀͝͝. Bazaco on sabbatical on X: “I assume that @benjaminchapman and @bugcounter already have this lined up for an episode?” / X

560. Exposing Mark's Elderly Parents to Very Cold Food

January 08, 2024 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.49 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks implied by a refrigerator thermometer should the refrigerator get too cold. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Freeze concentration | Sulzer Understanding the Process of Freezing

559. Waffles

January 05, 2024 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of a topic that Ben has long wanted to cover: waffles. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 543. Eating Table Syrup From IHOP Containing Food Hidden by College Students — Risky or Not? Contact us — Risky or Not? Eggo Waffles Recalled on Listeria Fears - Consumer Reports Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes, waffles recalled | CNN There might be a little salmonella in your Publix waffle mix | Orlando | Orlando Weekly Eati...

558. Not Sanitizing a Food Thermometer

January 03, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not sanitizing a food thermometer between uses. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Classic Thermapen® - Baking Thermometer | King Arthur Baking Waterproof Pocket Digital Thermometer PDT300 from Comark MN Food Safety Certification and Thermometer Cross Contamination Risks | safefoodtraining.com How To Properly Clean A Meat Thermometer And Eliminate Bacteria Amazon.com: Testo 104-IR Infrared Thermometer Gun – D...

557. Robin in the Supermarket

January 01, 2024 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of allowing a robin to stay in a supermarket. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Aldi: Brecon supermarket says resident robin can stay The Clash – Lost in the Supermarket Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Salmonellosis in wild birds - ScienceDirect Prevalence and molecular characterization of Salmonella isolated from wild birds in fresh produce environments - PMC Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serotype Typhimurium an...

556. Storing Celery and Carrots in Water in the Refrigerator

December 29, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing celery and carrots submerged in water in the refrigerator. Dr. Don - risky ☣️  Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Instagram Screenshot Inhibitory effects of raw carrots on Listeria monocytogenes. - PMC ComBase Models Are Valid for Predicting Fate of Listeria monocytogenes on 10 Whole Intact Raw Fruits and Vegetables - ScienceDirect Hospital-acquired listeriosis outbreak caused by contaminated diced celery–Texas, 2010 - PubMed Lis...

555. Reusing a Prosciutto Plastic Bag

December 27, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing a plastic bag for storing prosciutto in the refrigerator. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Prosciutto - Wikipedia Amazon.com - FloWorks Design Elegant Wood Bag Dryer for Plastic Bags - Plastic Bag Dryer Rack for Better Kitchen Organization - Foldable & Hangable Plastic Bag Drying Rack - Reusable Bag Drying Rack Investigation Details | Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meat and Cheese | CDC Interagency Ris...

554. Eating Lung

December 25, 2023 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating lung. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Haggis - Wikipedia Shetland - Wikipedia Lung eating is the subject of 2023’s first petition from Philly MD | Food Safety News 9 CFR § 310.16 - Disposition of lungs. | Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute How Do Gills Work? - Ocean Conservancy Lebanese Style beef Lungs, kidney, heart and vegetables - CookEve...

553. Garlic From China

December 22, 2023 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming garlic from China Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Chinese garlic is a national security risk, says US senator - BBC News Sen. Rick Scott to Commerce: Sewage Garlic Grown in Communist China Has No Place… Is it true that garlic in China is grown in human feces and watered with urine? | Office for Science and Society - McGill University GOP Senator Rick Scott Trips Over His Own Asshole Trying to Defend...

552. Tuna From a Can Freshly Dented at Home

December 20, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating tuna from a can just dented at home. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Ultimate Podcasting Hack: Record in your closet and use two pillows | by Saron Yitbarek | Medium Double seaming process guide - Industrial Physics Is it safe to use food from dented cans? Better Process Control School - Consumer Brands Association food safety - What do to with cans that you just dented? - Seasoned Advice

551. Jungle Juice in a Tub

December 18, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming “jungle juice” from a tub. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Braden Williams on X: “Drinking out of a tub - part 2? https://t.co/ELUa4MkqGi @bugcounter @benjaminchapman” / X Jungle juice - Wikipedia Jungle Juice for a Crowd Recipe Can you safely cook or store food in galvanized trash cans? 175. Drinking From the Bathroom Tub — Risky or Not? Is it Safe for Food to be in… | American Galvanizers Assoc...

550. Water for Cooking Held in the Danger Zone

December 15, 2023 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of holding water used for cooking in a restaurant in the danger zone all day. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FDA Food Code | FDA FDA Food Code PDF FDA Job Aid Time and Temperature Control for Safety Food

549. Putting a Turkey on Your Head

December 13, 2023 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.55 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of putting a raw turkey on your head. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Matthew Perry - Wikipedia The Christmas Turkey | Funny Clip | Mr. Bean Official - YouTube lake effect kid on X: “@PopCrave @bugcounter @benjaminchapman risky or not” / X Richard Curtis says Friends stole Mr Bean’s turkey head joke Love Actually - Wikipedia

548. Cleaning the Toilet Brushes in the Dishwasher Top Rack

December 11, 2023 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cleaning your toilet brushes in the dishwasher top rack. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 I’m not proud of this, but I need to ask… Facebook Is it safe to put toilet brush in dishwasher? Method to Evaluate Factors Influencing the Microbial Reduction in Domestic Dishwashers | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic Effective household disinfection methods of kitchen sponges - ScienceDirect Developmen...

547. Overheated Canned and Jarred Foods

December 08, 2023 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming canned and jarred foods that were exposed to temperatures over 100°F for several days. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Spoilage of Canned Foods - Food Microbiology: Principles into Practice - Wiley Online Library Thermophilic Organisms Involved in Food Spoilage: Thermophilic Anaerobes not Producing Hydrogen Sulfide - PubMed Thermophilic Organisms in Food Spoilage: Flat-Sour Aerobes - PubMed FSIS Micro...

546. Canned Food From a Fire

December 06, 2023 12:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming canned foods from a house where there was a fire. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Fires and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service Men At Work - Down Under (Lyrics) - YouTube https://Victoria Food Safety After A Fire Food Safety After a Fire - Boulder County Consumer Tips For Food Safety After Fires - MN Dept. of Health What foods are safe if exposed to a fire? Fires and Food Safety...

545. Steak House Pub Cheese in a Shared Crock

December 04, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of steak house pub cheese in a shared crock at Ye Olde Steak House in Knoxville, pre-pandemic. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 (3) Ryan on X: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Risky or Not: “steakhouse pub cheese passed around from table to table in a shared crock” here’s the source clip and link from the @aragusea podcast https://t.co/y6zwRtkbVi https://t.co/MLAuxOybJY” / X Ye Olde Steak House and associated history (E71) ...

544. Toddler Getting Into Kitchen Trash

December 01, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks a toddler getting into kitchen trash. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Norovirus Outbreak Related to Contaminated Surfaces | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Full article: Occurrence of bacteria and biochemical markers on public surfaces

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