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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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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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13:23

374. Eating Meat of a Properly Cooked (160 °F) Rabid...

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/31

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating meat of a properly cooked (160 °F) rabid animal. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Furious Rabies after an Atypical Exposure | PLOS Medicine What if? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Rabies virus in slaughtered dogs for meat consumption in Ghana: A potential risk for rabies transmission - PubMed Rhabdovirus (Rabies Virus) document from AABB Home - Association for the Advancement

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09:08

373. Sharing Popcorn With a Fox

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/28

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sharing popcorn with a fox. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ The Text of Green Eggs and Ham Isolation and identification of Salmonella spp. from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and badgers (Meles meles) in northern Italy - PMC Gastrointestinal Diseases - PMC what would the fox say lyrics - Google Search

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10:33

372. Siracusa's Gull Bite Sandwich

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/26

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a sandwich that a seagull has taken a bite from. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ PS thanks to Christopher Robin (surely not their real name) for the Overcast Link. Seagulls (Larus spp.) as vectors of salmonellae: an investigation into the range of serotypes and numbers of salmonellae in gull faeces - PubMed Isolation and characterization of multidrug resistant beta-lactamase producing Salmonella enterica from wild migratory birds

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14:49

371. Ben and Jerry's Pet Ice Cream for Humans

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/24

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating Ben and Jerry’s Doggie Desserts if you are a human. This episode does contain a brief digression of a different podcast and titled “suppress your bell”, but what’s in the show is in the show (c) RotL. Keywords: Pet food, Ice cream Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Jason Folster☣️ on Twitter: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman #riskyornot We all know the dangers of pet treats (don’t chew on pig ears people) but what about this

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08:08

370. Chuck's Cold Brew

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/21

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making cold brew in the style of Dr. Chuck Haas. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Charles Haas | Drexel Engineering 38: Black Coffee at Room Temperature — Risky or Not? Factors That Impact Survival of Salmonella during Storage of Beans and Batch Production of Cold Brew Coffee

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10:33

369. Thermos Cooking

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/19

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a Thermos to “cook” food. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Thermos Cooking - The Boat Galley

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13:44

368. Butter Boards

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/17

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of the hot new TikTok trend of butter boards. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Happy Carcoochie Board 2022! Butter board trend sickens TikTok: ‘Heart attack on a plate’ Butter Boards Are Spreading Across TikTok - The New York Times Butter > #butterboard #butter Bacteria and Various Cutting Board Materials by Dean O. Cliver Ph.D Preliminary assessment of microbial quality of edible flowers - ScienceDirect

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09:24

367. Fries Cooked in Cooking Oil With a Mouse

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/14

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of easting fries cooked in cooking oil with a mouse Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 TK on Twitter: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman fries cooked in cooking oil after deep frying a mouse: risky or not? https://t.co/aBJBEsaMaa” / Twitter ‘It’s a deep-fried rat’: Man behind viral Whataburger mouse video speaks out The Perfect Frying Oil Temp for Common Cooking Oils

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16:38

366. Unrefrigerated Ranch Dressing Topped Off for Days

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/12

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of somewhat unrefrigerated ranch dressing sent to school with a kid which topped off (not emptied and cleaned) for a week. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Amazon.com : Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Topping, Gluten Free - 16 Ounce Bottle (Package May Vary) : Grocery & Gourmet Food Peggy Hill | King of the Hill Wiki | Fandom Peggy Olson | Mad Men Wiki | Fandom Production of Shelf-Stable Ranch Dressing Using

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13:29

365. Roadside Rúgbrauð

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/10

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making rúgbrauð in a car instead of a volcano. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Joseph Pranay Martin on Twitter: “@benjaminchapman @bugcounter “Roadside Rúgbrauð” risky?” / Twitter Dr. Julian Lozos on Twitter: “Traditionally, Icelandic rúgbrauð is baked in the hot geothermal ground: a low-and-slow process. The San Fernando Valley isn’t geothermal, but we ARE in an extreme heatwave right now. Let’s see if my car can achieve

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18:21

364. Leeching Acorns in a Toilet Tank to Make Acorn...

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/07

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leeching acorns in a toilet tank to make acorn flour. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Acorn Flour as a Source of Bioactive Compounds in Gluten-Free Bread - PMC Acorn flour properties depending on the production method and laboratory baking test results: A review - Szabłowska - 2021 - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety - Wiley Online Library Facts About Raleigh, N.C. | Population, Geography, Government and

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11:06

363. Transporting Watermelons in a Grass Lined Flume

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/05

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of transporting watermelons from the field to post harvest in a grass lined flume. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Joe Holt on Twitter: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman transporting watermelons in a grass lined flume, or something. Risky or not?” / Twitter Internalization of Listeria monocytogenes in cantaloupes during dump tank washing and hydrocooling - ScienceDirect

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10:31

362. Nyquil Chicken

Risky or Not? ·

2022/10/03

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making and eating Nyquil chicken. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ F.D.A. Warning on NyQuil Chicken Alerts Many to Existence of NyQuil Chicken - The New York Times A Recipe for Danger: Social Media Challenges Involving Medicines | FDA What Cooking Chicken in NyQuil Actually Does to Your Body Twitter’s Main Character | Know Your Meme

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11:20

361. Used Egg Shells, Planted With Cress Seeds for...

Risky or Not? ·

2022/09/30

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks planting used egg shells with cress seeds as treat for grandchildren. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ bring brang brung on Twitter: “Good combo @bugcounter ? https://t.co/jQcOGZZg8L” / Twitter Ep. 21: “Dead Rubber Girl in My Closet” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Growing Cress in Egg Shells - Eats Amazing. Garden cress - Wikipedia Ep. 282: “The Grand Slam” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Contamination of egg shell and contents

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16:59

360. Redditer's Purple Butter

Risky or Not? ·

2022/09/28

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating butter that has turned purple. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ What is this purple stuff in my butter dish? : biology Butter Bell | French Butter Crock - YouTube Why the heck did my butter turn purple? - cooking | Ask MetaFilter Purps butter - Imgur First attempt at cannabutter (purple butter) : treedibles Serratia marcescens - Wikipedia Microorganisms | Free Full-Text | What Is Candida Doing in My Food? A Review and Safety

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06:48

359. Cooking with Cow Dung

Risky or Not? ·

2022/09/26

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the food safety of risks cooking with cow dung. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Gau Kriti Cowcake Vadic Dhoop Cone/Incense Made from Cowcake/Gobar (Brown) - Box of 5 Packets - Patented Product : Amazon.ca: Home Perfect Way Cow Dung Cake/UPLAS/Kanda for HAWAN PUJA : Amazon.ca: Home Dry dung fuel - Wikipedia

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08:23

358. Vintage Jello

Risky or Not? ·

2022/09/23

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating vintage Jello that is decades old. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Jell-O - Wikipedia What is Jell-O? How does it turn from a liquid to a solid when it cools? - Scientific American Vintage Jello And - Etsy 268. Old Outbreak Peanut Butter — Risky or Not?

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11:41

357. Frog in Canadian Lettuce

Risky or Not? ·

2022/09/21

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating lettuce from a container with a live frog in it. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Woman discovers live frog in sealed lettuce container in London, Ont., grocery store | CBC News C h a n t e l S c o t t on Instagram: “The now famous frog in the lettuce I found at Sobeys in London Ontario! 🐸 🥬 UPDATE: I handed the mixed salad to an employee who took it to the manager. I asked employees if they were releasing the frog and they

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15:48

356. Uncooked Vegan Cookie Dough Stored Hot Car All Day

Risky or Not? ·

2022/09/19

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating uncooked vegan cookie dough after it has been stored in a hot car all day. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Michelle Jewell on Twitter: “Ok @benjaminchapman @bugcounter, #riskyornot and it potentially has two parts: 1) Eating uncooked vegan cookie dough 2) after it has been in a hot car all day.” / Twitter Gluten-Free, Vegan Cookie Dough, Edible Cookie Dough | Sweet Loren’s Amazon.com: Sweet Lorens Gluten Free Chocolate Chunk

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