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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

11:09

335. Using a Chainsaw to Cut a Turkey in Antarctica

Risky or Not? ·

2022/08/01

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks using a chainsaw to cut a turkey in Antarctica. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Anthony Mattox on Twitter: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman risky or not: using a chainsaw to break down and prepare a turkey in Antarctica. Starting at 13:30 https://t.co/1VvbZWvPcU” / Twitter Season 5, Episode 23: These Space Rocks Have Seen It All | NASA Stihl Platinum Bar Chain Oil MSDS Can you really prepare food with a CHAINSAW?! | Food Wars:

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09:43

334. Snacklebox

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/29

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a snacklebox for your beach snacks. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The snacklebox, perfect for a day trip : lifehacks Happy Carcoochie Board 2022!

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15:24

333. Pink Sauce

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/27

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of the new food condiment Pink Sauce sweeping TikTok. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Sovereign Citizens Movement | Southern Poverty Law Center Viral ‘Pink Sauce’ Condiment On TikTok Raises Eyebrows As Buyers Sound The Alarm - Blavity News Pitaya - Wikipedia Food Science Babe (@foodsciencebabe) TikTok | Watch Food Science Babe’s Newest TikTok Videos Pink Floyd – Have a Cigar Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

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14:34

332. Unwashed Produce From a Bush Shared With Deer

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating unwashed fresh produce from a bush where deer have been feeding. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Chronic wasting disease may spread via saliva | CIDRAP Enteric Bacterial Pathogens with Zoonotic Potential Isolated from Farm-Raised Deer | Foodborne Pathogens and Disease Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) | Prion Diseases | CDC Double down Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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10:53

331. Sucking the Air Out of a Bag of Raw Chicken

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/22

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sucking the air out of a bag of raw chicken with your mouth. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Aerosol - Wikipedia The straw method for vacuum sealing - General - Anova Community | Food Nerd Forum | Anova Culinary Food Safety Talk 79: You’re Into Botulism Country (with Merlin Mann) — Food Safety Talk Quantification of Microbial Aerosol Generation during Standard Laboratory Procedures | Applied Biosafety

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12:36

330. TK's Flat Seltzer

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/20

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking a can of seltzer that tasted flat and was slightly crushed after being in ice for an hour. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 TK on Twitter: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman this can was normal shapes before being submerged in ice for an hour. Can crushed in, no leaks. Upon opening, can completely flat tasting as if somehow the CO2 escaped. Any risk of botulism in carbonated water? I can’t imagine, but the wife asked

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22:04

329. Dr. Don's Sluggy Arugula

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/18

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating leafy greens on which a slug was found. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Angiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm) | Disease Outbreak Control Division Rat Lungworm Frequently Asked Questions | The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Cook’s Market – Rutgers Gardens The Occurrence of the Rat Lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, in Nonindigenous Snails in the Gulf of Mexico Region of the United States - PMC Slugs: Potential Novel Vectors

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19:42

328. Dr. Don's Soapy Pasta

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/15

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pasta that fell in clean soapy water. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Subchronic oral toxicity testing in rats with a liquid hand-dishwashing detergent containing anionic surfactants - PubMed Pediatric Exposure to Laundry Detergent Pods | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics Washing Food: Does it Promote Food Safety? | Food Safety and Inspection Service Cleaning and Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Temporal

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11:12

327. Chicken Soup Unrefrigerated for More Than 6 Hours

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/13

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks on transporting a crock-pot of chicken soup via plane and automobile. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ pittsburgh nashville flight time - Google Search ComBase

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19:57

326. Foods in Oil Stored for a Long Time

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/11

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of several foods (chili oil, herbs in oil and potato frying oils) stored for different times and temperatures. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Aunties Chili Oil 2016 - Google Photos Current Food Safety Issues of Home-prepared Vegetables and Herbs Stored in Oil 315. Continuing to Eat a Jar of Recalled Jif Peanutbutter — Risky or Not? Earth-616 - Wikipedia Conservative Prediction of Time to Clostridium botulinum Toxin Formation for Use

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12:10

325. Ellens Dropped Water Bottle Lid

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/08

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking from a water bottle after the lid has been dropped on an airport carpet. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food | Applied and Environmental Microbiology 126th AFDO Annual Educational Conference – Association of Food and Drug Officials Home - Raleigh-Durham International Airport Eating food off the floor may be OK, scientist

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12:47

324. Lemon Wedge in Your Drink

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/06

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming a beverage with a lemon wedge. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Josh Trebach, MD on Twitter: “do u love getting a refreshing lemon slice in ur drink when ur out at a restaurant? 🍋🥤 nearly 70% of restaurant lemon slices in one study were found to produce microbial growth (with 25 different microbial species being identified)” / Twitter Josh Trebach, MD on Twitter: “possible culprits include contamination with fecal

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15:15

323. Stirring Your Coffee With a Hotel Pen

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/04

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of stirring your coffee with a hotel pen. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 AeroPress Coffee Maker Official Store Urban Dictionary:Mann’s Assumption Association of Food and Drug Officials – Many perspectives, one voice, since 1896. Home | Dutch Bros House Paint | Interior & Exterior Paint Colors | Dutch Boy

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13:22

322. Chickpeas in a Leaky Microwaveable Pouch

Risky or Not? ·

2022/07/01

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming processed chickpeas in a leaky microwaveable pouch. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Amazon.com: Customer reviews: The Good Bean Heat & Eat Coconut Curry Chickpeas, 10 Ounce (Pack of 4), Yellow Yellow Tadka Dal Products – The Good Bean Notes from the Field: Botulism Caused by Consumption of Commercially Produced Potato Soups Stored Improperly — Ohio and Georgia, 2011

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16:29

321. Promptly Refrigerated Baked Potato Wrapped in Foil

Risky or Not? ·

2022/06/29

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a cooked baked potato that has been wrapped in foil and promptly refrigerated. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Mary Kathrynn (@marydidyaknow) / Twitter A large outbreak of botulism: the hazardous baked potato - PubMed Production of Botulinum Toxin in Inoculated Pack Studies of Foil-Wrapped Baked Potatoes | Journal of Food Protection Combined effect of water activity and pH on inhibition of toxin production by

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10:17

320. Nut Mylk

Risky or Not? ·

2022/06/27

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cashew “Nut Mylk” based on an instagram recipe. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Sean Pendleton on Twitter: “https://t.co/aYSAgjpeYE @benjaminchapman @bugcounter Raw cashews, hemps seeds, and water to make non-dairy milk and “I’m still alive to talk about it” Risky or Not?” / Twitter Erin Holt, Functional Medicine’s Instagram profile post: “🌟EZ peasy🌟 No soaking, no straining⁣ ⁣ Listen, I’ve been eating “this way” for a

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12:36

319. Five Hour Sun Pasta

Risky or Not? ·

2022/06/24

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of eating sun pasta incubated for five hours. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 brunchwithbabs on Instagram: SUN ☀️ PASTA SAUCE 🍝 you’ll never make pasta in the summer the same again. Making this poolside at my daughters home! A family favorite ☀️… Veronica (@squirrelchomp) / Twitter What’s all the fuss about San Marzano Tomatoes?? Aren’t they just another Tomato? Can you tell me a bit about em please.

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13:09

318. Eating a Shoe

Risky or Not? ·

2022/06/22

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of eating a shoe. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Matt Patches on Twitter: “A decade ago I tweeted that if Top Gun 2 happened I would eat a shoe. No one has let me forget this … including the folks at Paramount, who are quite excited for me to be wrong. Saving this for after the actual shoe (although I may already be in a coma). Check back Thursday. https://t.co/lUAMhaA1BC” / Twitter Matt Patches on Twitter: “I should post this

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16:48

317. Preparing Food in a Bitchen

Risky or Not? ·

2022/06/20

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of preparing food in a bitchen (combination bathroom/kitchen). Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Cholera has been eradicated everywhere but this house. #westvirginiacheck #zillowtastrophe #realestate Norovirus Outbreak Traced to Reusable Grocery Bag Lifting the lid on toilet plume aerosol: A literature review with suggestions for future research - PMC Yes, Toilet Spray After You Flush Includes Poop Particles | SELF

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10:07

316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl

Risky or Not? ·

2022/06/17

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using cups to scoop water out of a shared bowl when it’s really hot out. Dr. Don️ - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ chefcollinsevents on Twitter: “Helping someone do a event in city and we are using cups to scoop water out of this bowl to drink and we argued if #riskyornot @benjaminchapman @bugcounter (I think it’s fine it’s 90degrees out) https://t.co/3bVatuAtHn” / Twitter Detection of Norovirus in Saliva Samples from Acute Gastroenteritis

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