Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Defrosting Trays Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dr. Kara Morgan on Twitter: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman - this is a new one for me. Have you done an episode on these yet? “Defrosting trays” https://t.co/ksuAZC832l” / Twitter Premium Innovative Defrosting Tray @ SharperImage.com Amazon.com: CHEFLY Large Fast Defrosting Tray for Frozen Meat Foods 13.8〃 by 7.8〃 No Electricity Aluminum Miracle Natural Thawing Plate : Ho...
Jan 27, 2023•17 min•Ep 412•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of brewing more coffee without cleaning the carafe and filter basket. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Risky or Not? episodes with Coffee tag
Jan 25, 2023•12 min•Ep 411•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making bacon using Chris’s “loosey-goosey” method for adding nitrite. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 https://meatsci.osu.edu/sites/meatsci/files/imce/BorchertCassensNitriteHazard1998.pdf WHO report says eating processed meat is carcinogenic: Understanding the findings | The Nutrition Source | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health...
Jan 23, 2023•12 min•Ep 410•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not fully drying your hands after washing them. 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 Microbiological evaluation of different hand drying methods for removing bacteria from washed hands - PMC Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel | TED Talk...
Jan 20, 2023•17 min•Ep 409•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating french fries found in a car long after they were fresh. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Growth of Bacillus cereus on Oil‐blanched Potato Strips for “Home‐style” French Fries - Doan - 1999 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library McDonald’s burger and fries show no sign of rot after 6 years Limpness of Fried Potato Slabs During Post‐Frying Period - Miranda - 2005 - Journal of Food Process Engineering - Wiley ...
Jan 18, 2023•15 min•Ep 408•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of picking up mystery poop (that might be dog poop, but might not) in San Francisco. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 1: Non-Canonical First Episode — Risky or Not? Someone Made an Interactive San Francisco Poop Map Exposure to Animal Feces and Human Health: A Systematic Review and Proposed Research Priorities - PMC Leave-A-Sign-About-Dog-Poop Guy | Photo from January 6th 2010, shot at Sunset Reservoir. | Flickr...
Jan 16, 2023•11 min•Ep 407•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of moldy maple syrup that has been boiled to make it safe. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Fungi Associated with Pure Maple Syrup Packed at the Minimum Recommended Reheating Temperature1 | Journal of Food Protection Thermal Inactivation of Bacterial Pathogens and Fungal Spores Under Post-Process Contamination Scenarios in Maple Syrup Processing - ProQuest Effect of temperature and water activity on growth and aflatoxin production by Aspe...
Jan 13, 2023•16 min•Ep 406•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Cadmium and Lead in chocolate. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 neil chazin on Twitter: “https://t.co/lgEJD35HHh @bugcounter @benjaminchapman is dark chocolate risky now?” / Twitter Lead and Cadmium Could Be in Your Dark Chocolate - Consumer Reports Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: “Neal https://t.co/iVmAOlJr4v asks an excellent question, and there is a lot to unpack here. (1/10)” / Twitter As You Sow is Promoting Corporate Acc...
Jan 11, 2023•19 min•Ep 405•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating raw milk maggot cheese. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 “Casu Marzu” The world’s most dangerous cheese Unpasteurized sheep milk + live maggots. Would you dare to eat it? Casu martzu - Wikipedia The secret resistance behind the world’s most dangerous cheese | The Outline Master thesis, Food Safety Law, Unsafe Casu Marzu MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly) DrugFacts | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Sardinian dietary analysi...
Jan 09, 2023•18 min•Ep 404•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of taking an infant and a toddler to a goat feeding farm. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Catherine G. | LinkedIn Spring Haven Farm Sarah Kirby, PhD | Agricultural and Human Sciences Benjamin Chapman, PhD | Agricultural and Human Sciences...
Jan 06, 2023•13 min•Ep 403•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating Australian spinach just to get high. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Australia recalls spinach after toxic contamination causes hallucinations - The Washington Post From hallucinogenic spinach to contaminated salad: here’s why there’s alarm over these veggies | SBS News A Florida Family All Got High On Walmart LSD Steak | Cracked.com ‘Likely a nightshade’: Australians urged not to seek out spinach products for recreational high...
Jan 04, 2023•10 min•Ep 402•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing Jalapeño Queso Dip for 12 hours at room temperature. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Landon Conover on Twitter: “After the party, it came home and sat on the counter overnight, 12+ hours. The next morning she is saving it by putting it in the fridge. Reasoning the velveeta cheese is shelf stable. Pretty sure I know the answer to this, but #riskyornot?” / Twitter 3-Ingredient Spicy Jalapeño Queso Dip - The Seasoned Mom US593563...
Jan 02, 2023•12 min•Ep 401•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing simple syrup at room temperature. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Quatercentenary Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com Simple Syrup Kit | A Kit for Making Simple Syrup. By Studio Neat. cocktails - How to make syrups shelf stable? - Seasoned Advice How to Store Simple Syrup in 3 Easy Steps - 2022 - MasterClass Supersaturated Solution Definition and Examples Health Safety of Soft Drinks: Contents, Containers, and Mi...
Dec 30, 2022•13 min•Ep 400•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating decorative kale from a Pizza Hut in the 2000’s. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Pizza Hut Used to Be One of the Largest Kale Purchasers in the US Iman Jalali on Twitter: “Up until 2013, Pizza Hut was the largest buyer of kale in the US They used it to decorate their salad bar https://t.co/1rTLitCHRv” / Twitter Growth model of Escherichia coli O157:H7 at various storage temperatures on kale treated by thermosonication combined w...
Dec 28, 2022•14 min•Ep 399•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using Stretch-Tite plastic to cover a pot of boiling water for 40 minutes. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Stretch-Tite FAQs
Dec 26, 2022•12 min•Ep 398•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks sending a dead whole un-eviscerated turkey through the mail. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Boxing Day - Wikipedia French Canadian Tourtière Recipe Taskmaster Series 14 Episode 6 | Long legged Lobster - YouTube Long-legged lobster. | Taskmaster Wiki | Fandom Ep 103. Dara Ó Briain - S14 Ep.6 - Taskmaster The Podcast | Acast The Complex Underworld of Lost Baggage Delivery - Underunderstood Botulism in Poultry - Poultry - Merck Veterinary ...
Dec 23, 2022•16 min•Ep 397•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks consuming clam chowder from a container that is “puffy”. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Probably won’t take my chances with the puffy one. It is delicious though. : Costco Ivar’s Kettle Classic Clam Chowder with Uncured Bacon, 32 oz, 2 ct | Costco Prevalence of Clostridium botulinum in Seafood and Significance of Multiple Incubation Temperatures for Determination of Its Presence and Type in Fresh Retail Fish | Journal of Food Protection...
Dec 21, 2022•10 min•Ep 396•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bringing an open Dippin’ Dots container into a bathroom stall during a sporting event (you know what kind of sport we’re talking about 🏒). Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dippin’ Dots Dippin Dots Vending Machine Reusable grocery bag carried nasty norovirus, scientists say Prevalence of Human Noroviruses in Commercial Food Establishment Bathrooms - PMC The Spread of a Norovirus Surrogate.pdf...
Dec 19, 2022•16 min•Ep 395•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Dec 16, 2022•20 min•Ep 394•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
Dec 14, 2022•14 min•Ep 393•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Dec 12, 2022•14 min•Ep 392•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Dec 09, 2022•12 min•Ep 391•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Dec 07, 2022•15 min•Ep 390•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Bra...
Dec 05, 2022•13 min•Ep 389•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Dec 02, 2022•10 min•Ep 388•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Nov 30, 2022•15 min•Ep 387•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Nov 28, 2022•8 min•Ep 386•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Nov 25, 2022•10 min•Ep 385•Transcript available on Metacast 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 - ...
Nov 23, 2022•11 min•Ep 384•Transcript available on Metacast 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 - 1...
Nov 21, 2022•17 min•Ep 383•Transcript available on Metacast 
