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PODCAST

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

10:31

638. Using the Pot My Roommate Boils Her Diva Cup In

Risky or Not? ·

2024/07/08

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a pot used to boil a menstrual cup. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Merch — Risky or Not? bill quoted on X: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Here’s a fun one: https://t.co/bDNohMNhQK Using the pot my roommate boils her diva cup in, risky or not™?” / X Roommate boils diva cup then leaves the water : r/mildlyinfuriating Are Menstrual Cups Safe? How They Work, Pros and Cons

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13:33

637. Holding Sushi Rice for 4 Hours and Then...

Risky or Not? ·

2024/07/05

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of holding sushi rice for 4 hours and then refrigerating for later consumption. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Merch — Risky or Not? Association of Food and Drug Officials – Many perspectives, one voice, since 1896. Time as the Public Health Control, Porter County Indiana Acidification of Sushi Rice for Food Safety Snohomish County, Washington Predictive model for growth of Bacillus cereus during cooling of cooked rice -

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11:37

636. Brewing Tea in Nacho Cheese

Risky or Not? ·

2024/07/03

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of brewing tea in nacho cheese. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Foodborne Botulism Outbreak Associated With Commercial Nacho Cheese Sauce From a Gas Station Market - PubMed Foodborne Botulism Outbreak Associated With Commercial Nacho Cheese Sauce From a Gas Station Market | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Tea in Nacho Cheese

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11:50

635. Eating 3-Day-Old Fast Food Chicken Tacos

Risky or Not? ·

2024/07/01

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating properly refrigerated 3-day-old fast food chicken tacos. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Merch — Risky or Not? Carnac the Magnificent - Wikipedia Who Has The Worst Fast Food Leftovers? - YouTube FoodKeeper App | FoodSafety.gov

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12:34

634. Before the 5th Inning Baseball Hotdog

Risky or Not? ·

2024/06/28

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a hotdog at a baseball game before the 5th inning. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Merch — Risky or Not? Bad Religion (logo) | The Answer | The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995 Chatham Anglers | The Chatham Athletic Association | Cape Cod Baseball League Pawtucket Red Sox - Wikipedia Worcester Red Sox | MiLB.com

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22:51

633. Mailbox Lasagne

Risky or Not? ·

2024/06/26

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making lasagna in your mailbox. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Anybody remember laughter? Merch — Risky or Not? Kevin Budnik Tennessee Weatherman Shares Recipe for “Mailbox Lasagna” If I see a whole lasagna in the mailbox I’m taking it : r/USPS Special Delivery: Mailbox Lasagna - BitterSweet

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11:56

632. Eating a Food Recalled for Misbranding if You...

Risky or Not? ·

2024/06/24

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a food recalled for misbranding if you are not allergic to any of the ingredients Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Sage on X: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Just curious, assuming you’re not allergic to eggs, why does FSIS consider this so risky they need to be discarded? Is it because it was such a monumental lapse in QC that they’re hedging for other issues? https://t.co/SU0aOtSuiH https://t.co/LtUxW34tS0” / X

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12:11

631. Thawing a Whole Turkey in a Hot Garage Twice

Risky or Not? ·

2024/06/21

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks thawing a whole turkey in a hot garage twice. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in US Meat and Poultry - PMC Thawing at Ambient Temperature on the Counter - O. P. Snyder

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14:40

630. Eating at a New York City Restaurant With a "C"...

Risky or Not? ·

2024/06/19

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating at a New York City restaurant with a “C” rating. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Gallaghers Steakhouse has been a staple of New York’s Theater District since 1927. Some believe, to this day, it rivals other famous New… | Instagram Restaurant Grading System - Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center ABCEats-Restaurants John Roderick (@johnroderick) • Instagram photos and videos

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13:50

629. Picking Up Dog Poop Using a Composable Bag

Risky or Not? ·

2024/06/17

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from picking up dog poop using a composable bag. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Amazon.com : Earth Rated Dog Poop Bags, Guaranteed Leak Proof and Extra Thick Waste Bag Refill Rolls For Dogs, Unscented, 120 Count : Pet Waste Bags : Pet Supplies Amazon.com: Doggy Do Good Poop Bags | Dog Waste Bags | Unscented, 38% Vegetable-Based, Thick & Leak Proof, Easy Open | Standard Size | 60 Count : Pet Supplies Amazon.com: BioBag (USA),

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17:08

628. Washing Produce in the Dishwasher

Risky or Not? ·

2024/06/14

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of washing produce in the dishwasher. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Pamela N. Martinez Person Detail Home | New Mexico State University | BE BOLD. Shape the Future. Instagram video by Lara • Jun 3, 2024 at 12:35 PM dishwasher - Risky or Not? Do Dishwashers Use Hot Water or Heat Their Own? | Maytag Dishwashers as an Extreme Environment of Potentially Pathogenic Yeast Species - PMC 90. Dishwasher Seals — Risky or Not

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15:34

627. Drinking a Cocktail Using Ice From a Core Sample...

Risky or Not? ·

2024/06/12

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking a cocktail using ice from a core sample from your birth year. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 xkcd: Ice Core bioRxiv.org - the preprint server for Biology Camellia sinensis - Wikipedia Diversity and association of psychrophilic bacteria in Antarctic sea ice | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Professor Thomas McMeekin AO | Australian of the Year About Ice Cores | NSF Ice Core Facility Human and Environmental

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13:02

626. Eating Rare Bear Meat

Risky or Not? ·

2024/06/10

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating bear meat. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Family stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear | Ars Technica Outbreak of Human Trichinellosis — Arizona, Minnesota, and South Dakota, 2022 | MMWR Trichiniasis: Report of an Outbreak Caused by Eating Trichinous Bear Meat in the Form of Jerky | JAMA Network A common-source outbreak to trichinosis from consumption of bear meat - ProQuest Outbreak of Trichinellosis

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09:09

625. Eating Expired Baby Carrots

Risky or Not? ·

2024/06/07

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating baby carrots passed their expiration date. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 1: Non-Canonical First Episode — Risky or Not? Inhibitory effects of raw carrots on Listeria monocytogenes | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Inhibition of foodborne pathogens by native microflora recovered from fresh peeled baby carrot and propagated in cultures - PubMed ComBase Models Are Valid for Predicting Fate of Listeria

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11:28

624. Arden's Lukewarm Singara

Risky or Not? ·

2024/06/05

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming lukewarm singara in Bangladesh that might have been sitting on some money. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Easy Traditional Red Sangria | Minimalist Baker Recipes Singara Recipe | Bengali Shingara » Dassana’s Veg Recipes Dan Bern quote: So often these days eating Indian food passes for spirituality… Money and transmission of bacteria | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

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12:07

622. Duck Fat Washed Whiskey Cocktail

Risky or Not? ·

2024/05/31

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making duck fat washed whiskey cocktail, including if the duck fat is stored at room temperature. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Science of Fat-Washing Cocktails Fat-Wash Your Whisky for a Richer Cocktail Amazon.com : EPIC Rendered Duck Fat, Keto Friendly, Gluten Free, 11 oz Jar : Grocery & Gourmet Food Duck Fat - 100% Pure and All Natural Schmaltz - Wikipedia Tubby Schmalz - Wikipedia

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16:29

621. Pizza With White Glue

Risky or Not? ·

2024/05/29

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pizza made with white glue. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Katie Notopoulos on X: “It’s time https://t.co/hkTO5G9Eai” / X SG-r01 on X: “https://t.co/6ALCbz6EjK” / X Elmer’s Glue-All - CAMEO Elmer’s Polyvinyl acetate - CAMEO Polyvinyl alcohol - CAMEO Propylene glycol - CAMEO Homemade white glue - Creative recipes - Educatall Rutgers SEBS Chairs: Departments Amazon.com: Elmer’s White PVA Glue | 225 mL | Washable and

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14:40

620. Making a Sandwich With Bruce the Cow

Risky or Not? ·

2024/05/27

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making a sandwich with “help” from Bruce the Cow. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Bruce the cow loves sandwiches (and I love Bruce) : r/StupidFood Does the maternal grooming of cattle clean bacteria from the coat of calves? - ScienceDirect Cattle Water Troughs as Reservoirs of Escherichia coli O157 - PMC Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Environments of Culture-Positive Cattle - PMC An investigation of Escherichia coli O157 contamination

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12:57

619. Eating the Minnesota Twins Lucky Sausage

Risky or Not? ·

2024/05/24

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating the Minnesota Twins lucky sausage in its current state. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ The Twins’ new home-run sausage is fueling their winning streak | MPR News How the Minnesota Twins’ lucky summer sausage got made | MPR News Original Tangy Summer Sausage - Cloverdale Foods Rigdon | Texture of Fermented Summer Sausage With Differing pH, Endpoint Temperature, and High Pressure Processing Times | Meat and Muscle Biology Dry

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10:55

618. Raw Cheese Made With Milk Containing HPAI

Risky or Not? ·

2024/05/22

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming raw milk cheese made with milk containing highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Cheddar Cheese as a Vehicle for Viruses - ScienceDirect Poliovirus - Wikipedia Interagency Risk Assessment for the Public Health Impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus in Poultry, Shell Eggs, and Egg Products (May 2010) | Food Safety and Inspection Service

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