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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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15:49

701. Reusing Unwashed Cutlery With Food Particles

Risky or Not? ·

2024/12/02

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks reusing unwashed cutlery that has food particles attached. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Food Utensil Bacteriology - PMC Microbiological assessment of cutleries - MedCrave online Contamination of knives and graters by bacterial foodborne pathogens during slicing and grating of produce - ScienceDirect Enterobacter aerogenes B199A May Be an Effective Surrogate for Quantifying Transfer of Salmonella Newport 96E01152C-TX from

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22:04

700. Dog Tongue Kiss

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/29

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated by getting kissed once by your dog with tongue. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 284. Dog Kisses — Risky or Not? Grey Cup - Wikipedia People Kissing Dogs in Mouth | TikTok Zoonoses in the Bedroom CDC podcast transcript Zoonoses in the Bedroom - Volume 17, Number 2—February 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC Pasturella Multocida Meningitis in a Dog Lover (or Don’t Kiss Pets!) Pasturella multocida

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12:38

699. Using a Black Plastic Spatula

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/27

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a black plastic spatula. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula - The Atlantic Black plastics: Linear and circular economies, hazardous additives and marine pollution - ScienceDirect Food Packaging & Other Substances that Come in Contact with Food - Information for Consumers | FDA Mercer Culinary M35110GY Hell’s Tools® 12” Gray High Temperature Slotted Turner / Spatula Precautionary

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16:28

698. Deep Frying a Turkey

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with deep frying a turkey. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 AB’s safer method of deep frying a turkey Some assembly required : r/PaymoneyWubby Shatner Loses it in Recording Studio - YouTube Thanksgiving Day Fires in Residential Buildings (2014-2016) Deep-fried Turkey: Delicious or Dangerous? | scienceandfooducla Turkey Fryer Fire Safety William Shatner Turkey Fryer - YouTube Michael D. Brown - Wikipedia Thomas

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13:17

697. Thanksgiving Leftovers

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/22

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Thanksgiving leftovers. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FoodKeeper App | FoodSafety.gov Cooling Uncovered Foods at a Depth of ∼5.1 cm (2 in.) or Less Poses Little Risk of Pathogen Growth - ScienceDirect Merch — Risky or Not?

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14:28

696. Thawing a Turkey in the Garage

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/20

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from thawing a turkey in the garage. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 631. Thawing a Whole Turkey in a Hot Garage Twice — Risky or Not? 86. Thawing Poultry at Room Temperature — Risky or Not? Don Schaffner 🦠 on X: “Room temperature thawing of frozen meat is an interesting topic that comes up from time to time. If you check all of the food safety advice websites they will tell you that it is not safe to do this. (1/18)” / X

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15:55

695. Rinsing Your Turkey in the Sink

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/18

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from rinsing your turkey in the sink. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ 1: Non-Canonical First Episode — Risky or Not? Food Safety Consumer Research Project: Meal Preparation Experiment Related to Poultry Washing A brief history of chicken washing Should You Wash Chicken? Nutrition Security and Food Safety in Rural Texas - College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources Merch — Risky or Not?

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16:14

694. Relying on a Pop Up Thermometer

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/15

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from relying on a pop up thermometer. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Kitchen Thermometers | Food Safety and Inspection Service Developing a Citizen Science Method to Collect Whole Turkey Thermometer Usage Behaviors Changes in Lighting Source Can Produce Inaccurate Assessment of Visual Poultry Doneness and Induce Consumers To Eat Undercooked Ground Turkey Patties - ScienceDirect Merch — Risky or Not?

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16:42

693. Inexperienced Home Chefs and Potlucks

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/13

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by inexperienced home chefs and potlucks. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 CDC identifies bacteria that killed 3 who ate church meal | Food Safety News Bacteria that killed 3 at Antioch Thanksgiving dinner pinpointed Consumer Food Handling in the Home: A Review of Food Safety Studies - ScienceDirect Food Safety in Home Kitchens: A Synthesis of the Literature Where Does Foodborne Illness Happen—in the Home, at

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12:47

692. Guacamole Left Out Overnight

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/11

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating guacamole left out overnight. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Mild Guacamole - Yucatan Guacamole Yucatan Authentic Guacamole 16 oz, 16 oz - Kroger Avocados - Food Source Information Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in Avocado Pulp and Processed Guacamole - ScienceDirect Effect of storage temperature and time on the behavior of Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and background microbiota on whole fresh avocados (Persea

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12:18

691. Freeze Dried Beef Organs and Colostrum Smoothie

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/08

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking a freeze dried beef organs and colostrum smoothie. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Social Media Analytics and Publishing - Fedica (Formerly Tweepsmap) Post | LinkedIn Erewhon’s Raw Animal-Based Smoothie has organs, unpasteurized dairy - Los Angeles Times Erewhon How to Pronounce Erewhon (Correctly!) - YouTube Bovine lymph nodes as a source of Escherichia coli contamination of the meat - ScienceDirect Merch — Risky or

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11:26

690. Letting a Toddler Eat Raw Flour

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/06

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of letting a toddler eat raw flour. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ 684. Recalled Treehouse Waffles — Risky or Not? Brantford - Wikipedia Consumption of Raw Flour in the United States: Results from the 2019 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Safety and Nutrition Survey - ScienceDirect Consumer Knowledge and Behaviors Regarding Food Safety Risks Associated with Wheat Flour - ScienceDirect Notes from the Field: Multistate Outbreak of

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19:26

689. Eating Mussels Unopened After Cooking

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/04

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating mussels still unopened after cooking. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 What does it mean if a clam is open or closed before cooking? Is one better to eat than the other, and why? - Quora Why can’t you eat shellfish that didn’t open during cooking? : r/AskCulinary Mussel Did You Knows - Mussel Facts - PEI Mussels Information Mussels | Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference A comparative study of the effect of

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22:29

688. Eating Slivered Onions Today

Risky or Not? ·

2024/11/01

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of slivered onions today in light of the ongoing outbreak. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 E. coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders | E. coli infection | CDC Taylor Farms: Leading Producer of Healthy Salads & Fresh Foods E. Coli Outbreak Tied to McDonald’s Widens to 75 People in 13 States - The New York Times California firm recalls onion products amid E. coli outbreak - Los Angeles Times Outbreak Investigation

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12:04

687. Nerds Gummy Clusters

Risky or Not? ·

2024/10/30

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Nerds Gummy Clusters (when you are not allergic to Carmine B). Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Nerds Gummy Clusters: The internet is obsessed. That was entirely by design. Color Additives | FDA Small Entity Compliance Guide: Declaration by Name on the Label of All Foods and Cosmetic Products that Contain Cochineal Extract and Carmine | FDA Color Additives Questions and Answers for Consumers | FDA Color Additives

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18:04

686. Eating an Egg Fried on Astroturf

Risky or Not? ·

2024/10/28

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating an egg fried on Astroturf. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Heat Levels — Safe Healthy Playing Fields Toxicity/Carcinogens — Safe Healthy Playing Fields “The Artificial Turf at the Women’s World Cup Was Reportedly 120 Degrees at Kick Off” — Safe Healthy Playing Fields The artificial turf at the Women’s World Cup was reportedly 120 degrees at kick off - The Washington Post Surface Temperature of Synthetic Turf ChatGPT - Eggs on

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16:35

685. Pouring Unused Maple Syrup Back Into the Container

Risky or Not? ·

2024/10/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of pouring unused maple syrup back into the container. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Identification of Microbial Spoilage in Maple Syrup Samples Mold in Maple Syrup Fungi in Ontario maple syrup & some factors that determine the presence of mold damage - ScienceDirect Fungi Associated with Pure Maple Syrup Packed at the Minimum Recommended Reheating Temperature - ScienceDirect Brix: The Essential Knowledge The Science of

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19:01

684. Recalled Treehouse Waffles

Risky or Not? ·

2024/10/23

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from waffles currently recalled for Listeria monocytogenes. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 559. Waffles — Risky or Not? Merch — Risky or Not? “We promise not to waffle” graphic tee, long sleeve tee, tank, onesie, pullover crewneck, and pullover hoodie by Don Schaffner. | Cotton Bureau TreeHouse Foods Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Waffle Products Due to the Potential for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination | FDA

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18:19

683. Pastor Pinkston's Putrid Pumpkin Products

Risky or Not? ·

2024/10/21

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by clumpy pumpkin spice creamer stored in an overfull church refrigerator. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 423. Pastor Pinkston’s Plentiful Pork Products — Risky or Not? If you pour cream in your coffee and it’s lumpy like cottage cheese but it smells ok, is it bad or can you drink it? - Quora boor milk spoiklage - Google Scholar Food Spoilage Microorganisms - Google Books Psychrotolerant spore-former growth

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11:41

682. Storing Food in a Glass Jar That Used to Be a...

Risky or Not? ·

2024/10/18

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from storing food in a glass jar that used to be a fish tank. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How long did your betta live/How old is your betta? : r/bettafish Bacterial zoonoses of fishes: A review and appraisal of evidence for linkages between fish and human infections - ScienceDirect Mycobacteria - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics method to evaluate factors influencing the microbial reduction in domestic dishwashers |

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