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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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16:29

534. Getting Your Food Safety Advice From (Our) Podcasts

Risky or Not? ·

2023/11/08

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of getting food safety advice from their podcasts, in light of a long standing error. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Psychedelic Sixties: Ken Kesey & the Merry Pranksters Your Ultimate Convenience Store for Food, Drink, Fuel, and More | Wawa Home - Buc-ees Risk Assessment for Salmonella Enteritidis in Eggs and Egg Products | Food Safety and Inspection Service Production Module: Risk Assessment for Salmonella Enteritidis

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10:16

533. Using the Kitchen Sink to Wash Your Bathroom Hands

Risky or Not? ·

2023/11/06

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using the kitchen sink to wash your hands after pooping in the bathroom. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Observational Study of the Impact of a Food Safety Intervention on Consumer Poultry Washing - PubMed Reduction of faecal coliform, coliform and heterotrophic plate count bacteria in the household kitchen and bathroom by disinfection with hypochlorite cleaners | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic

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08:46

532. Eating Raman Noodles Straight From the Package

Risky or Not? ·

2023/11/03

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating Ramen noodles straight from the package without exposing to boiling water first. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Crunchy Ramen Noodle Salad - The Defined Dish - Recipes Quality and Public Health Concerns of Instant Noodles as Influenced by Raw Materials and Processing Technology: Food Reviews International: Vol 36, No 3 99. Drinking Soda Through Raw Pasta Straw — Risky or Not? How to eat Ramen like a boss :

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18:58

531. Hot Dog Bun Printed With the Expiration Date

Risky or Not? ·

2023/11/01

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a hotdog bun that has been printed with the expiration date on the bun instead of the package. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Mistadobalina - Wikipedia Who Was Mistadobalina, Mista Bob Dobalina, Anyway? The Use of Printing Inks for Food Packaging in the United States | 2021-02-26 | Food Safety Health Risks of Newspaper Ink when Used as Food Packaging Material HEALTH HAZARD EVALUATION DETERMINATION Report No

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14:56

530. Foodservice Red Bucket

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/30

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by the use of the red sanitizer bucket in food service. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 GOJO, maker of Purell, laying off staff; no longer for sale Is It Time to Change How We Clean and Sanitize Food Contact Surfaces with Reusable Wiping Towels? | Food Safety.) Chicopee 8507 Chix Competitive 11 1/2” x 24” Pink Foodservice Wet Wiper - 200/Case Characterizing Microbial Cross-Contamination on Large Surfaces Using a

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14:58

529. Ben's Random Biker Mushroom Advice

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/27

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by taking advice from a random stranger who rides past you on a bike trail and recommends that you eat a mushroom. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Foraging for “Gourmet Food That’s Lying Around for Free” Alongside Durham’s Fungi Devotees - INDY Week Why There Are No Old Bold Mushroom Hunters With His Handy New Guide to Mushrooms, Frank Hyman Wants to Make Foraging Accessible for Everyone - INDY Week Champignouf

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21:01

528. Richard's One Time, Eight Cat Focaccia

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating focaccia made on a counter where 8 cats have walked. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 All The Great Shows - The Story of John Roderick Focaccia - Wikipedia Toxoplasmosis - Wikipedia Full article: Animal Hoarding: Beyond the Crazy Cat Lady Effect of High Temperature on Infectivity of Toxoplasma gondii Tissue Cysts in Pork on JSTOR SciELO - Brazil - Techniques for inactivating Toxoplasma gondii oocysts: a systematic

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09:51

527. Hawaiian Chili Pepper Water

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/23

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Hawaiian chili pepper water. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Who Needs Hot Sauce When You Have Hawaiian Chile Pepper Water? Hawaiian Chili Pepper Water Recipe - Chili Pepper Madness Authentic Hawaiian Chili Pepper Water Recipe — Snack Hawaii Accompaniments: Chutneys, Relishes, Pickles, Sambals, and Preserves - Kusuma Cooray - Google Books

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12:18

526. Ginger Shots Made With Raw Unpeeled Ginger

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/20

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking ginger shots made with raw unpeeled ginger. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Microbiological assessment of probioticated ginger‐based beverages | Emerald Insight Ginger Shots (Better Than Store-Bought) - Downshiftology Ginger Cultivation and Its Antimicrobial and Pharmacological Potentials - Google Books Survival of Salmonella during Drying of Fresh Ginger Root (Zingiber officinale) and Storage of Ground Ginger -

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08:35

525. Eating Meat From a Moldy Bun

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/18

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating meat from a moldy bun. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Patrick Quade on X: “@benjaminchapman @bugcounter Hey guys 👋this person tossed the bun & ate the rest (we asked, an economically motivated decision). The report attracted some ire &dismay from IWP followers. #Riskyornot https://t.co/1xKKT3sJq7” / X Jack in the Box Make You sick? What you need to know

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14:38

524. Keeping Your Toothbrush Less Than 6 Feet From...

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/16

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from keeping your toothbrush less than 6 feet from your toilet. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Dentistry?? - Montgomery Dentistry toothbrush bathroom - Google Scholar Assessment of microbial contamination of toothbrush head: An in vitro study Karibasappa G N, Nagesh L, Sujatha B K - Indian J Dent Res Comparative study of bacteriological examination of daily use toothbrushes stored in the

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20:06

523. Uniforms Pants With Pockets

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/13

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from uniform pants with pockets. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How does Kirk say “sabotage”? - YouTube Food Processing Uniforms - Food Safety Clothing Protecting the Food Supply from Intentional Adulteration, such as Acts of Terrorism | FDA FMI | In Defense of Food Wild Wild Country - Wikipedia HACCP Frock, No Pocket, Knit Cuff, White

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09:10

522. Paw Print Sugar Cookies Made With an Actual Dog Paw

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/11

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating paw print sugar cookies made with an actual dog paw. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Cut Out Cookies Recipe - Paw Prints For A Fundraiser Thumbprint Cookies - Sugar Spun Run I can’t wait for the office potluck! People always ask me how I make the paw print sugar cookies so perfect! - iFunny

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11:38

521. Unwashed Bananas

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/09

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating bananas without washing the peal first. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Why You Should Wash Your Bananas Before Peeling Them | HuffPost Life Yes! We Have No Bananas - Wikipedia Betteridge’s law of headlines - Wikipedia banana - Risky or Not? Food Safety Talk 44: Stool Sampling Tools — Food Safety Talk

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19:06

520. Refilling Sodastream Canisters in a BSL2 Lab...

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/06

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of refilling Sodastream canisters in a BSL2 lab using German hardware. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FoodCoVNET | NC State Extension Biosafety Levels 1, 2, 3 & 4: What’s the Difference? co2-adapter.de – Sodastream Zylinder selbst nachfüllen Food-grade CO2: brief explanation | IKAROS SRL Carbon Dioxide Pipelines: Safety Issues Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Purity Grade Chart | CO2Meter.com Sodastream Bulk Fill Adapter

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12:22

519. Mett, Fresh From a Butcher

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/04

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating mett, fresh from a butcher. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ haroldina on X: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman I interact with some Germans who are awfully excited about spreading raw pork on bread and calling it food. https://t.co/bKS6hM3SAB You did this with beef before, but is there some way to not risky just because “it’s fresh from a butcher”? https://t.co/tnuWlMPr5r” / X Mett - Wikipedia Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on

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15:40

518. Attending 2023 Blue Ridge Rock Festival

Risky or Not? ·

2023/10/02

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from attending 2023 Blue Ridge Rock Festival. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Blue Ridge Rock Festival Attendees Plagued by Gastrointestinal Illness – Rolling Stone What’s Going on With Blue Ridge Rock Fest? Venue Responds 512. Attending Burning Man 2023 — Risky or Not? Insane Clown Posse - Wikipedia Blue Ridge Rock Festival

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16:58

517. Growing Vegetables In Chris's Abandoned Septic...

Risky or Not? ·

2023/09/29

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating vegetables grown in soil from an abandoned septic tank. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Always Be Closing - Glengarry Glen Ross (2/10) Movie CLIP (1992) HD - YouTube 506. Kids on Lawns Irrigated With Water Containing Pathogenic E. coli — Risky or Not? Jimmy Hoffa - Wikipedia R.E.M. - Nightswimming (Official Music Video) [British Version] - YouTube Night soil - Wikipedia Sources of Pathogenic Microorganisms and

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16:51

516. Horchata

Risky or Not? ·

2023/09/27

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking horchata made from uncooked rice. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 National Horchata Day - September 24, 2023 - National Today Horchata - Wikipedia Horchata (Cinnamon Rice Milk) Recipe Sieve Chant | Wisconsin Badgers.) “How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?” | Know Your Meme Poisoning sends 38 Mexican kindergarteners to hospital | CNN Horchata | SpringerLink Thermal and non-thermal preservation techniques of tiger nuts’

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10:20

515. Foaming Watermelon

Risky or Not? ·

2023/09/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from foaming watermelon. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Patrick Quade on X: “@benjaminchapman @bugcounter👋 Foaming, exploding watermelons, could be a good risky or not? It’s blowing up on social media rn (had to). https://t.co/uc5J4jpfrP https://t.co/TBOSopy1e0” / X Why Are Watermelons Exploding or Foaming? Stephen Reiners | CALS Outbreaks Associated with Cantaloupe, Watermelon, and Honeydew in the United States, 1973–2011 -

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