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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

20:12

394. Home Canning Water

Risky or Not? ·

2022/12/16

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a boiling water bath canning method for canning water for long-term storage. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Risky or Not Water Episodes Fact check: Plastic water bottles leach chemicals, but not dioxins NCHFP Factsheets on Home Canning Water Quantifying the Influence of Relative Humidity, Temperature, and Diluent on the Survival and Growth of Enterobacter aerogenes | Journal of Food Protection

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14:15

393. Nancy's Home Delivered Food Left Out Overnight

Risky or Not? ·

2022/12/14

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by Nancy’s box of salted butter, eggs and bacon left out for 12 hours at 62°F Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Bacon Method The fate of a toxigenic strain of Staphylococcus aureus in vacuum-packaged bacon - PMC Evaluating Microbial Safety of Slow Partial-Cooking Processes for Bacon: Use of a Predictive Tool Based on Small-Scale Isothermal Meat Inoculation Studies | Journal of Food Protection How Long Can Bacon Be Out of

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13:45

392. Polly's Old Olives

Risky or Not? ·

2022/12/12

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of some vacuum sealed olives found by Polly in a bar fridge. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed Amazon.com : Marinated Mixed Olives With Orange and Herbs | Kalamata Greece | Terra Creta | 250g : Grocery & Gourmet Food Archaeopteryx - Wikipedia

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11:34

391. Washing Shoes in a Commercial Dishwasher

Risky or Not? ·

2022/12/09

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a commercial dishwasher to wash shoes. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Clean your footwear : KitchenConfidential 300. Washing Your Toilet Seat in Your Dishwasher — Risky or Not? Fresh Foam Arishi v4 - New Balance Tree Dasher 2 for Men | Running Shoes | Allbirds

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14:40

390. Tongs Up Self Service Utensils

Risky or Not? ·

2022/12/07

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing eating utensils with the business end pointing up. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Bacterial Transfer During Eating The survival and transfer of microbial contamination via cloths, hands and utensils - PubMed Bacterial Transfer During Eating: Transfer of bacteria from mouth to different utensils and from utensils to food: Dawson, Paul, Purohit, Chaitali, Han, Inyee: 9783639218381: Amazon.com: Books

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13:27

389. Special Italian Style Christmas Spaghetti Ornaments

Risky or Not? ·

2022/12/05

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by handmade Christmas ornaments filled with spaghetti. Keywords: Pasta, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium, Christmas Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ f*cked up looking food (@f*ckedupfoods) / Twitter sasha on Twitter: “wont the gases created by anaerobic decomposition eventually overcome the epoxy and disassemble these accursed spheres with the gentleness of your average grenade” / Twitter 189. Epoxy Hotdog — Risky or Not? Ranch on a

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09:49

388. That Hand Move in Face Off

Risky or Not? ·

2022/12/02

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of doing “that hand move” in the movie Face Off. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Face Off or Every Time They Brush A Hand Down A Face Or Say Face Off In Face Off - YouTube Face/Off (1997) - IMDb Face/Off - Wikipedia

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15:04

387. Licking a Sonoran Desert Toad

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/30

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of licking a Sonoran Desert Toad. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Please don’t lick this psychedelic toad, National Park Service warns | National News | kvoa.com Bufotenin - Wikipedia All the celebrities who ‘died’ from smoking toad venom Spanish Porn Star Arrested For Death From Toad Venom Ritual, What Is 5-MeO-DMT Demand for This Toad’s Psychedelic Toxin Is Booming. Some Warn That’s Bad for the Toad. - The New York Times Colorado River

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08:10

386. Pink Burger at 170 °F

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/28

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a clearly pink burger that is cooked to 170 °F. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Persistent pinkness in ground beef patties - Meat Science Fresh Ground Beef Color: A Consumer Guide Assessment of Risk Communication about Undercooked Hamburgers by Restaurant Servers - PubMed Dr. Melvin Hunt: Relationship of Meat Color to Cooked Meat Safety - YouTube

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10:28

385. George Costanza Trash Eclair

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating food out of the trash, specifically the canonical example from the hit TV show Seinfeld where George eats an eclair out of the trash. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Trash Eater - Seinfeld - YouTube Chocolate Eclair (film) - Wikipedia

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10:41

384. Mother In-Law's Well Rested Thanksgiving Turkey

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/23

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of very well rested Thanksgiving turkey from a listeners Mother In-Law. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Growth of Clostridium perfringens in cooked chili during cooling | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Survival of Clostridium perfringens During Baking and Holding of Turkey Stuffing - PMC Staphylococcal Food Poisoning from Turkey at a Country Club Buffet – New Mexico ComBase Store your Thanksgiving leftovers safely, and quickly -

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16:57

383. Smoking a 27 Lb Turkey

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/21

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks that Ben will face this American thanksgiving when he smokes a 27 lb turkey named ham. Keywords: Turkey, Smoked meat Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Staphylococcal Food Poisoning from Turkey at a Country Club Buffet – New Mexico Growth of Clostridium perfringens in cooked chili during cooling | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Thermal Inactivation of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin in Buffer and in Chicken Gravy -

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16:48

382. Don's Condolences Chili

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/18

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by a pot full of warm chili delivered by well-meaning family friends when no one was home. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Obituary for Willliam Robert Schaffner | Ness-Sibley Funeral Home Growth of Clostridium perfringens in cooked chili during cooling | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Thermal Inactivation of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin in Buffer and in Chicken Gravy - 1982 - Journal of Food Science -

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09:58

381. Eating Random Mushrooms From the Forest

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/16

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating “random” mushrooms from the forest. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Ohio foragers are accidentally poisoning themselves with lethal mushrooms | Ars Technica Cincinnati Childrens on Twitter: “Multiple patients have reported eating mushrooms foraged from a public area in SW Ohio that appear to be highly toxic. You should never eat wild mushrooms. If someone has eaten a wild mushroom and has any symptoms, immediately contact the

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08:01

380. Ninety Minute Room Temperature Delivery Sushi

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/14

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of home delivery sushi that arrived after ninety minute and at room temperature. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 ComBase sushi - Risky or Not? Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Fish | CDC

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12:23

379. Jeff's 12 Hour Delayed Start Short Ribs

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/11

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking short ribs after a 12 hour delay at room temperature. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Instant Pot Short Ribs (Pressure Cooker) | Tested by Amy + Jacky ComBase Evaluating Microbial Safety of Slow Partial-Cooking Processes for Bacon: Use of a Predictive Tool Based on Small-Scale Isothermal Meat Inoculation Studies | Journal of Food Protection

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13:28

378. Toast

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/09

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of acrylamide in toast. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 From poisoned party to toxic toast: How to get nerve poison out of your food | Food Safety News Review of epidemiologic studies of dietary acrylamide intake and the risk of cancer on JSTOR EFSA Scientific Opinion on acrylamide in food Acrylamide | Food Standards Agency Chemical Concerns – Does Acrylamide in Toast & Roast Potatoes Cause Cancer? – Compound Interest

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13:38

377. Election Night Pizza

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/07

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pizza left out for six hours. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 All the Risky or Not? Pizza Episodes ComBase Perfringens Predictor

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11:01

376. Ben's Bagel Shop Knife Cleaning

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/04

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bagel’s from Ben’s (not Chapman) bagel shop, given their knife cleaning procedures. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ The Differences Between Gravlax, Lox, and Smoked Salmon Allergen Removal and Transfer with Wiping and Cleaning Methods Used in Retail and Food Service Establishments | Journal of Food Protection Lauren S. Jackson | LinkedIn

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11:25

375. Eating a Medium Rare Blade Tenderized Steak

Risky or Not? ·

2022/11/02

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a medium rare blade tenderized steak. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Fate of Shiga Toxin–Producing O157:H7 and Non-O157:H7 Escherichia coli Cells within Blade-Tenderized Beef Steaks after Cooking on a Commercial Open-Flame Gas Grill† | Journal of Food Protection Thermal Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Blade-Tenderized Beef Steaks Cooked on a Commercial Open-Flame Gas Grill†‡ | Journal of Food Protection

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