Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using graywater or rainwater in a bidet. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Don’t make these 4 mistakes when buying a bidet! Bidet water source - rainwater tank? : r/Plumbing Bidet Toilet Use May Cause Anal Symptoms and Nosocomial Infection - PMC Microbiological Quality of Roof‐Harvested Rainwater and Health Risks: A Review - Ahmed - 2011 - Journal of Environmental Quality - Wiley Online Library Microbiological investigations of rainwa...
Jan 12, 2024•12 min•Ep 562•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a football mascot that is a Pop-Tart® Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Michael Ç̸̠͎͉̹̼̠͔̗̓̐̐̓̓̀͝͝. Bazaco on sabbatical on X: “MAKE THIS BOWL THE CFB FINAL NEXT YEAR, IMMEDIATELY, YOU COWARDS!!!” / X List of college bowl games - Wikipedia Michael Ç̸̠͎͉̹̼̠͔̗̓̐̐̓̓̀͝͝. Bazaco on sabbatical on X: “I assume that @benjaminchapman and @bugcounter already have this lined up for an episode?” / X...
Jan 10, 2024•11 min•Ep 561•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks implied by a refrigerator thermometer should the refrigerator get too cold. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Freeze concentration | Sulzer Understanding the Process of Freezing...
Jan 08, 2024•9 min•Ep 560•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of a topic that Ben has long wanted to cover: waffles. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 543. Eating Table Syrup From IHOP Containing Food Hidden by College Students — Risky or Not? Contact us — Risky or Not? Eggo Waffles Recalled on Listeria Fears - Consumer Reports Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes, waffles recalled | CNN There might be a little salmonella in your Publix waffle mix | Orlando | Orlando Weekly Eating not fully cooked...
Jan 05, 2024•20 min•Ep 559•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not sanitizing a food thermometer between uses. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Classic Thermapen® - Baking Thermometer | King Arthur Baking Waterproof Pocket Digital Thermometer PDT300 from Comark MN Food Safety Certification and Thermometer Cross Contamination Risks | safefoodtraining.com How To Properly Clean A Meat Thermometer And Eliminate Bacteria Amazon.com: Testo 104-IR Infrared Thermometer Gun – Dual Temperature G...
Jan 03, 2024•12 min•Ep 558•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of allowing a robin to stay in a supermarket. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Aldi: Brecon supermarket says resident robin can stay The Clash – Lost in the Supermarket Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Salmonellosis in wild birds - ScienceDirect Prevalence and molecular characterization of Salmonella isolated from wild birds in fresh produce environments - PMC Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serotype Typhimurium and Escherichia ...
Jan 01, 2024•11 min•Ep 557•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing celery and carrots submerged in water in the refrigerator. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Instagram Screenshot Inhibitory effects of raw carrots on Listeria monocytogenes. - PMC ComBase Models Are Valid for Predicting Fate of Listeria monocytogenes on 10 Whole Intact Raw Fruits and Vegetables - ScienceDirect Hospital-acquired listeriosis outbreak caused by contaminated diced celery–Texas, 2010 - PubMed Listeria monocytogenes ...
Dec 29, 2023•11 min•Ep 556•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing a plastic bag for storing prosciutto in the refrigerator. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Prosciutto - Wikipedia Amazon.com - FloWorks Design Elegant Wood Bag Dryer for Plastic Bags - Plastic Bag Dryer Rack for Better Kitchen Organization - Foldable & Hangable Plastic Bag Drying Rack - Reusable Bag Drying Rack Investigation Details | Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meat and Cheese | CDC Interagency Risk Assessment...
Dec 27, 2023•11 min•Ep 555•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating lung. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Haggis - Wikipedia Shetland - Wikipedia Lung eating is the subject of 2023’s first petition from Philly MD | Food Safety News 9 CFR § 310.16 - Disposition of lungs. | Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute How Do Gills Work? - Ocean Conservancy Lebanese Style beef Lungs, kidney, heart and vegetables - CookEveryPart Recipe by L...
Dec 25, 2023•13 min•Ep 554•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming garlic from China Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Chinese garlic is a national security risk, says US senator - BBC News Sen. Rick Scott to Commerce: Sewage Garlic Grown in Communist China Has No Place… Is it true that garlic in China is grown in human feces and watered with urine? | Office for Science and Society - McGill University GOP Senator Rick Scott Trips Over His Own Asshole Trying to Defend Own Plan to T...
Dec 22, 2023•15 min•Ep 553•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating tuna from a can just dented at home. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Ultimate Podcasting Hack: Record in your closet and use two pillows | by Saron Yitbarek | Medium Double seaming process guide - Industrial Physics Is it safe to use food from dented cans? Better Process Control School - Consumer Brands Association food safety - What do to with cans that you just dented? - Seasoned Advice...
Dec 20, 2023•13 min•Ep 552•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming “jungle juice” from a tub. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Braden Williams on X: “Drinking out of a tub - part 2? https://t.co/ELUa4MkqGi @bugcounter @benjaminchapman” / X Jungle juice - Wikipedia Jungle Juice for a Crowd Recipe Can you safely cook or store food in galvanized trash cans? 175. Drinking From the Bathroom Tub — Risky or Not? Is it Safe for Food to be in… | American Galvanizers Association Steve Jobs...
Dec 18, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of holding water used for cooking in a restaurant in the danger zone all day. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FDA Food Code | FDA FDA Food Code PDF FDA Job Aid Time and Temperature Control for Safety Food...
Dec 15, 2023•13 min•Ep 550•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of putting a raw turkey on your head. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Matthew Perry - Wikipedia The Christmas Turkey | Funny Clip | Mr. Bean Official - YouTube lake effect kid on X: “@PopCrave @bugcounter @benjaminchapman risky or not” / X Richard Curtis says Friends stole Mr Bean’s turkey head joke Love Actually - Wikipedia...
Dec 13, 2023•10 min•Ep 549•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cleaning your toilet brushes in the dishwasher top rack. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 I’m not proud of this, but I need to ask… Facebook Is it safe to put toilet brush in dishwasher? Method to Evaluate Factors Influencing the Microbial Reduction in Domestic Dishwashers | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic Effective household disinfection methods of kitchen sponges - ScienceDirect Development of a New Meth...
Dec 11, 2023•10 min•Ep 548•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming canned and jarred foods that were exposed to temperatures over 100°F for several days. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Spoilage of Canned Foods - Food Microbiology: Principles into Practice - Wiley Online Library Thermophilic Organisms Involved in Food Spoilage: Thermophilic Anaerobes not Producing Hydrogen Sulfide - PubMed Thermophilic Organisms in Food Spoilage: Flat-Sour Aerobes - PubMed FSIS Microbiology of T...
Dec 08, 2023•13 min•Ep 547•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming canned foods from a house where there was a fire. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Fires and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service Men At Work - Down Under (Lyrics) - YouTube https://Victoria Food Safety After A Fire Food Safety After a Fire - Boulder County Consumer Tips For Food Safety After Fires - MN Dept. of Health What foods are safe if exposed to a fire? Fires and Food Safety | Food Safety and In...
Dec 06, 2023•22 min•Ep 546•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of steak house pub cheese in a shared crock at Ye Olde Steak House in Knoxville, pre-pandemic. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 (3) Ryan on X: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Risky or Not: “steakhouse pub cheese passed around from table to table in a shared crock” here’s the source clip and link from the @aragusea podcast https://t.co/y6zwRtkbVi https://t.co/MLAuxOybJY” / X Ye Olde Steak House and associated history (E71) — The ...
Dec 04, 2023•14 min•Ep 545•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks a toddler getting into kitchen trash. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Norovirus Outbreak Related to Contaminated Surfaces | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Full article: Occurrence of bacteria and biochemical markers on public surfaces...
Dec 01, 2023•11 min•Ep 544•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating table syrup from IHOP containing food hidden by college students. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ IHOP’s New Syrup Containers Amazon.com - 6 Oz. (Ounce) Glass Bulb Jar Syrup Dispenser, Sugar Dispenser, Retracting Spout, Dispensing Thumb-Lever, Pancake House Style (2) - Food Dispensers...
Nov 29, 2023•15 min•Ep 543•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned blueberries that hiss and foam on opening. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Krusteaz Mixes | Pancake, Waffle, Baking & Gluten Free Mixes Krusteaz - Wikipedia Clemson pH of common foods pdf Spoilage of Canned Foods - Food Microbiology: Principles into Practice - Wiley Online Library Krusty the Clown - Wikipedia...
Nov 27, 2023•12 min•Ep 542•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming food (specifically hot dogs wrapped in bacon) from unlicensed San Francisco street vendors. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 jonathan rauch: “@bugcounter hi dr don! is this…” - SFBA.social lisa c: “I don’t know who is running th…” - Mastodon Don’t let the intoxicating aroma of frying onions trick you into eating unsafe food. Protect yourself from illnesses by not buying from… | Instagram Negotiating Informality: S...
Nov 24, 2023•11 min•Ep 541•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of the USDA recommended cold water turkey thawing method. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 turkey - Risky or Not? thawing - Risky or Not? Turkey Basics: Safe Thawing | Food Safety and Inspection Service Is it true thawing a turkey on the counter will make you sick? - The Washington Post Prevalence of Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli on the Surfaces of Raw Poultry Packages - ScienceDirect Ho...
Nov 22, 2023•27 min•Ep 540•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using tattler reusable plastic canning lids for home canning. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 43 Folders | Time, Attention, and Creative Work The Guy Who Invented Inbox Zero Says We’re All Doing It Wrong | Inc.com Bob Barker - Wikipedia Whose Line: If You Know What I Mean Compilation - Part 1 - YouTube Tattler Reusable Canning Lids – Tattler Lids Information – Tattler Lids National Center for Home Food Preservation | How D...
Nov 20, 2023•18 min•Ep 539•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bacteria in fast-food soda fountains Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Salmonella, E-coli found in fast food soda fountain drinking water Microbial contamination analysis of drinking water from bulk dispensers and fast-food restaurants in the Eastern Coachella Valley, California | Water Supply | IWA Publishing Repeated detection of microbes in beverages dispensed from soda fountain machines and the effect of flushing on micr...
Nov 17, 2023•15 min•Ep 538•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks shopping in the produce section of a store where someone has brought their pet turtle. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Small Turtles | CDC Veterinary Sciences | Free Full-Text | A Review of the Public Health Challenges of Salmonella and Turtles Salmonella excretion by turtles. - PMC Prevalence of Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli on the External Packaging of Raw Meat - ScienceDirect Preva...
Nov 15, 2023•16 min•Ep 537•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by Tajarin Dalla Forma as prepared by at Casa Bovina in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 French Chef makes Pasta from Giant Cheese Wheel on Paris Street #shorts #paris #pasta - YouTube The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 388, With Christina Warren Video from Casa Bovina on Facebook Paper Hand Towels: C-Fold vs. Multifold vs. Singlefold Consensus categorization of cheese based on water activity and pH—A rational appro...
Nov 13, 2023•15 min•Ep 536•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks to adults eating at picnic tables with a little bit dried bird poop. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Abundance, diet and Salmonella contamination of gulls feeding at sewage outfalls - ScienceDirect Can domestic pigeon be a potential carrier of zoonotic Salmonella? - PMC Survival of Salmonella in Various Wild Animal Feces That May Contaminate Produce - ScienceDirect...
Nov 10, 2023•14 min•Ep 535•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of getting food safety advice from their podcasts, in light of a long standing error. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Psychedelic Sixties: Ken Kesey & the Merry Pranksters Your Ultimate Convenience Store for Food, Drink, Fuel, and More | Wawa Home - Buc-ees Risk Assessment for Salmonella Enteritidis in Eggs and Egg Products | Food Safety and Inspection Service Production Module: Risk Assessment for Salmonella Enteritidis ...
Nov 08, 2023•16 min•Ep 534•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using the kitchen sink to wash your hands after pooping in the bathroom. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Observational Study of the Impact of a Food Safety Intervention on Consumer Poultry Washing - PubMed Reduction of faecal coliform, coliform and heterotrophic plate count bacteria in the household kitchen and bathroom by disinfection with hypochlorite cleaners | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic...
Nov 06, 2023•10 min•Ep 533•Transcript available on Metacast 
