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Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

Risky or Not?

A Life Sciences , Science and Health & Fitness podcast

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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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Naked Twix From a Bag of Halloween Candy

22 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating an unwrapped Twix from a bag of halloween candy. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Keywords: Halloween, Candy, Packaging ChatGPT image description: Don's actual candy Fedica text: https://www.riskyornot.co/episodes/ Napoleon Dynamite - Wikipedia Golden Gate - Soft Regular Margarine 4kg in Bulk | Delivery Across GTA Whoppers - Wikipedia Fat bloom in chocolate and compound coatings - Lonchampt - 2004 - European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - Wiley Online Library Chocolate bloom - Wikipedia Payday (confection) - Wikipedia

Eating Pasta Sauce Made With a Cursed Baseball

15 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pasta sauce made with a cursed baseball. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Left Field | MLB.com: News Curse of the Billy Goat - Wikipedia This 3,200 Year Old Egyptian Cheese Is Cursed With a Deadly Pathogen Steve Bartman incident - Wikipedia (20+) Chicago Cubs HQ | Someone dressed up Steve Bartman | Facebook These 11 major leaguers don't wear batting gloves, preferring to grin and 'bare' it | FOX Sports Moisés Chiullán

Baby-Stuffed Pumpkin

16 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from placing a baby in a pumpkin. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 halloween - Risky or Not? Ma Nishtana - Wikipedia Facebook post Doctors warn pumpkin patches could pose salmonella risk, especially for young children | Local News | local3news.com Eurosurveillance | Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to consumption of pumpkin seeds, France, 2026 Survival of Salmonella during Production of Partially Sprouted Pumpkin, Sunflower, and Chia Seeds Dried for Direct Consumption - ScienceDirect Starting from this episode we will only post once a week. We both love doing the show, but we need time for other (less fun) administrative tasks.

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Naked Twix From a Bag of Halloween Candy

22 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating an unwrapped Twix from a bag of halloween candy. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Keywords: Halloween, Candy, Packaging ChatGPT image description: Don's actual candy Fedica text: https://www.riskyornot.co/episodes/ Napoleon Dynamite - Wikipedia Golden Gate - Soft Regular Margarine 4kg in Bulk | Delivery Across GTA Whoppers - Wikipedia Fat bloom in chocolate and compound coatings - Lonchampt - 2004 - European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - Wiley Online Library Chocolate bloom - Wikipedia Payday (confection) - Wikipedia

Eating Pasta Sauce Made With a Cursed Baseball

15 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pasta sauce made with a cursed baseball. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Left Field | MLB.com: News Curse of the Billy Goat - Wikipedia This 3,200 Year Old Egyptian Cheese Is Cursed With a Deadly Pathogen Steve Bartman incident - Wikipedia (20+) Chicago Cubs HQ | Someone dressed up Steve Bartman | Facebook These 11 major leaguers don't wear batting gloves, preferring to grin and 'bare' it | FOX Sports Moisés Chiullán

Baby-Stuffed Pumpkin

16 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from placing a baby in a pumpkin. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 halloween - Risky or Not? Ma Nishtana - Wikipedia Facebook post Doctors warn pumpkin patches could pose salmonella risk, especially for young children | Local News | local3news.com Eurosurveillance | Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to consumption of pumpkin seeds, France, 2026 Survival of Salmonella during Production of Partially Sprouted Pumpkin, Sunflower, and Chia Seeds Dried for Direct Consumption - ScienceDirect Starting from this episode we will only post once a week. We both love doing the show, but we need time for other (less fun) administrative tasks.

Washing Produce With the Sticker On

18 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from washing produce without first removing the sticker. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 banana - Risky or Not? Microbiological safety evaluations and recommendations on fresh produce - ScienceDirect - C. De Roever Microbiological safety evaluations and recommendations on fresh produce - ScienceDirect - National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods Natural-Light Labeling of Tomatoes Does Not Facilitate Growth or Penetration of Salmonellainto the Fruit - ScienceDirect CO2 Laser-labeling on Fresh Produce: Evaluating Postharvest Quality, Microbial Safety, and Economic Analysis - ScienceDirect

998. Eating Off Dishes Washed by a Scrub Brush Previously Used to Wash Raw Chicken Dishes

16 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating off dishes washed by a scrub brush previously used to wash raw chicken dishes, with no sanitation step in between. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Natural Tampico Fiber — Caddy Supply Company The survival of foodborne pathogens during domestic washing-up and subsequent transfer onto washing-up sponges, kitchen surfaces and food - ScienceDirect Quantifying the Effect of Hand Wash Duration, Soap Use, Ground Beef Debris, and Drying Methods on the Removal of Enterobacter aerogenes on Hands - ScienceDirect

997. Cutting Carrots With Your Mouth for a Slow Cooker Meal

8 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from "cutting" carrots with your mouth for a slow cooker meal. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Instagram The Kingsmen - Louie Louie - YouTube 'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands : NPR

Two Decade Old Fish Sauce

18 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating two decade old fish sauce. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Let Me And A Food Scientist Sample The Abandoned Fish Sauce Terrorizing A Small Canadian Town | Defector Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio) - YouTube Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Wikipedia Saint Pierre and Miquelon in France - Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Wikipedia Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia Homemade Fish Sauce – Fermenters Club About | Mendo Food Consulting FISH SAUCE PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURING: A REVIEW: Food Reviews International: Vol 17 , No 1 - Get Access Food Safety Myths You Need To Stop Believing, According To An Expert

Canning Corn in Hand-Soldered Tins

13 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned corn in hand-soldered tins. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ To Can Corn (soldered tins) — Don't Cook That Synergistic Inactivation of Spores of Proteolytic Clostridium botulinum Strains by High Pressure and Heat Is Strain and Product Dependent - PMC heat resistance of the spores of B. botulinus and allied anaerobes. XI | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Food Safety Talk 319: I'm Feeling Botchy Today — Food Safety Talk

Reheated Buffalo Wings That Fell Into a Clean Sink

13 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating reheated Buffalo wings that fell into a clean sink. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 hockey - Risky or Not? The Rise & Fall … & Rise of Midget Hockey - Total Package Hockey MYHockey Rankings - MYHockey Minor ice hockey - Wikipedia Warren Zevon – Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song) Lyrics | Genius Lyrics North Carolina 16U Rankings - MYHockey Rutgers Researchers Debunk 'Five-Second Rule': Eating Food off the Floor Isn't Safe | Rutgers University Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food - PubMed

Cooking Stuffing in a Turkey Without a Thermometer

26 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking stuffing in a turkey without a thermometer. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Thanksgiving (Canada) - Wikipedia Texas Environmental Health Association Stuffing and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service Turkey Basics: Stuffing | Food Safety and Inspection Service Stuffing the turkey and other Thanksgiving food-safety mistakes | Penn State University Stuffing Your Turkey Could Make You Sick—Here's What Our Editors Do Instead

Wegman's Deli Meat and Cheese Left on the Counter for 10 Hours

11 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks to a teenage boy from consuming deli meat and cheese left on the counter for 10 hours Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼| Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Wegmans Oven Roasted Off The Bone Turkey Breast | Wegmans ComBase Retail Deli Slicer Inspection Practices: An EHS-Net Study Retail Deli Slicer Inspection Practices: An EHS-Net Study - PMC

Toothpaste From Kristin's Split Toothpaste Tube

11 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using toothpaste that came from a tube split during the packaging process. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Contents of toothpaste - safety implications - Australian Prescriber US7135163B2 - Prevention of crystal formation in toothpaste - Google Patents Antimicrobial Efficacy of Different Toothpastes and Mouthrinses: An In Vitro Study - PMC Antimicrobial Effect of Newly Formulated Toothpastes and a Mouthrinse on Specific Microorganisms: An In Vitro Study - PMC

990. Bacon With a Pinhole Leak in the Package

17 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating bacon with a pinhole leak in the package. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Great Value Hickory Smoked Sliced Bacon, 12 oz Naturally Smoked Pork Bacon Slices - Walmart.com Bacon Prices Set to Surge Anew in Threat to More Meat Inflation - Bloomberg Use of Optical Oxygen Sensors in Non-Destructively Determining the Levels of Oxygen Present in Combined Vacuum and Modified Atmosphere Packaged Pre-Cooked Convenience-Style Foods and the Use of Ethanol Emitters to Extend Product Shelf-Life Bacon and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service Toss Your Bacon Immediately If You Notice These Signs Bacon Method Accidental Tech Podcast

Eating Re-cooked Store Bought Lasagna Left Out Over Night

9 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Fulminant Bacillus cereus food poisoning with fatal multi-organ failure | BMJ Case Reports Predictive Model for Growth of Bacillus cereus at Temperatures Applicable to Cooling of Cooked Pasta - Juneja - 2019 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Heat-stable toxin production by strains of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus firmus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus simplex and Bacillus licheniformis | FEMS Microbiology Letters | Oxford Academic

Consuming or Preparing Vichy Squirrel

14 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming or preparing Vichy squirrel. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Vichy - Wikipedia Mortar and pestle - Wikipedia Monty Python - The French Taunter - HD WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES - YouTube Native and introduced squirrels in Italy host different Cryptosporidium spp. - ScienceDirect A Peek into the Bacterial Microbiome of the Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) What Diseases Can Squirrels Carry? - Varmint Gone All About Squirrels: 6 Common Questions - Waltham Pest Services Bucknell University EHS/Risk Compliance Guide Eastern Grey Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)

987. Ant Yogurt

16 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating ant yogurt. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Rob Dunn | Applied Ecology Making yogurt with the ant holobiont uncovers bacteria, acids, and enzymes for food fermentation: iScience Ant Yogurt Is a Traditional Recipe That Crawls on 6 Legs - The New York Times

Eating an Unopened Package of Live It Up® Super Greens That Was Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

18 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Super Greens recalled for Salmonella contamination. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Actual distribution of Cronobacter spp. in industrial batches of powdered infant formula and consequences for performance of sampling strategies - ScienceDirect Superfoods Inc. dba Live it Up. Recalls Live it Up Super Greens Because of Possible Health Risk | FDA Survival of Salmonella enterica in Military Low-Moisture Food Products during Long-Term Storage at 4, 25, and 40°C - ScienceDirect Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Moringa Leaf Powder | Salmonella Infection | CDC Models for factors influencing pathogen survival in low water activity foods from literature data are highly significant but show large unexplained variance - ScienceDirect Live it Up | Natural Nutrition That Fits Your Life What kind of probiotics are in Super Greens?

Eating Untouched Leftovers From the Previous Patron at a Restaurant

11 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating apparently untouched leftovers from a previous patron at an outdoor restaurant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 An Outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning in a commercially catered buffet | Communicable Diseases Intelligence An Outbreak of gastroenteritis linked to a buffet lunch served at a Canberra restaurant | Communicable Diseases Intelligence A cohort study investigating a point source outbreak of Clostridium perfringens associated with consumption of roasted meat and gravy at a buffet on Mothering Sunday 2018, South West, England - ScienceDirect Mothering Sunday - Wikipedia Bank of Canada unveils new vertical $20 bill featuring King Charles | CBC News

Sharing a Tissue With a Dog

13 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a tissue used for a dog (but not for a big snot glob). Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Bacterial microbiome of the nose of healthy dogs and dogs with nasal disease | PLOS One The Surprising Reason Your Nose Runs When You Eat | Banner Is Kennel Cough Contagious to Humans: Symptoms and Treatment Review of bacterial and viral zoonotic infections transmitted by dogs - PMC About Dog Flu | Influenza in Animals | CDC Elton John - Bennie And The Jets (Official Music Video) - YouTube Enteric Campylobacteriosis in Animals - Digestive System - Merck Veterinary Manual

Reheating Milk From Nespresso Aeroccino Left in the Refrigerator for a Few Days

18 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reheating milk from Nespresso Aeroccino left in the refrigerator for a few days. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Amazon.com: TASSIMO Single Serve Coffeemaker, T45: Single Serve Brewing Machines: Home & Kitchen Nespresso Aeroccino Milk Frother Black : Target Amazon.com: Baratza Virtuoso - Conical Burr Coffee Grinder : Home & Kitchen Development of Molecular Typing Methods for Bacillus spp. and Paenibacillus spp. Isolated from Fluid Milk Products - Durak - 2006 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Ebay - Nespresso Aeroccino 3 Milk Frother Black Model 3594 - Open Box Tyndallization - Wikipedia

Casey's Leftover Tailgate Mac and Cheese

19 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Casey's* Leftover Tailgate Mac and Cheese. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Food Safety Talk 254: Bridge-Tunnel-Bridge-Tunnel — Food Safety Talk Accidental Tech Podcast Is you taking notes? 😂 (The Wire) #stringerbell #thewire #youtubeshorts - YouTube Emetic food poisoning caused by Bacillus cereus - PubMed https://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/118/TimeasaPublicHealthControlApplication1.pdf Cheese sauce linked to Clostridium perfringens outbreak | Food Safety News The Worst Person in the World - Wikipedia * who the hell is that guy in the middle of the image? No seriously, that's not Casey. I mean, the other two are recognizable as vaguely Marco and vaguely John, but that guy in the middle?

Very Expired Agave Nectar, Unopened in a Cork-Sealed Bottle

8 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming very expired agave nectar, unopened in a cork-sealed bottle. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Frontiers | Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Sugar Esters in Honey and Agave Syrup Agave syrup - Wikipedia Case Report Infant Botulism in a 2-Month-Old Female Simple Truth Organic® Light Golden Blue Agave Nectar Syrup, 23.5 oz - Fred Meyer

Cooked Cajun Red Beans Left Out Overnight

14 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating cooked Cajun red beans left out overnight. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Growth of Clostridium perfringens during Cooling of Refried Beans - ScienceDirect Tyndallization - Wikipedia A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of Bacillus cereus in foods - ScienceDirect The Occurrence of Bacillus cereus in some Dried Foods Including Pulses and Cereals - BLAKEY - 1980 - Journal of Applied Bacteriology - Wiley Online Library 821. Consuming a Fly in Wine, Twice — Risky or Not?

Cooking S'mores With Marshmallows Over a Burning Circuit Board

11 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks cooking s'mores with marshmallows over a burning circuit board. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ xkcd: Toasting Marshmallows 3270: Toasting Marshmallows - explain xkcd 374. Eating Meat of a Properly Cooked (160 °F) Rabid Animal — Risky or Not? Occupational health hazards related to informal recycling of E-waste in India: An overview - PMC The Hidden Threat: Unmasking the Environmental Hazards of E-waste | Landbell Canada Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines in Cooked Meat Products: Causes, Formation, Occurrence, and Risk Assessment - Gibis - 2016 - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety - Wiley Online Library Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Grilled Marshmallows - PMC Cancer - YouTube xkcd: Toasting Marshmallows 365. Roadside Rúgbrauð — Risky or Not? 574 Want some s'more? The hidden risks of marshmallows - PMC

Not Breaking Apart Iceberg Lettuce to Wash Every Leaf

16 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from not breaking apart iceberg lettuce to wash every leaf. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Butter Lettuce | What is Butter Lettuce? | Nutrition Info & Pictures Healthier eating, better tracking results in more produce-related foodborne illness cases | CAES Field Report Tossing salads - UGA Today Processing may spread E. coli - Los Angeles Times

Boiled Peanuts Left in a Hot Car for Two Days

14 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating boiled peanuts left in a hot car for two days Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Best in Show (4/11) Movie CLIP - Naming Nuts (2000) HD - YouTube Classic Boiled Peanuts Recipe Peanut and peanut products: A food safety perspective - ScienceDirect Contamination of Nuts/Nut Butters | Food Safety Boiled peanuts culprit of salmonella outbreak | Salmonella Blog Growth of Bacillus cereus in Media Containing Plant Seed Materials and Ingredients Used in Chinese Cookery | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic Peanuts and Coke - Wikipedia

Butchering a Legally Hunted Bear in a Communal Residence Hall Kitchen

31 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with butchering a legally hunted bear in a communal residence hall kitchen. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Land-Grant University FAQ - APLU (14) Post by @pkpd-babe.bsky.social — Bluesky University Prohibits Processing Wild Animals in Communal Kitchens After Bear Skinning Uproar - The Cornell Daily Sun Cornell Students Skin Bear in Ganędagǫ: Hall Communal Kitchen, No Charges Filed - The Cornell Daily Sun The Cornell Bear Skinner Speaks Out | The MeatEater Podcast Ep. 770 - YouTube Ganędagǫ: Hall | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University Ganędagǫ: Hall - Google Maps Meat sources of infection for outbreaks of human trichinellosis - ScienceDirect Eurosurveillance | Outbreak of trichinellosis due to consumption of bear meat from Canada, France, September 2005 Occurrence of Trichinella spp. infestations in black bears in Quebec, Canada - Simon Krückemeier, Christopher Fernandez-Prada, Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano, 2026 "Letterkenny" Les Hiques (TV Episode 2017) - IMDb Goat Slaughtered in China Grove Captain's Galley Possible Source of E. coli | Marler Blog Escherichia coli isolated from feces of brown bears (Ursus arctos) have a lower prevalence of human extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli virulence-associated genes - PMC New-to-U.S. antibiotic-resistant Salmonella found in bear | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Ontario Academic Credit - Wikipedia hockey - Risky or Not? Lambton Hall | University of Guelph Cuyahoga Valley National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Lifes Rich Pageant - Wikipedia Cuyahoga (song) - Wikipedia

A Bottle of Guinness From a 162-Year-Old Shipwreck

5 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking a really old bottle of Guinness found in a shipwreck. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Alec Guinness - Wikipedia Divers recover a bottle of Guinness from a 162-year-old shipwreck - The Washington Post Verstrepen Lab - Group leader

Leftover Rice Transported Out of Temperature Control for About 5 Hours

11 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating brown rice held out of temperature control for about five hours. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 A response surface model to describe the effect of temperature and pH on the growth of Bacillus cereus in cooked rice - PubMed Model Bacillus Growth Predictive model for growth of Bacillus cereus during cooling of cooked rice - ScienceDirect Abhinav Mishra - People | Food Science & Technology

Out of Date $0.85 Jalapeno Snack From a Farmers Market

15 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks for eating an out of date discounted snack food purchased at a farmers market. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Pop'ums Jalapeño Jack | Snack Factory® Are stores allowed to sell expired food products? | Consumer Ed, brought to you by the Georgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division Food Safety at Farmers' Markets | Agriculture and Markets Walmart Shares Slump on Weakest Sales Growth in Over Six Years - WSJ

Corn Chowder in the Fridge for a Week

8 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating corn chowder stored in the refrigerator for a week. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Best Corn Chowder Recipe ComBase

To Take a Bath at Ben's House Yesterday

16 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from taking a bath at Ben's house when the water is very dirty. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Hydrant Flushing Aqua North Carolina | Aqua

Vaccines

16 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from vaccines, after Don concocts a bizarre red thread conspiracy theory because he really just wants to talk about his poor little sick doggo. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Addison's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Addison's Disease in Dogs | VCA Animal Hospitals Addison's disease | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Lab Leak Groundhog Day: COVID … - Decoding the Gurus - Apple Podcasts

McDonald's Ranch Found on the Side of the Road in Northern Minnesota in the Summer

10 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating McDonald's ranch dressing found on the side of the road in northern Minnesota in the summer. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Bike Tour Map Food Safety Talk 255: Crunchy Granola Hippie Town — Food Safety Talk 929. Car Ranch — Risky or Not? 87. 27 Lbs of Unrefrigerated Feta Cheese — Risky or Not? Models for the Inactivation of Foodborne Pathogens in Salad Dressing from Challenge Studies - ScienceDirect Outbreak of campylobacter enteritis in a residential school associated with bird pecked bottle tops - PubMed

French Toast Left on Counter for Almost a Day

16 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating french toast left on counter for almost a day. Dr. Don - risky ☣️  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Bald Head Island NC Science-Backed French Toast Recipes: Crisp, Custardy & Never Soggy Survival and growth of Bacillus cereus in bread - PubMed Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods Trader Joe's SLICED FRENCH BRIOCHE BREAD | Trader Joe's Rants & Raves (mostly raves, a few rants) Griddle Breads, Shelf Stable and Heat and Serve, Frozen (Waffles, Pancakes, French Toast, Belgian Waffles

Eating Small Pieces of Chicken Left Behind in the Airfryer, Reheated Days Later

8 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating small pieces of chicken left behind in the airfryer, reheated days later. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Water activity - Wikipedia New Interventions and Validation for the Control of Pathogens in the Processing of Jerky

Drinking a Mountain Dew That You Accidentally Dropped in a Port-a-Potty

14 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking a Mountain Dew that you accidentally dropped in a port-a-potty. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Man spent 8 hours in porta-potty tank retrieving Mountain Dew bottle, company says Potty Peeper Sentenced To 3 Years Behind Bars - CBS Colorado

Cooked Frozen Hot Dogs in the Package Left in Sink Basin Over Night With Water

15 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating cooked frozen hot dogs in the package left in sink basin over night with water. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Post-lethality Exposed Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products | Food Safety and Inspection Service Ballpark Franks Ad- They Plump When You Cook Them (1992) - YouTube We answer to a higher authority - Wikipedia Schneiders, brand since 1890 | Maple Leaf Foods Shopsy's Hot Dogs Vinyl Record, 1986 Summer Music LP - Etsy

Eating Jalapeños Right Now

24 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating fresh jalapeños right now. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks | FDA Who coined "don't yuck my yum"? : r/etymology Giardiniera - Wikipedia Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Jalapeño (August 2026) | FDA When People Got Sick: Salmonella Outbreak, August 2026 | Salmonella Infection | CDC Inside Chipotle's Contamination Crisis Chipotle - Food Safety Guys: Episode 148 - Taco Bell Guys with Brian Gaar — Guys: With Bryan Quinby — Overcast Products Same As It Ever Was - YouTube

Dane's Cadmium Cod Liver

12 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating cod liver with a Proposition 65 warning about cadmium. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Foods and Beverages - Proposition 65 Warnings Website Cancer - YouTube Lead, cadmium and mercury in canned and unprocessed tuna: six-years monitoring survey, comparison with previous studies and recommended tolerable limits - ScienceDirect Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds - Proposition 65 Warnings Website Low Levels of Heavy Metals Found in Norwegian Cod | The Fish Site A baseline study of levels of mercury, arsenic, cadmium and lead in Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) from different parts of the Barents Sea - ScienceDirect Erling Haaland - Wikipedia Erling Haaland Donates Rare Viking Book to His Hometown Library The story behind Erling Haaland and his taxidermy raccoon: 'Lock the doors, let's make this special' - The Athletic

Roux Raw Dough Cookies

8 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from roux raw dough cookies. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Eating raw cookie dough can be risky. Here's a safer way to enjoy it. - The Washington Post Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella enterica and Nonpathogenic Bacterial Surrogates in Wheat Flour by Baking in a Household Oven - ScienceDirect Water Activity and its Role in Food Preservation (March 2025) | UC Master Food Preserver

Brushing Your Teeth With a Toothbrush That Was Not in a Toothbrush Protector

11 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from brushing your teeth with a toothbrush that was not in a toothbrush protector. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 524. Keeping Your Toothbrush Less Than 6 Feet From Your Toilet — Risky or Not? Amazon.com: Mspan Electric Toothbrush Head Cover: Sonic Toothbrush Cap Travel Protector Plastic Brush Pod Protection Clip Case Value Pack : Health & Household

Eating Lettuce in Michigan Right Now

23 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating lettuce in Michigan right now Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Where People Got Sick: Cyclospora Outbreak, July 2026 | Cyclosporiasis | CDC Investigation of 5-State Outbreak of Cyclospora Illnesses: Iceberg Lettuce (July 2026) | FDA Cyclospora Outbreak 2026: FAQs for Consumers | IFPA Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Iceberg Lettuce in 5 States | Cyclosporiasis | CDC Flooding occurs on M-39 and I-94 in Detroit and I-75 in Southgate First Lawsuit in 2026 Multistate Cyclospora Outbreak Filed Against Taco Bell Operator in Ohio Federal Court Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks | FDA CDC, FDA link Taco Bell lettuce supplier to multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak - The Washington Post Taylor Farms still linked to parasite outbreak despite false positive, FDA says - The Washington Post FDA says it's still investigating Taylor Farms in cyclosporiasis outbreak Taco Bell in Canada: Lettuce is safe to eat Farm linked to cyclospora stops sending lettuce to U.S. | CNN

957. Reheating Refrigerated Cooked Frozen Vegetables

11 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reheating refrigerated cooked frozen vegetables (when the package says not to). Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Study Highlights Importance of Cooking Non-Ready-to-Eat Frozen Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs Prior to | Food Safety Authority of Ireland National Microbiological Survey and Consumer Habits in relation to Frozen Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs (19NS6) An Assessment of Listeriosis Risk Associated with a Contaminated Production Lot of Frozen Vegetables Consumed Under Alternative Consumer Handling Scenarios - ScienceDirect Response to the Questions Posed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service Regarding Consumer Guidelines for the Safe Cooking of Poultry Products

956. Drinking From a Bathroom Sink Water Fountain at the Louvre

16 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking from a bathroom sink water fountain at the Louvre. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 What is FFA | National FFA Organization Visitor amenities - Everything you need to enjoy the Louvre in the best conditions You can drink the water! - Review of Louvre Museum, Paris, France - Tripadvisor The Louvre (and a Short Rant About Water) — Bookpackers™ Water Fountain Hygiene | Parks and Recreation - YouTube Bathroom Sink Faucet with Water Fountain & Pull Out Sprayer – NMC Decor Drinking fountain installed into bathroom sink : r/mildlyinteresting

955. Aspirin Canning

18 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of aspirin canning. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Carla Schwan | UGA FACS Home - IAFNS Vegetables and Fruits FAQs - National Center for Home Food Preservation Aspirin - Wikipedia Canning With Aspirin Instead of Sugar – Front page story – Finding Eliza Regional Variations in Home Canning Practices and the Risk of Foodborne Botulism in the Republic of Georgia, 2003 - ScienceDirect Use of Aspirin (Salicylic acid) as food preservative - good or bad? : r/foodscience Evaluation of the effect of acetylsalicylic acid on Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin production - PubMed Salicylic acids and pathogenic bacteria: new perspectives on an old compound

Making Your Own Maple Syrup

13 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making your own maple syrup. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Jason Hlywka | LinkedIn Home - IAFNS 8 Candy Temperature Stages (with Chart) - WebstaurantStore The Sticky (TV Series 2024) - IMDb Maple Sugaring Tips for Beginners and Backyard Maple Sugar Producers Maple Food Safety Planning Resource Hub - Cooperative Extension: Maple Syrup Production Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist - Wikipedia

Herpes Spit Sandwich

11 min

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a sandwich contaminated with spit from someone with oral herpes. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Arby's customer claims sandwich came with vile surprise and lasting consequences | Fox News About Genital Herpes | Genital Herpes | CDC The possibility of spreading herpes simplex virus type 1 via food handling and sharing - PubMed Julie Jean | LinkedIn IAFP Announces 2025 Award Recipients - International Association for Food Protection Maurice Weber Laboratorian Award - International Association for Food Protection

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