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Risky or Not?

Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

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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18:21

738. Girl Scout Cookies

Risky or Not? ·

2025/02/26

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Girl Scout Cookies Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Girl Scouts of the USA Danger in the Dough: Unveiling the Toxic Contaminants in Girl Scout Cookies - GMOScience Questions and Answers on Glyphosate | FDA

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08:43

737. Using a Bath Towel (Laundered Weekly) to Dry...

Risky or Not? ·

2025/02/24

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using weekly laundered bath towel to dry hands after using the bathroom and before preparing food. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Why you probably aren’t washing your towels often enough Bacterial Occurrence in Kitchen Hand Towels A Study of Bacterial Contaminants of Cloth and Paper Towels Quantifying the Effect of Hand Wash Duration, Soap Use, Ground Beef Debris, and Drying Methods on the Removal of Enterobacter

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08:32

736. Reusing Old Sleep-Water in Cold Humidifiers

Risky or Not? ·

2025/02/21

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using water from a bedside glass to refill a humidifier. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Molecular analysis of single room humidifier bacteriology - ScienceDirect Severe neonatal legionellosis associated with use of home humidifiers – A case report - ScienceDirect Legionella - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics A review of legionnaires’ disease and public water systems – Scientific considerations, uncertainties and

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10:22

735. Armpit Riceballs

Risky or Not? ·

2025/02/19

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making riceballs in an armpit. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Human sweat-infused rice balls fashioned in the armpits of cute Japanese girls become unlikely culinary hit, at a price | South China Morning Post Sweat and Sebum Preferences of the Human Skin Microbiota | Microbiology Spectrum The Microbiota of the Human Skin | SpringerLink The effect of habitual and experimental antiperspirant and deodorant product use on the

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18:07

734. Sun Drying Onions, Ginger and Garlic for 4 Days

Risky or Not? ·

2025/02/17

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sun drying onions, ginger and garlic for 4 days. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Study the effect of sun, oven and microwave drying on quality of onion slices - ScienceDirect Effect of Drying Characteristics of Garlic Salmonella survival during thermal dehydration of fresh garlic and storage of dehydrated garlic products - PubMed Survival of common foodborne pathogens on dates, sundried tomatoes, and dried pluots at refrigerated and

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14:03

733. Ben's Garbage Disposal Strawberry

Risky or Not? ·

2025/02/14

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a strawberry that has fallen into a garbage disposal. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Brach’s Candy Cinnamon Imperial Hearts Brach’s Candy Tiny Conversation Hearts This time I DIDN’T train a neural net to generate candy hearts - AI Weirdness

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22:53

732. Don's Slow Cooling Veggie Chili

Risky or Not? ·

2025/02/12

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of slow cooling vegetarian chili. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FSIS Stabilization Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix B) December, 2021 Cooling Uncovered Foods at a Depth of ∼5.1 cm (2 in.) or Less Poses Little Risk of Pathogen Growth - ScienceDirect FDA Food Code | FDA Cooling Rates of Chili Using Refrigerator, Blast Chiller, and Chill Stick Cooling Methods

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06:44

731. Sticking Energy Chews to a Bike's Frame for Easy...

Risky or Not? ·

2025/02/10

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from sticking energy chews to a bike’s frame for easy access. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Stewie Griffin - Wikipedia Energy Chews | Chewable Energy | GU Energy Labs Outbreak of Campylobacteriosis Associated with a Long-Distance Obstacle Adventure Race — Nevada, October 2012 Campylobacteriosis outbreak associated with ingestion of mud during a mountain bike race - PubMed

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13:01

730. Accidentally Eating Some Seeds or Sprouts From a...

Risky or Not? ·

2025/02/07

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by accidentally eating some seeds or sprouts from a Chia Pet. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FAQ - Chia.com Chia Home - Chia.com Ice Spice Chia Pet - Chia.com Chia seed benefits: What you need to know - Harvard Health ISGA – International Sprout Growers Association International outbreak of multiple Salmonella serotype infections linked to sprouted chia seed powder – USA and Canada, 2013–2014 | Epidemiology & Infection

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18:59

729. Eating Raw Milk Gouda Cheese in an Unregulated...

Risky or Not? ·

2025/02/05

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks that Ben faced when eating raw milk gouda cheese in an unregulated Brazilian facility. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Food Safety Talk NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Agricultural Leadership Development Program | NC State Extension Gouda Recipe | Cheese Maker Recipes | Cheese Making Supply Enumeration of Escherichia coli O157 in Outbreak-Associated Gouda Cheese Made with Raw Milk - ScienceDirect Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7

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12:10

728. Using Stale Bread in Brown Sugar

Risky or Not? ·

2025/02/03

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using using stale bread to keep brown sugar moist. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Carnac the Magnificent - Wikipedia The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Brown Sugar Saver | King Arthur Baking Company The Pioneer Woman Terracotta Sugar Saver at Walmart - Where to Buy Ree Drummond’s Brown Sugar Savers How to Soften Brown Sugar | Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods

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13:42

727. Placing Raw Meat Dishes Directly in the Dishwasher

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/31

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from not pre-washing raw meat dishes and placing them directly in the dishwasher. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Cardiff Metropolitan University - Study in Cardiff method to evaluate factors influencing the microbial reduction in domestic dishwashers | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic FSIS Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix A) December, 2021 Roderick on the Line - Merlin

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16:42

726. Sunny Side Up Egg From a Bird Infected With Bird...

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/29

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from sunny side up egg from a bird infected with bird flu. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 SHensley: “@benjaminchapman.bsky.social @bugcounter.bsky.social Georgia is like 15% of the US poultry production. Eggs sunny side up from a chicken with bird flu #riskyornot? www.wjcl.com/article/geor…” — Bluesky Full article: Heat inactivation of avian influenza and Newcastle disease viruses in egg products The Impact of Holding

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12:22

725. Landfilling Ground Up HPAI Infected Chickens...

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/27

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of workers landfilling ground up highly pathogenic avian influenza infected chickens without personal protective equipment. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ TWiV 1178: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin — This Week in Virology — Overcast CDC Interim Guidance for Landfill Workers in the United States Disposing of Poultry Carcasses During Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza NJ Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) “Bird

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724. Licking Cheetos Dust Off Your Fingers

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/24

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from licking Cheetos dust off your fingers. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Home | Cheetos Hands Are Frequently Contaminated with Fecal Bacteria and Enteric Pathogens Globally: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | ACS Environmental Au

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19:47

723. Occasionally Eating Roof Icicles

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/22

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from occasionally eating icicles off your roof. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 What Are Roof Shingles? (2025) | Today’s Homeowner Quality of roof-harvested rainwater – Comparison of different roofing materials - ScienceDirect A global review of the microbiological quality and potential health risks associated with roof-harvested rainwater tanks | npj Clean Water Microbiological Quality of Roof‐Harvested Rainwater and Health

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08:55

722. Eating Baby Poop Regularly

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/20

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating baby poop regularly. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ (3) Gregory Koch: “Eating baby poop - Risky or Not? @bugcounter.bsky.social @benchapmanncsu.bsky.social” — Bluesky Development of intestinal microbiota in infants and its impact on health: Trends in Microbiology Bifidobacterium - Wikipedia The First Microbial Colonizers of the Human Gut: Composition, Activities, and Health Implications of the Infant Gut Microbiota |

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12:37

721. Coffee Cupping in January

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/17

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from coffee tasting using shared cups, i.e., coffee cupping. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Coffee Cupping: A Step By Step Guide Responsible Coffee Cupping During Covid-19 - Perfect Daily Grind Detection of Norovirus in Saliva Samples from Acute Gastroenteritis Cases and Asymptomatic Subjects: Association with Age and Higher Shedding in Stool - PMC US norovirus outbreaks are up, CDC data show | CIDRAP NoroSTAT Data | Norovirus |

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20:59

720. Accidentally Leaving Your Contact Lens Solution...

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/15

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from accidentally leaving your contact lens solution bottle open. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Eye & Contact Lens The Danger of Using Tap Water with Contact Lenses | US EPA National Outbreak of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Associated with Use of a Contact Lens Solution, United States - PMC Eye Infections From Contact Lenses - American Academy of Ophthalmology Recent Outbreaks of Atypical Contact Lens-Related Keratitis: What Have

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11:24

719. Freezer Ajar for 24 Hours

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/13

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from food in a freezer ajar for 24 hours. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Homepage - STOCKART Download 1000’s of high resolution images | Stockarch Free Stock Photo Archive Avoid Foodborne Illness During Temporary Power Outages | FoodSafety.gov Food safety experts agree with ‘when in doubt, throw it out,’ here’s why | Fox News

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