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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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All Episodes

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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12:11

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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11:25

718. Cutting Bones on a Band Saw

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/10

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cutting bones on a band saw for use in soup stock. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Food saws for meat - band saws by Wintersteiger

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17:33

717. Eating Opened Processed Deli Turkey a Month Past...

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/08

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating expired turkey deli meat. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 671. Older Man Kayaking With Fresh Wounds in Water Which Regularly Fails Coliform Tests — Risky or Not? The combination of lactate and diacetate synergistically reduces cold growth in brain heart infusion broth across Listeria monocytogenes lineages - PubMed Hillshire Farms Ultra Thin Oven Roasted Turkey Breast - 9oz : Target People at Increased Risk for

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10:23

716. Arranging Objects on a Table Using Only Your Face

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/06

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of arranging objects on a table using only your face. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Taskmaster (TV series) - Wikipedia Arrange the Objects Using Only your Face | Full Task | Taskmaster - YouTube Egg Storage | Official Egg Info Why American Eggs Would Be Illegal In A British Supermarket, And Vice Versa Salmonella in Eggs Information | Official Egg Info New Government advice: British Lion eggs safe for mums-to-be, babies and

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08:15

715. Blueberries That Had a New Hat Fall Into Them Twice

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/03

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating blueberries that had a new hat fall into them twice. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 National Women’s Soccer League Official Site | NWSL put a hat on a hat - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Authentic Washington Spirit Merch | NWSL Shop 401. Unrefrigerated Jalapeño Queso Dip — Risky or Not?

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09:49

714. Baby Licking a Snake

Risky or Not? ·

2025/01/01

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of letting your baby lick a snake. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ The Surprising Reason Babies Are NOT Afraid of Snakes | Secret Science - YouTube Public Health Notice: Outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to snakes and rodents - Canada.ca

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09:07

713. Curb Butternut Squash

Risky or Not? ·

2024/12/30

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking and eating a butternut squash that you found while walking your dog. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Basics of Verbing Nouns | Grammarly Blog Scott Adams: Chris and Matt Go to Hell - Decoding the Gurus Prevent Rot of Winter Squash in Storage The Only Way To Store Butternut Squash, According to a Food Expert

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13:52

712. Alley Turkey

Risky or Not? ·

2024/12/27

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using the alley behind your butcher shop for staging turkey smoking. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Microwave Sparking? 5 Common Causes - Ocean Appliance Feast of the Seven Fishes - Wikipedia An Italian American Christmas: It’s not Traditional, but It’s Our Tradition | Italian Sons and Daughters of America Belmont Butchery with your turkey in a filthy alley : r/rva You All Owe Belmont Butchery an Apology : r/rva

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13:57

711. Leaving Cookies and Milk Out for Santa

Risky or Not? ·

2024/12/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leaving cookies and milk out for Santa, and carrots for his reindeer. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How To Celebrate The Winter Solstice How does Santa make it around the world in one night? | HowStuffWorks Is Santa Claus immune to COVID-19? - YouTube Immunologists convinced Santa has a great immune system - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin

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12:43

710. Mystery Green Spots in Ice Cream

Risky or Not? ·

2024/12/23

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with mysterious green spots in ice cream. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Jeni’s Ice Creams A Greenish-Black Discoloration of Chocolate Ice Cream

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09:18

709. Homemade Roasted Sriracha Chickpeas at Room...

Risky or Not? ·

2024/12/20

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating homemade roasted sriracha chickpeas left at room temperature for three days. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Roasted Sriracha Chickpeas - ShortGirlTallOrder Easy Roasted Chickpeas - Super Healthy Kids

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11:20

708. Expired Pasteurized Cows Milk Used for Yogurt

Risky or Not? ·

2024/12/18

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using expired pasteurized cows milk used for yogurt. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 563. Chris’s Yogurt Without Heating — Risky or Not? 128. Milk on the Counter Over Night — Risky or Not? Foods Near the End of Their Shelf Life - Consumption Recommendations | Consumer Food Waste Community of Practice | Connect Staphylococcus aureus Toxin Formation in Hydrated Batter Mixes

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