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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

17:34

816. Washing Produce With Just Plain Water

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/27

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of just washing produce in plain water vs. a fancy gizmo. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Garrnish Pesticide Purifier: The Complete Fruit and Vegetable Cleaner – garrnish Pesticide Residue Monitoring Report and Data for FY 2022 | FDA Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Questions and Answers | FDA Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Reports and Data | FDA Removal of 16 pesticide residues from strawberries by washing with tap

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24:34

815. Radioactive Shrimp

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating shrimp impacted by the recent recall. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FDA Advises Public Not to Eat, Sell, or Serve Certain Imported Frozen Shrimp from an Indonesian Firm | FDA Walmart recalls its frozen shrimp in 13 states, citing potential radioactive contamination | PBS News Supporting Document for Guidance Levels for Radionuclides in Domestic and Imported Foods | FDA This fact sheet answers the most frequently

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21:29

814. Eating Dane's Raw Teewurst

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/22

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming teewurst that is made from raw meat which says that it must be cooked to 165°F. Teawurst Bain-marie - Wikipedia Microbiological risk assessment of viruses in foods Part 1: Food attribution, analytical methods and indicators Hepatitis E - Wikipedia Hepatitis E Hepatitis E Basics | Hepatitis E | CDC Reimar Johne: Microbiology H-index & Awards - Academic Profile | Research.com Teewurst | Local Sausage From Mecklenburg-West Pomerania,

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11:31

813. Squishing a Bug That Smells Like Maple Syrup

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/20

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from squishing a bug that smells like maple syrup. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Maple syrup smelling bug Boxelder bugs | UMN Extension Heritage Minutes: Wilder Penfield - YouTube Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas | SCTV | Great White North: Canadian Education - YouTube Is Smelling Burnt Toast a Sign That You’re Having a Stroke? - HealthyWomen

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19:47

812. Soaking Cedar Planks for Salmon in Room...

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/18

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from soaking cedar planks to be used for cooking salmon in water at room temperature. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 670. Cooking Salmon on Moldy Cedar Planks — Risky or Not? FDA Food Code | FDA Food Code 2022 | FDA Cutting Boards of Plastic and Wood Contaminated Experimentally with Bacteria - ScienceDirect Touch the wood: Antimicrobial properties of wooden and other solid material surfaces differ between dry and moist

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09:10

811. Raspberries at Room Temperature for About 28 Hours

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/15

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leaving raspberries at room temperature for about 28 hours. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Post by @batecho.bsky.social — Bluesky 707. Eating Fruit That’s Been Bitten by a Bat — Risky or Not? Pathogen Modeling Program (PMP) pH of Selected Foods Microbiological Surveillance Sampling: FY 19-23 Frozen Berries (Strawberries, Raspberries and Blackberries) | FDA Qualitative Risk Assessment Cyclospora cayetanensis on Fresh

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14:54

810. White Bread

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/13

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from white bread. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Katie Swanson | LinkedIn Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods Paul Anthony Hall Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information Merle Pierson | Food Science & Technology | Virginia Tech group fitness instructors — THE WEIGHT CLUB Bacillus spore contamination associated with commercial bread manufacture - ScienceDirect Contamination profiles and

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16:15

809. Using a Towel With a "Big Brown Streak"

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/11

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a towel with a “big brown streak”. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Meaning of word “banger” : r/EnglishLearning fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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11:05

808. Sushi Left on the Counter Overnight

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/08

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating sushi left on the counter overnight. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ sushi - Risky or Not? 594. Expired Sushi in a Unplugged Refrigerator for 7 Hours — Risky or Not? overnight - Risky or Not? Scombroid fish poisoning: Factors influencing the production of histamine in tuna supply chain. A review - ScienceDirect Scombroid Fish Poisoning Associated with Tuna Steaks — Louisiana and Tennessee, 2006

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11:35

807. Eating Raw Frozen Spinach in a Smoothie

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/06

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating raw frozen spinach in a smoothie. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Home - AFFI - American Frozen Food Institute Thermal Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella during Water and Steam Blanching of Vegetables - ScienceDirect Frozen Food Development Recalls Lidl Branded Chopped Spinach Because of Possible Health Risk | FDA Pictsweet Farms® Frozen Chopped Collard Greens, 14 oz - Harris Teeter Prevalence

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11:38

806. Chicken From a Bag With Chicken in the Seam

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/04

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating cooked chicken from a bag where one piece of chicken was caught in the bag seam. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Sainsbury’s Chargrilled 60g | Sainsbury’s Miles Davis famously said “It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.” Who are some bassists that excel at judiciously choosing their notes? : r/Bass

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14:30

805. Mamma Birding (Chewing Food for Other People)

Risky or Not? ·

2025/08/01

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating food someone else has chewed and sent through the mail to you. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Instagram yuck someone’s yum - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Nathan For You - Dumb Starbucks - Open for Business - YouTube Dumb Starbucks - Wikipedia What Happened To Stephanie Matto After 90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days Season 4? Stephanie Matto - IMDb

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16:42

804. Ben's Missing Thermometer

Risky or Not? ·

2025/07/30

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a beef hamburger cooked by Professor Ben without a hamburger. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Jersey Shore (TV series) - Wikipedia Jersey Shore - Wikipedia Bald Head Island NC Waterproof Pocket Digital Thermometer PDT300 from Comark 83. Cannibal or Tiger Meat Sandwiches — Risky or Not? Seinfeld - The Car Reservation - YouTube ThermoWorks | Professional Thermometers & Temperature Tools

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25:27

803. Unpasteurized Suitcase Saint Nectaire Cheese

Risky or Not? ·

2025/07/28

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of transporting unpasteurized Saint Nectaire Cheese from France to Canada Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Saint Nectaire River Cruises - European, Asian, Mississippi & Nile Cruises | Viking® Home - Kinderdijk Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia 729. Eating Raw Milk Gouda Cheese in an Unregulated Brazilian Facility — Risky or Not? Escherichia coli O121 outbreak associated with raw milk Gouda-like cheese in British Columbia, Canada, 2018 -

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16:14

802. Sealed Jar With Sauce on the Rim and No Pop

Risky or Not? ·

2025/07/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming food from a sealed jar that has dried sauce on the rim and might not have had the safety button down. Fedica text: Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Eat or Toss? Is it OK to eat? Canadian Pronunciation of Pasta Explained | TikTok Not Just Creamy Basil Pasta Sauce (Limited Edition) – NotJustCo. Fresh Produce & Groceries Ready To Deliver | Misfits Market Food Tampering, An Extra Ounce of Caution | FDA Button lids The Complete

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10:01

801. Letting Your Drunk Partner Cook Raw Chicken...

Risky or Not? ·

2025/07/23

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of preparing a salad in a small kitchen while your drunk partner cooks raw chicken. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ About Campylobacter infection | Campylobacter | CDC Salmonella Infection | Salmonella Infection | CDC Chicken and Food Poisoning | Food Safety | CDC

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17:04

800. Linda's Vichyssoise

Risky or Not? ·

2025/07/21

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming a very old swollen can of soup linked to a company that caused a botulism outbreak in 1971. Fedica text: Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Marvin Tung Student Case Competition | CIFST Marvin Tung - UBC Library Open Collections Spoilage of Canned Foods - Food Microbiology: Principles into Practice - Wiley Online Library Tainted Soup Laid to Poor Heating - The New York Times Bon Vivant Voluntarily Recalls All Vichyssoise From

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11:48

799. Combining Breastmilk Collected in Shells Over...

Risky or Not? ·

2025/07/18

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of collecting breastmilk in shells over three days to feed to a healthy infant. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Milk Collection Breast Shells | Medela Breast Milk Storage Questions and Answers | Breastfeeding | CDC CDC Storage and Preparation of Breast Milk April Fogleman | Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

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16:17

798. Dave's Pancakes From Old Sourdough Leftovers

Risky or Not? ·

2025/07/16

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making pancakes from old sourdough leftovers. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Home | Cornell Fencing Épée - Wikipedia sourdough - Risky or Not? What is sourdough? An in-depth guide to sourdough technology for bakers - My German Table The pH Of Sourdough Bread: The Significance of Acidity - Busby’s Effect of Staphylococcus aureus Contamination on the Microbial Diversity and Metabolites in Wholewheat Sourdough -

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19:15

797. Ben's Pants Pocket Forks

Risky or Not? ·

2025/07/14

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of putting plastic forks in your pants pocket for later use. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Chipotle — Order Now DOUBLE DOUBLE – Tim Hortons Double-double - Wikipedia Menu - In-N-Out Burger Stroopwafel - Wikipedia Best fries in Amsterdam? : r/Amsterdam Michael Stipe - Wikipedia

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