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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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17:43

894. Pizza Sold by a Person That Broke Into the...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Eating pizza sold by a person that broke into a pizza restaurant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Burglary - Wikipedia Man breaks into Little Caesars and sells pizzas, NC cops say | Raleigh News & Observer Microbiological Quality and Safety of Pizza Held Out of Temperature Control in University Dining Halls - ScienceDirect Herman Cain - Wikipedia Herman Cain: An implausible candidate - CBS News

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11:43

893. Eating an Opened Two-Year-Old 5-Pound Gummy Bear

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/23

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating an opened two-year-old 5-pound gummy bear Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 GGB Candies - Giant Gummy Bears - The Original Manufacturer Osmosis Experiment With Gummy Bears Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food - PubMed

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13:27

892. Food From a Distribution Center With a Class II...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/20

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from food from a distribution center with a class II recall Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Gold Star Distribution Inc., Issues Recall of Certain FDA-Regulated Products in Three States Including Drugs, Devices, Cosmetics, Human Foods, and Pet Foods | FDA Recalled Food List Recalls Background and Definitions | FDA

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12:24

891. Using Fresh Garlic in Sous Vide Cooking

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/18

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using fresh garlic in sous vide cooking. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FDA Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance Chapter 13 Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed Parameters Determining Inoculated Pack Challenge Study Why you should never use raw garlic for sous vide cooking Sous Vide Short

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08:09

890. Hairy Bikers Poached Eggs in Dirty Water

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/16

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using the Hairy Bikers egg poaching method. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Hairy Fishnuts : r/BloomCounty Hairy Bikers - Wikipedia

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14:11

889. Re-Using Chocolate From a Chocolate Fondue Fountain

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/13

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from re-using chocolate from a chocolate fondue fountain. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The (Great) Unwashed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Dash Sauce Fountain : Target Chocolate Fountain Operating Manual Up to eleven - Wikipedia 69. Licking a Chocolate Statue — Risky or Not?

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14:33

888. Using Smell to Determine When a Food Is Safely...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/11

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using smell to determine when a food is safely cooked. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Super Disco Breakin' (Remastered 2009) - YouTube Global study of variability in olfactory sensitivity - PubMed I can smell the moment food is done cooking : r/Cooking High Fidelity (film) - Wikipedia

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08:18

887. Four Year Expired Beef Jerky From a Safe at the...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/09

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating four year expired beef jerky from a safe at the bottom of the ocean. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Mystery over safe with beef jerky inside recovered from Shark Bay's ocean floor - ABC News

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13:44

886. Attending a Pickle Party

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/06

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from attending a pickle party. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ We can pickle that (Portlandia) - YouTube Fermenting - National Center for Home Food Preservation Pickled Eggs - National Center for Home Food Preservation The Food Section ABC - The Food Section

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13:02

885. Snowcream

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/04

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from snowcream. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 snow - Risky or Not? Instagram reel Ode to Sugar on Snow | Maple Syrup on Snow Recipe - New England Is it actually safe to eat ice cream made from snow? People Are Wondering If Snow Is Edible — I Asked An Expert Locations - Rita's Ice

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15:45

884. Using a Screen Porch as a Refrigerator in...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/02

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a screen porch as a refrigerator in December in upstate New York. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Listeriosis Outbreaks Associated with Soft Cheeses, United States, 1998–2014 - PMC Is it Safe to Store Food on the Porch or in the Garage During the Winter? Social Media Analytics and Publishing - Fedica Log In - Libsyn

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12:48

883. Eggnog in a Plastic Wine Bottle

Risky or Not? ·

2026/01/30

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eggnog commercially sold in a plastic wine bottle. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ 10 of the Best Finger Lakes Wineries You Must Visit

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11:37

882. Ice From the Automatic Ice Maker in a Home Freezer

Risky or Not? ·

2026/01/28

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a home automatic ice maker ice. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How clean is your ice machine? Revealing microbial amplification and presence of opportunistic pathogens in hospital ice-water machines - ScienceDirect Microbiological quality of packaged ice from various sources in Georgia - PubMed Outbreaks in Health Care Settings - PMC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities

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11:22

881. 40 Year Old Dry Aged Coffee

Risky or Not? ·

2026/01/26

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 40 year old dry aged coffee. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow 1-8-10 - YouTube Double Rainbow (viral video) - Wikipedia Risky or Not? 310. Really Old Green Coffee Beans — Risky or Not? Instagram What Is Aged Coffee? [TOMT] [Conspiracy Tool] What's it called when you use red string to connect a bunch of pieces of information when trying to unravel a conspiracy? : r/tipofmytongue

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11:24

880. Improperly Stored 44 Year Old Wine

Risky or Not? ·

2026/01/23

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 44 year old wine stored upright. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Compounds causing cork taint and the factors affecting their transfer from natural cork closures to wine – a review - SEFTON - 2005 - Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research - Wiley Online Library Should I be concerned about wine bottles stored upright in a wine shop or restaurant? Chambord (liqueur) - Wikipedia Everything You Ever Wanted to

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14:26

879. Homemade Egg Nog Over 2 Years Old

Risky or Not? ·

2026/01/21

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking homemade egg nog over 2 years old- Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Eggnog - Wikipedia 238. Raw Egg Eggnog Refrigerated for 6 Months — Risky or Not? TAINTED EGGNOG FATAL TO 4 RESIDENTS OF A COUNTY NURSING HOME IN JERSEY - The New York Times Survival of pathogenic microorganisms in an egg-nog-like product containing 7% ethanol - ScienceDirect

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13:00

878. Not UV Sterilizing Coffee Scoop After Use

Risky or Not? ·

2026/01/19

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not UV sterilizing coffee scoop after use. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 5 Best UV Phone Sanitizers Cleaning your iPhone - Apple Support Do Not Use Ultraviolet (UV) Wands That Give Off Unsafe Levels of Radiation: FDA Safety Communication | FDA Nightsleeper - Wikipedia

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17:56

877. One Liter of Water From an "Uncontrolled" Sintra...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/01/16

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking water from an "uncontrolled" Sintra Portugal water fountain. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Fountain on Google Maps Energy Drink | 2:1 Fructose | Great Tasting Energy Nutrition | HIGH5 water - Risky or Not? Water 💧 drinking from faucets? : r/PortugalExpats Google Translate - água não controlada Water supply and sanitation in Portugal - Wikipedia Sintra Fountains - Tourist Guide Environmental Toxicology II - C. A

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14:02

876. Continuously Reusing an Unwashed French Press...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/01/14

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from continuously reusing an unwashed french press for coffee and tea. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 208. Not Washing Coffee Making Devices — Risky or Not? 37: Tea at Room Temperature — Risky or Not? Determination of potentially mycotoxigenic fungi in coffee (Coffea arabica L.) from Nayarit - PMC Mycotoxins in Coffee - ScienceDirect

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07:45

875. OneTrueJustin's Parents Half Eaten Banana

Risky or Not? ·

2026/01/12

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from leaving a half a cut banana at room temperature for 24 hours. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ 14: Budnik's Banana — Risky or Not? Justin Ekins on X: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman My parents routinely leave half-eaten bananas in the bowl for later consumption. Is this risky? Assume 24 hours between splitting and eating the second half. https://t.co/76VwOdFD39" / X Banana peel: a possible source of infection in the treatment of nipple

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