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.
Episodes
Taking a Pill Dropped in the Bathroom Sink
Dec 15, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from taking a pill dropped in the bathroom sink for less than five seconds.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - Mayo Clinic Rutgers Researchers Debunk 'Five-Second Rule': Eating Food off the Floor Isn't Safe | Rutgers University SINKSHROOM Ultra Revolutionary Bathroom Sink Dog, Cat & Small Pet Drain Protector, Stainless Steel - Chewy.com SinkShroom Chrome Stainless Steel Drain Protector Mfr# SSULTR321 - Ace Hardware Some realtors no longer using "master" to describe bedrooms and bathrooms - CBS News Bathro...
Duration: 00:17:56
Wearing "New" Clothes Without Washing
Dec 12, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of wearing "new" (to you) clothes without washing first.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Robot or Not? - a podcast from The Incomparable Ep. 604: "Unintentional Curator" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Potential Skin Pathogens on Second Hand Clothes and the Effectiveness of Disinfection Methods - Semantic Scholar "Public Health Implications of Retailer Resale of Returned Textile Clot" by Antonette M. A. Francis-Shearer Contaminated clothing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers is a potential source of transmission - ScienceDirect Second-Hand C...
Duration: 00:22:49
Russel's 120 °F Prime Rib
Dec 10, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Russel's 120 °F prime rib recipe, which is a follow up to episode 854, Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
854. Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib — Risky or Not? Conference for Food Protection, Inc - Issues 2025-III-33 Raw Animal Foods Come-Up-Time (CUT) Conference for Food Protection, Inc - Biennial Meeting Materials 2025 Council III Issues Packet sent to Assembly of Delegates.pdf - Google Drive Conference for Food Protection, Inc - Guides CFP Guidance Documents for Safe Handling and Cooking of Roaster Pigs 10-25-21. Mi...
Duration: 00:21:40
Unpasteurized Apple Cider Vinegar for Pregnant or Immunocompromised People
Dec 08, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of unpasteurized apple cider vinegar for pregnant or immunocompromised people.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
The Different Types of Apple Cider Vinegar | OSU Apple Cider Vinegar Apple Cider Vinegar in Pregnancy: Safety, Benefits, and Uses Determination of 5-log reduction times for Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica, or Listeria monocytogenes in acidified foods with pH 3.5 or 3.8
Duration: 00:14:07
Medium Rare Duck Breast and HPAI
Dec 05, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of contracting high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) from medium rare duck breast.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Food Safety Talk 251: Too Many Brooms — Food Safety Talk Instagram Duck Breast Video Thermal Inactivation of H5N1 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus in Naturally Infected Chicken Meat - ScienceDirect Rapid risk assessment to address emerging concerns of HPAI in raw and pasteurized milk | PLOS One Avian Influenza | Washington State Department of Agriculture Avian Influenza | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service USDA Questions and Answers: Food...
Duration: 00:19:47
Crockpot Chicken at Room Temperature "All Day"
Dec 03, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of holding raw chicken at room temperature "all day" before cooking.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Staphylococcosis in Poultry - Poultry - Merck Veterinary Manual Evaluation of the Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in Chicken Fillets and Its Bio-Control Using Different Seaweed Extracts - PMC
Duration: 00:12:08
Water Bathed Canned Turkey Noodle Soup
Dec 01, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of turkey noodle soup that's been boiling water bath canning for 2 hours.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Canning - National Center for Home Food Preservation Ball® Blue Book Guide to Preserving 38th Edition, Recipe Book | Ball Iowa State Factsheet, Botulism Heat-Resistance Studies on Spores of Putrefactive Anaerobes in Relation to Determination of Safe Processes for Canned Foods, 1938. In Memoriam Terence Roberts (4 October 2024) – ICMSF | International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods
Duration: 00:22:51
Feeding Sealed Byheart Baby Formula to a Baby
Nov 28, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of feeding recalled sealed Byheart baby formula to a baby.
Fedica text: Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
ByHeart recalls organic baby formula amid infant botulism outbreak | AP News Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025 | Botulism | CDC Seven-Year Case-Control Study in California of Risk Factors for Infant Botulism - ScienceDirect Elevated incidence of infant botulism in a 17-county area of the Mid-Atlantic region in the United States, 2000–2019, including association with soil types | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Tyndallization - Wikipedia Outbreak Investigation of Infant Bot...
Duration: 00:16:12
855. Cooking Raw Turkey to 155 °F
Nov 26, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking raw turkey to only 155 °F
Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Alton Brown Cooks Food | Episode 1: The Big Bird - YouTube Archive: National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) | Food Safety and Inspection Service Does Anybody Remember Laughter? - YouTube FSIS Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix A) December, 2021 Response to the questions posed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service regarding consumer guidelines for the safe cooking of poultry products - PubMed Response to t...
Duration: 00:09:33
Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib
Nov 24, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making rare roast beef.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib Recipe John Mitzewich - Allrecipes Supplemental Questions and Answers on Descriptive Designation for Needle-Or Blade - Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products USDA Finalizes Rule to Require Labeling of Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products | Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix A) December, 2021 Dr. Hook - Wikipedia Dr. John - Wikipedia John Mitzewich - Wikipedia Predictive Model for Growth of Staphylococc...
Duration: 00:22:07
Using a Swiss Army Knife Toothpick
Nov 21, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a swiss army knife toothpick.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Victorinox Swiss Army Pioneer Alox Pocket Knife | REEDS Jewelers Victorinox Swiss Army Spartan Knife in Red | REEDS Jewelers Swiss Army knife - Wikipedia Mammoth Tooth Swiss Army Knife How to Clean the Swiss Army Knife Toothpick (EN). - YouTube Gerber Stainless Steel Folding Razor Knife Model 8970622A LOT OF 3 | eBay 847. Using a "Found" Pocket Mouth Guard — Risky or Not? DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Yo Home To Bel Air (The Fresh P...
Duration: 00:15:51
Prosciutto Di Parma at Room Temperature for Months
Nov 19, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating hand sliced Prosciutto ham stored at room temperature for months.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Prosciutto - Wikipedia Prosciutto Di Parma Specifications Influence of Water Activity on Growth and Enterotoxin Formation by Staphylococcus aureus in Foods - Troller- 1975 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Modeling the Effect of Water Activity, pH, and Temperature on the Probability of Enterotoxin A Production by Staphylococcus aureus - ScienceDirect Combined Effect of Water Activity, pH and Sub‐optimal Temperature on Growth and Enter...
Duration: 00:14:37
Eric's Fizzy Grapefuit Juice
Nov 17, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming in date but fizzy grapefruit juice from a mechanically stressed container.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
There's No Crying in Baseball - A League of Their Own (5/8) Movie CLIP (1992) HD - YouTube It's Not My Fault But It Is My Problem | Psychology Today Are the Twins From the Netflix Documentary Experiment Still Vegan? - Netflix Tudum Charlie Kalish | LinkedIn Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice | Florida's Natural Fruit Juice Spoilage by Alicyclobacillus: Detection and Control Methods—A Comprehensive Review Alicyclobacillus - Wikipedia Find S...
Duration: 00:18:43
Dishwasher Lasagna
Nov 14, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating dishwasher lasagna (aka lasagna alla lavastoviglie)
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
753. Re-Heating Leftovers Indefinitely and the Lasagna of Theseus — Risky or Not? 195. Dishwasher Salmon — Risky or Not? How To Make Lasagna Without An Oven, with Peter Sagal : How To Do Everything : NPR Transcript for How To Make Lasagna Without An Oven, with Peter Sagal : How To Do Everything : NPR Reduction of Salmonella enterica and Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Pasta by Using Common Cooking Methods Microbiological Quality of Raw Dried Pasta from the Ger...
Duration: 00:15:56
Eating a Hollywood Chewing-Gum Cardboard Box
Nov 12, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Eating a Cardboard Box of Hollywood Chewing-Gum,
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Is it safe to eat cardboard? : r/stupidquestions Hollywood 2fresh (FreshenUp) Chewing Gum - Peppermint | EVN Green Mint Chewing-Gum Hollywood | Buy Online | My French Grocery Full article: Food contact materials: an effect-based evaluation of the presence of hazardous chemicals in paper and cardboard packaging Pica: A Common Condition that is Commonly Missed - An Update Review | Bentham Science Publishers Pica practices, anemia, and oral health outcomes: a systematic review | BMC O
Duration: 00:12:05
Cooking Stuffing Inside the Turkey
Nov 10, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking stuffing inside the turkey.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
John Wyatt on X: "Today I get to enjoy the yearly tradition where my father gives me a hard time about insisting that stuffing be cooked in the bird when I should "know better" because I'm a health inspector (It's my favourite food, and the risk is easily managed and outweighed by the benefit)" / X How to Cook Turkey Stuffing Safely | USDA Does anybody remember laughter?? : r/ledzeppelin Food Safety Talk 53: Raw M...
Duration: 00:14:12
Using a "Found" Pocket Mouth Guard
Nov 07, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a mouthguard from the coaches mouthguard pocket.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
The Hockey Song by Warren Zevon - YouTube The Planet Smashers - Uncle Gordie - YouTube Amazon.com: Zen Driving: Be a Buddha Behind the Wheel of Your Automobile: 9780345353504: Berger, K.T.: Books 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not? Microbiota Found in Protective Athletic Mouthguards - PMC
Duration: 00:19:27
Spraying Mouthguard With Ethanol and Propanol
Nov 05, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from spraying mouthguard with ethanol and propanol.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Isopropanol poisoning: Clinical Toxicology: Vol 52, No 5 Clean with 'alcohol'? | TrumpetBoards SISU Fresh Cinnamint 1 oz. Mouthguard Spray : Target SafeJawz Mouthguard Disinfectant Spray. Mint Flavoured – Fighters Inc. - Martial Arts Equipment
Duration: 00:13:52
Family Dinner Into Which a Cat Dropped a Mouse
Nov 03, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating dinner into which a cat dropped a mouse.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Security camera catches cat dropping mouse into human family's dinner - UPI.com Food Defect Levels Handbook | FDA Survival of leptospires in the environment - Leptospirosis Information Ecologic studies of rodent reservoirs: their relevance for human health - PMC Controlling Wild Rodent Infestations | Healthy Pets, Healthy People | CDC
Duration: 00:17:57
Eating Candy Given to You by a Streaker
Oct 31, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating candy given to you by a streaker.
Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Streaking - Wikipedia What was it like to take the final exam at Dartmouth where '[t]wo women streaked […], throwing out candy'? - Quora Ian McKellen (Gandalf) takes a break on his MacBook Pro while filming "The Hobbit" : r/Moviesinthemaking
Duration: 00:11:42
Properly Cooked Isopod Fish Tongue Parasite
Oct 29, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a properly cooked isopod fish tongue parasite.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Fish at the grocery store had one of those isopod tongue parasites : r/mildlyinteresting Cymothoa exigua - Wikipedia Parasite Replaces A Fish's Tongue : r/ScavengersReign Giant isopod - Wikipedia Tongue-eating parasites inspire new horror movie | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Duration: 00:07:47
Freezing Parboiled Potatoes in Large Masses
Oct 27, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with freezing parboiled potatoes in bulk so they cool slowly.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Large Outbreak of Botulism: The Hazardous Baked Potato | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Freezing New Irish Potatoes - National Center for Home Food Preservation Parboiling - Wikipedia Black Sabbath – War Pigs Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
Duration: 00:13:57
Watered Down Hand Soap
Oct 24, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using watered down hand soap.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Influence of Soap Characteristics and Food Service Facility Type on the Degree of Bacterial Contamination of Open, Refillable Bulk Soaps - ScienceDirect
Duration: 00:14:23
DIY French Burger Kit
Oct 22, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating food from a DIY french burger kit.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DIY Burger Kit in France : r/mildlyinteresting Monty Python - The French Taunter - HD WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES - YouTube Fresh Ground Beef Color: A Consumer Guide Costco's New Pre-Made Burgers Leave Much To Be Desired New at our Costco - Verona, WI. Bacon Cheddar Burger kits. 🍔 : r/Costco Gasoline Grill - Our burger kit is making a comeback for Super… | Facebook
Duration: 00:13:34
24 Hour Old Pumpkin Spice Latte
Oct 20, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking a 24 hour old Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Home – KonMari | The Official Website of Marie Kondo Pumpkin Spice Latte: Starbucks Coffee Company Significance of Bacterial Spores in Milk - ScienceDirect Short communication: Bacterial ecology of high-temperature, short-time pasteurized milk processed in the United States - ScienceDirect
Duration: 00:18:25
Opened Refrigerated Organic Lemonade After 4 Weeks
Oct 17, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming opened organic lemonade refrigerated for 4 weeks.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Kirkland Signature, Organic Lemonade, 96 fl oz, 2-Count | Costco mycotoxin fruit juice - Google Scholar Mycotoxins in Fruits, Fruit Juices, and Dried Fruits - ScienceDirect Ochratoxin A in beverages from Morocco: a preliminary survey: Food Additives and Contaminants: Vol 18 , No 6
Duration: 00:12:52
Eating Powdered Teflon
Oct 15, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from deliberately eating powdered teflon.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
The 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony – Improbable Research Teflon diet, garlic milk and zebra cows triumph at 2025 Ig Nobel prizes | Ig Nobel prizes | The Guardian Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners - Ars Technica Polytetrafluoroethylene Ingestion as a Way to Increase Food Volume and Hence Satiety Without Increasing Calorie Content - PMC Journal of Irreproducible Results - Wikipedia Annals of Improbable Research - Wikipedia Ig Nobel Prize - Wikipedia List of Ig Nobel...
Duration: 00:09:36
Canned Pet Food
Oct 13, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned pet food.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Jim Nielsen: "My wife came home with a giant…" - Mastodon Nummy Tum-Tum Pure Organic Pumpkin Canned Dog & Cat Food Supplement | Chewy (Free Shipping) Whats the Difference Between Raw and Pasteurized Milk? Pet Food | FDA
Duration: 00:10:54
"Cooking" a Wrapped Egg in a Compost Pile
Oct 10, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking a wrapped egg in a compost pile.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Composting Temperature Egg update : r/composting Onsen Tamago (Japanese-style Soft-Boiled Egg) - RecipeTin Japan British Lion Eggs | What Does the Lion Stamp Mean | Egg Info Cooking Eggs Sous Vide
Duration: 00:12:35
Washing Drinking Glasses With Only Hot Water and Friction
Oct 08, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of washing drinking glasses with only hot water and friction.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Still too hot: Examination of water temperature and water heater characteristics 24 years after manufacturers adopt voluntary temperature setting - PMC Quantifying the Effects of Water Temperature, Soap Volume, Lather Time, and Antimicrobial Soap as Variables in the Removal of Escherichia coli ATCC 11229 from Hands - ScienceDirect 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not?
Duration: 00:13:24
British Dishwashing Method
Oct 06, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using the British dishwashing method.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Bacon Method Instagram Is It Safe To Clean Your Dishes The 'British Way'? Health Experts Explain Three the Hard Way (film) - Wikipedia Human health risk assessment of chloroxylenol in liquid hand soap and dishwashing soap used by consumers and health-care professionals - ScienceDirect Ingestion of bar soap may produce serious injury: clinical effects and risk factors: Clinical Toxicology: Vol 57, No 5 What to Know About Dish Soap | Poison Control
Duration: 00:17:48
Biting the Head Off a Bat or Dove
Oct 03, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from biting the head off a bat or a dove.
Fedica text: Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Black Sabbath ~ War Pigs - YouTube War Pigs - Wikipedia Fairies Wear Boots - YouTube Fairies Wear Boots - Wikipedia Did Ozzy Osbourne really bite the head off a live bat? Frontiers | An overview of bats microbiota and its implication in transmissible diseases Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases of Columbiformes - PMC
Duration: 00:11:22
Drinking Coffee Made With Water From a Reservoir With a Bit of Algae
Oct 01, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee made from a coffee maker that has algae growing in the transparent water reservoir.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
The coffee-machine bacteriome: biodiversity and colonisation of the wasted coffee tray leach - PMC Preliminary Investigation on Hygienic-Sanitary Quality of Food Vending Machines - PMC Safety and quality assessment of hot-drinks vending machines in Southern Italy - ScienceDirect Toxic or Otherwise Harmful Algae and the Built Environment Cyanobacteria in fish ponds - ScienceDirect Toxicology of Aquarium Fish - ScienceDirect
Duration: 00:16:14
Eating Skate Ice
Sep 29, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating ice off of your hockey skates.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Raptors Instagram 571. Hockey Ice Gum — Risky or Not? Ice resurfacer - Wikipedia 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not? How Untreated Water Will Affect The Quality Of Your Ice Surface NHL Unites | NHL.com Microbiological Quality of Packaged Ice from Various Sources in Georgia - ScienceDirect Arena ice quality and perspectives on optimizing performance and addressing emerging challenges - PMC Pablo Torre F*cks Around and...
Duration: 00:17:58
Betty Crocker Frosting Stored Out of Refrigeration
Sep 26, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing frosting that says "Cover and refrigerate leftover frosting up to 30 days" at room temperature after opening.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Justin Ekins on X: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter would it be risky or not to store this Betty Crocker vanilla frosting out of the refrigerator for, say, 6 months after opening and then use it to frost a cake? https://t.co/k7NDNlSksq" / X Let Them Eat Cake | Chemical Engineering Education
Duration: 00:08:56
Vintage US Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs)
Sep 24, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming "vintage" (i.e., old) MREs from around the world, but focusing in those from the US.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Meal, Ready-to-Eat - Wikipedia Ensuring the Safety and Quality of RTE Meals for U.S. Service Members | Food Safety Jeremy Zenlea | LinkedIn Army researchers dug into the effects of MREs on gut health, here's what they discovered | Article | The United States Army Shelf-Stable Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service Mathematical Models for the Effects of pH, Temperature, and Sodium C...
Duration: 00:19:30
Bloated Meat Packages
Sep 22, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of meat from puffy or bloated packages.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Basset Hound Bloat Chart 465. Kurtis's Puffy Sausage — Risky or Not? Are "Bloated" Meat Packages Safe? We Asked a Food Safety Expert | The Kitchn TikTok - Always check your meat for this! Modified Atmosphere and Vacuum Packaging of Meat and Poultry Products: Food Reviews International: Vol 18, No 4 Advancing sustainability through modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for fresh food preservation: A critical review - ScienceDirect
Duration: 00:19:12
Ballpark Cheeseburger With Self-Serve Sticky Cheese
Sep 19, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Ballpark cheeseburger made with with self-serve sticky cheese handled by others.
Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Alexandria Aces Collegiate Summer Baseball Team in Alexandria, Virginia A Study of Staphylococcus Aureus Growth in Model Systems and Processed Cheese - MAGRINI - 1983 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library High Hand Contamination Rates During Norovirus Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities - PMC State of Handwashing Report.pdf
Duration: 00:12:20
Air Cooled Hard Boiled Eggs After a Week at Room Temperature
Sep 17, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating air cooled hard boiled eggs after a week at room temperature.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
775. Coin in Cup for Freezer Safety After Power Outages — Risky or Not? FDA Food Code | FDA 210. Air cooled hard boiled eggs at room temperature — Risky or Not? 467. Rich's Hard Boiled Eggs (With Bra Egg Bonus) — Risky or Not? Hard-Cooked Egg Shelf Life - ScienceDirect
Duration: 00:17:39
Drinking Horatio Nelson's Embalming Fluid Made With Brandy
Sep 15, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking drinking Horatio Nelson' embalming fluid made with brandy, with camphor and myrrh.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson - Wikipedia Camphor overdose: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia Nelson: A Personal History: Hibbert, Christopher: 9780201624571: Amazon.com: Books Christopher Hibbert - Wikipedia
Duration: 00:13:17
Costco Free Food Samples
Sep 12, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming Costco free food samples.
Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Food Safety Talk Multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with in-store sampling of an aged raw-milk Gouda cheese, 2010 - PubMed Are Costco Samples Safe To Eat? Here's What You Need To Know About Hygiene Practices Coronavirus outbreak prompts Costco to stop serving free samples
Duration: 00:12:52
Don's Rusty Shower Event
Sep 10, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of standing in a hotel bathroom in Athens Greece after a shower head explodes.
Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Legionnaires disease in Athens 13th ICPMF About Legionnaires' Disease | Legionella | CDC Legionnaires' Disease - NYC Health CDC Providing a Home for Guests, not Legionella
Duration: 00:17:23
Consuming a Fly in Wine, Twice
Sep 08, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Consuming a fly in wine, on two different occasions.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Food Safety Talk 327: You Got It In Two (Live from AFDO 2025) — Food Safety Talk Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Wines - 19 Crimes 159. Food, Once a Fly Has Landed on It — Risky or Not? Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus - The Omni Group 201. Bug in Your Margarita — Risky or Not? 513. 12 Flies in a Soda Dispenser — Risky or Not? Epidemiology A systematic review of human pathogens c...
Duration: 00:22:04
"Canning" an Unrefrigerated Low Acid Canned Food
Sep 05, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a beer canning line to package low acid canned food that will not be refrigerated.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping - YouTube Iron Heart Mobile Canning | The Leader In Quality Canning Death Wish Coffee Co. Announces Recall of Nitro Cold Brew Cans From Retailers, Online Sales | FDA WO2022082110A1 - C. bot prevention in coffee - Google Patents Canned coffee products sold under 128 coffee roaster names recalled over potential Clostridium botulinum contamination | Food Safety News
Duration: 00:18:30
Storing Garlic Confit in Ben's Refrigerator for Two Weeks
Sep 03, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing garlic confit at 37 °C (in Ben's refrigerator) for two weeks.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. | AJPH | Vol. 80 Issue 11 Botulism from Chopped Garlic: Delayed Recognition of a Major Outbreak | Annals of Internal Medicine Outgrowth and Toxin Production by Clostridium botulinum in Bottled Chopped Garlic - ScienceDirect Conservative Prediction of Time to Clostridium botulinum Toxin Formation for Use with Time-Temperature Indicators To Ensure the Safety of Foods - ScienceDirect Current Food Safety Issues of Home-prepar...
Duration: 00:15:38
Not Drinking 8 Glasses of Water a Day
Sep 01, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks if you don't drink 8 glasses of water a day.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Do you really need to drink water? Find out here | TikTok The Water Myth | Office for Science and Society - McGill University | Office for Science and Society - McGill University Effect of Coaching to Increase Water Intake on Kidney Function Decline in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: The CKD WIT Randomized Clinical Trial | Urology | JAMA | JAMA Network Hyponatremia - Wikipedia https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm The Certainty Illusion by Timothy C...
Duration: 00:13:12
Going to the Beach With a Vibrio Alert
Aug 29, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of going to the beach with a Vibrio vulnificus alert.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Department of Public Health alerts public to rare Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in coastal waters | Mass.gov About Vibrio Infection | Vibrio Infection | CDC Quantitative Risk Assessment on the Public Health Impact of Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Raw Oysters | FDA
Duration: 00:09:50
Washing Produce With Just Plain Water
Aug 27, 2025
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 and ozone water, ultrasonic cleaning and boiling | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Duration: 00:17:34
Radioactive Shrimp
Aug 25, 2025
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 asked health questions (FAQs) about cesium MEASUREMENT OF CESIUM‐137 IN FOODSTUFFS The transfer of cesium-137 and strontium-90 from soil to f...
Duration: 00:24:34
Eating Dane's Raw Teewurst
Aug 22, 2025
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, Germany | TasteAtlas A long-lasting outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium U323 associated with several pork products, Denmark, 2010 - PMC A large outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome caused b...
Duration: 00:21:29
Squishing a Bug That Smells Like Maple Syrup
Aug 20, 2025
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
Duration: 00:11:31
Soaking Cedar Planks for Salmon in Room Temperature Water
Aug 18, 2025
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 contamination in public and laboratory exposure - ScienceDirect Florida Chapter_64E_11.pdf Washington State Retail Food Code
Duration: 00:19:47
Raspberries at Room Temperature for About 28 Hours
Aug 15, 2025
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 Raspberries and Blackberries Lee-Ann Jaykus | Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences Survival of Foodborne Pathogens on Berries
Duration: 00:09:10
White Bread
Aug 13, 2025
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 characterisation of Bacillus species in wheat bread and raw materials for bread production - ScienceDirect Genetic diversity and involvement in bread spoilage of Bacillus strains isolated from flour and ropy bread | L...
Duration: 00:14:54
Using a Towel With a "Big Brown Streak"
Aug 11, 2025
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
Duration: 00:16:15
Sushi Left on the Counter Overnight
Aug 08, 2025
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
Duration: 00:11:05
Eating Raw Frozen Spinach in a Smoothie
Aug 06, 2025
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 of Listeria Species and Listeria monocytogenes on Raw Produce Arriving at Frozen Food Manufacturing Facilities - ScienceDirect Frozen spinach recalled for...
Duration: 00:11:35
Chicken From a Bag With Chicken in the Seam
Aug 04, 2025
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
Duration: 00:11:38
Mamma Birding (Chewing Food for Other People)
Aug 01, 2025
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
Duration: 00:14:30
Ben's Missing Thermometer
Jul 30, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a beef hamburger cooked by Professor Ben without a thermometer.
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
Duration: 00:16:42
Unpasteurized Suitcase Saint Nectaire Cheese
Jul 28, 2025
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 - PMC Enumeration of Escherichia coli O157 in Outbreak-Associated Gouda Cheese Made with Raw Milk - ScienceDirect pH and aw Saint-Nectaire
Duration: 00:25:27
Sealed Jar With Sauce on the Rim and No Pop
Jul 25, 2025
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 Guide to Safety Button Lid Jars: Uses, Benefits, and Best – KimEcopak
Duration: 00:16:14
Letting Your Drunk Partner Cook Raw Chicken While You Prepare a Fresh Salad in a Small Kitchen
Jul 23, 2025
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 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 Dealers - The New York Times Botulism Information | County of Monterey, CA
Duration: 00:17:04
Combining Breastmilk Collected in Shells Over Three Days to Feed a Healthy Infant
Jul 18, 2025
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
Duration: 00:11:48
Dave's Pancakes From Old Sourdough Leftovers
Jul 16, 2025
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 - PMC
Duration: 00:16:17
Ben's Pants Pocket Forks
Jul 14, 2025
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
Duration: 00:19:15
Raw Chicken That Is at 67 °F After More Than 12 Hours
Jul 11, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating properly cooked chicken that warmed up to 67 °F after about 12 hours prior to cooking.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
ComBase FSIS Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix A) December, 2021 Risk Assessment Predicts Most of the Salmonellosis Risk in Raw Chicken Parts is Concentrated in Those Few Products with High Levels of High-Virulence Serotypes of Salmonella - ScienceDirect Dr. Matthew Stasiewicz – Stasiewicz Food Safety Laboratory
Duration: 00:16:01
Cooking in Bacon and/or Sausage Grease Stored Room Temperature for Up to 30 Days
Jul 09, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking in bacon and/or sausage grease stored room temperature for up to 30 days.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Blackshore (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb Current Food Safety Issues of Home-prepared Vegetables and Herbs Stored in Oil Risky or Not? Bacon Method The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century - The New York Times Apple Music 100 Best Albums
Duration: 00:16:58
Cold-Ish, Prepared Oatmeal From a Community Vat Made Earlier That Day
Jul 07, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks eating cold-ish, prepared oatmeal from a community vat made earlier that day.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Tears in rain monologue - Wikipedia 766. Room Temperature Overnight Oats — Risky or Not? Bacterial Pathogens and Indicators in Oats - April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020 - inspection.canada.ca Marriott International's World-Class Recipe for Safe, Great Foods | Food Safety
Duration: 00:10:53
Peeled, Hardboiled Eggs Stored Immersed in Water in the Fridge at a Chain Hotel
Jul 04, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating peeled, hardboiled eggs stored immersed in water in the fridge at a chain hotel.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Vivian Howard - Wikipedia How to Make Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs | The Food Lab 2019 Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Hard-boiled Eggs | Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Hard-boiled Eggs | December 2019 | Listeria | CDC 2019 Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Hard-boiled Eggs - Timeline | Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Hard-boiled Eggs | December 2019 | Listeria | CDC Almark Foods Expanded Recall to all Products from its Geo...
Duration: 00:20:16
Microwaving Your Kitchen Sponges
Jul 02, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from microwaving your kitchen sponges.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Home | The Ohio State University Rutgers University NCSU-Freshmen 1889 - North Carolina State University - Wikipedia What's the meaning of IIRC? : r/EnglishLearning Microbiome analysis and confocal microscopy of used kitchen sponges reveal massive colonization by Acinetobacter, Moraxella and Chryseobacterium species | Scientific Reports Stop Microwaving Your Dirty Sponges | The Kitchn Effective household disinfection methods of kitchen sponges - ScienceDirect (PDF) Bacteriological analysis of cellulose sponges and loofahs in domestic kitchens from a developing c...
Duration: 00:17:02
Sourdough With Fruit Inclusions at a Farmer's Market From a Home Processor in NY
Jun 30, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from sourdough bread with fruit inclusions at a farmer's market from a home processor in NY.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
ON AIR Neon Sign - Live On Air Sign for Streaming/Gaming/Recording Studio Decor - LED Streaming Lights for Streamers/Gamers/Influencers - USB Powered with On/Off Switch On Air Light Sign - Amazon.com gary-larson-far-side-cartoon-what-we-say-to-dogs-blah-blah… | Flickr ELI5 what does working close to the metal mean? : r/explainlikeimfive Home Processing | Agriculture and Markets Home Processing | Agriculture and Markets Frequently Asked...
Duration: 00:26:59
Eating From a Bag of Popcorn After Hype the Mascot Has "Eaten" From It
Jun 27, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating from a bag of popcorn that a sports team mascot has touched with their costumed hand.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
High Point Rockers | Baseball Team | Mascot HYPE High Point Rockers Mascot on Facebook Salmonella Oranienburg Isolated from Horses, Wild Turkeys and An Edible Home Garden Fertilized with Raw Horse Manure - Jay‐Russell - 2014 - Zoonoses and Public Health - Wiley Online Library An analysis of human pathogens found in horse/mule manure along the John Muir Trail in Kings Canyo...
Duration: 00:13:11
Licking a Fake Cupcake That Has Been Repeatedly Tossed Into an Inflatable Donut on an Astroturf Field
Jun 25, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from licking a fake cupcake that has been repeatedly tossed into an inflatable donut on an astroturf field.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Max Changes Name Back to HBO Max High Point Rockers | Baseball Team 686. Eating an Egg Fried on Astroturf — Risky or Not? "TOXIC TURF" — Safe Healthy Playing Fields Toxicity/Carcinogens — Safe Healthy Playing Fields Keyboard Maestro 11.0.4: Work Faster with Macros for macOS Make A Date for Keyboard Maestro - BrettTerpstra.com Liars - Saturday Night Live - YouTube In My Mind on X: ""Mm...
Duration: 00:17:49
5-Year-Old Homemade Vanilla Extract From Reddit
Jun 23, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 5-year-old homemade vanilla extract as shown on reddit.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Forgot I made this vanilla extract 5 years ago. Still good? : r/Baking Mold on Vanilla Beans - Moldy Vanilla or Bean Crystals Vanillin Crystals? | Madagascar Vanilla Company How To Say Vanillin - YouTube Control of food spoilage fungi by ethanol - ScienceDirect How to Make Vanilla Extract from Vanilla Beans (Homemade Vanilla) – Vanilla Bean Kings
Duration: 00:12:12
Mayonnaise From a Recently Opened Jar Kept in a Cabinet Less Than a Week
Jun 20, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a jar of mayonnaise that was opened and then accidentally left at room temperature for less than a week
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Microbiological Safety of Mayonnaise, Salad Dressings, and Sauces Produced in the United States: A Review - ScienceDirect Review: Fate of pathogens in home-made mayonnaise and related products - ScienceDirect An Assessment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Contamination Risks in Commercial Mayonnaise from Pasteurized Eggs and Environmental Sources, and Behavior in Low-pH Dressings - ScienceDirect A Review of Temperatu...
Duration: 00:12:22
Never Washing the Salad Spinner
Jun 18, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from never washing your salad spinner with soap and water.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
What are Pencil Crayons? | Answered | K-5 Teaching Resources Biosafety Challenges for the Food Microbiology Laboratory - Montville - 2012 - Journal of Food Safety - Wiley Online Library Federal Indifference to Laboratory-Acquired Infections 230. Un-cleanable Salad Spinners — Risky or Not? Performance of a manually operated salad spinner centrifuge for serum separation in the healthy domestic horse (Equus caballus) and southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) - Cassady - 2023 - Veterinary Clin...
Duration: 00:13:42
Fried Chicken From a Old Public Restroom in a State Park
Jun 16, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating fried chicken from a from a public restroom in a state park that has been converted into a restaurant.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Belle Isle - The Chicken Coupe Instagram - Chicken Coupe 1 Instagram - Chicken Coupe 2 Shared album - Dante Vozza - Google Photos - old Shared album - Dante Vozza - Google Photos - new N.C. Department of Health & Human Services Division of Public Health / Environmental Health Section / Plan Review Unit Food Establishment Plan Review Application...
Duration: 00:15:43
Eating Major Intersection Grapes
Jun 13, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from grapes grown at the intersection of two 4 lane highways.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Risks Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Roadside Soil and Vegetation of National Highway Crossing through Industrial Area | Environmental Processes Effect of a Highway's Traffic on the Level of Lead and Cadmium in Fruits and Vegetables Grown Along the Roadsides - Igwegbe - 1992 - Journal of Food Safety - Wiley Online Library Lead in soils and plants: its relation to traffic volume and proximity to highways | Environmenta...
Duration: 00:22:50
Homemade Chimichurri Left at Room Temp for Months
Jun 11, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating homemade chimichurri left at room temp for months.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
FPT Nummer et al Kimchi - Wikipedia Chimichanga - Wikipedia Modelling the pH of mayonnaise by the ratio of egg to vinegar - ScienceDirect
Duration: 00:10:05
Mechanically Tenderized Beef, Medium Rare
Jun 09, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating mechanically tenderize steak medium rare. You might want to listen to the end... no really, the real end.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Mechanically Tenderized Beef | Food Safety and Inspection Service 778. Out of Date Simpson's Ham — Risky or Not? Assessment of Risk Communication about Undercooked Hamburgers by Restaurant Servers - PubMed Thermal Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Blade-Tenderized Beef Steaks Cooked on a Commercial Open-Flame Gas Grill - ScienceDirect ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles...
Duration: 00:21:13
Dubai Chocolate
Jun 06, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from homemade Dubai chocolate.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dubai chocolate - Wikipedia Kadayif - Wikipedia Tahini - Wikipedia Filofax – Filofax US (PDF) Moisture adsorption characteristics of pistachio nut cream: A new food product How to Make Pistachio Cream at Home - YouTube MOISTURE ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS OF PISTACHIO NUT CREAM: A NEW FOOD PRODUCT - ProQuest Knafeh - Wikipedia Tests at Dubai chocolates expose consumer deception - ZDFheute Dubai chocolate: What's behind the social media trend - ZDFheute
Duration: 00:15:20
Playing Games at a Table in a Restaurant
Jun 04, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from playing games at a table in a restaurant.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Peg solitaire - Wikipedia Restaurant and Staff Characteristics Related to Practices that Could Contribute to Cross-Contamination - ScienceDirect Surprising Hawaii Law Shuts Down Family's Vacation Tradition - Beat of Hawaii
Duration: 00:10:30
Eating Canned Beans From WWII in 2006
Jun 02, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned beans from WWII in 2006 as shown on The Simpsons.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Beastie Boys – Johnny Ryall Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Gregory Koch: "Eating canned beans from World War II in 2006, when this episode first aired…. #RiskyOrNot @benchapmanncsu.bsky.social @bugcounter.bsky.social" — Bluesky Eating 80 year old food Rations! sealed since WW2! What's inside? - YouTube We Ate 100-Year-Old Food from Every War! - YouTube 643. Drinking an Unknown Liquid Found in a Bottle at Sea — Risky or Not? The Canning Process...
Duration: 00:09:23
Out of Date Simpson's Ham
May 30, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating out of date ham as depicted on the Simpsons.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Arc - Robot or Not? #310 - The Incomparable Gregory Koch: "This episode aired on February 10, 1994, so assuming that's the date this is set …. Eating processed ham that expired five years ago - #RiskyOrNot? @benchapmanncsu.bsky.social @bugcounter.bsky.social" — Bluesky Amazon.com: North Carolina Mountain Cured Country Ham Trimmings 5-4 Oz. Packs : Grocery & Gourmet Food Hams and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service
Duration: 00:10:53
Eating Deviled Eggs Made From Home-Canned, Split Open Hard-Boiled Eggs
May 28, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating deviled eggs made from home-canned, split open hard-boiled eggs.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Canning Rebels | Hard boiled egg experiment | Facebook Text of "GREEN EGGS AND HAM" (by Doctor Seuss) Green Eggs and Ham - Google Books Food Safety Talk 319: I'm Feeling Botchy Today — Food Safety Talk Pickled Eggs - National Center for Home Food Preservation Why do Eggs Turn Green When Cooked? | Incredible Egg Full article: Investigation of a type C/D botulism outbreak in free-range laying hens in France Challenge...
Duration: 00:18:02
Eating a Half Eaten Candy Bar After the Pandemic
May 26, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a half eaten candy bar left on a desk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Names for soft drinks in the United States - Wikipedia One-in-a-Million Pizza Fan – Bedtime Math Ants Eating Choco Heart Cookie - YouTube Time Lapse Ants Eating Heart Candy (ants vs candy timelapse) - YouTube A study on the potential of ants to act as vectors of foodborne pathogens - PMC New chat DO NOT IGNORE THOSE BIG BLACK ANTS
Duration: 00:18:47
Coin in Cup for Freezer Safety After Power Outages
May 23, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using the coin in cup for freezer safety tip after power outages.
Fedica text: Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Food Safety After a Storm | N.C. Cooperative Extension Does a Coin in a Cup of Ice Accurately Tell You If Your Freezer Lost Power? | Snopes.com Why Are People Putting A Cup Of Ice With A Coin On Top In Their Freezer? Temperature & Humidity | Lascar Electronics Amazon.com: tempi.fi Wireless Temperature and Humidity Sensor - Developed in The USA - 24/7 Data Logger w...
Duration: 00:13:19
Room Temperature Candied Lemon Peels
May 21, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from storing candied lemon peels at room temperature.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Candied Lemon Peel Recipe Water Activity (aw) in Foods | FDA 400. Simple Syrup Stored at Room Temperature — Risky or Not? Suntree Natural Foods Marketplace | Port Hope's go-to for food that is local, health-conscious and delicious Wine Spirits Beer | LCBO
Duration: 00:11:14
Single Cup Hotel Coffee Makers
May 19, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using hotel single cup coffee makers.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
assuming that everything in a hotel room has at… | kung fu grippe Keurig® K-Mini® Single Serve Coffee Maker | Keurig Canada My brewer has internal temperature control. What are the brew temperature ranges? | Knowledge Article
Duration: 00:13:36
Reusing Bench Flour
May 16, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reusing bench flour.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
214. Having a Romantic Flour Fight — Risky or Not? Simple Sourdough Pizza Crust: Step-by-Step Guide | Alexandra's Kitchen food safety - What should I do with my leftover bench flour? - Seasoned Advice
Duration: 00:09:58
Eating Steaks Flipped With Licked Bare Hands
May 14, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating steaks flipped by someone who has licked their bare hands before flipping.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
327. Chicken Soup Unrefrigerated for More Than 6 Hours — Risky or Not? 342. Bedroom Pasta — Risky or Not? 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not?
Duration: 00:10:28
Consuming Dairy Products Given Cuts to FDA
May 12, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming dairy products given recent cuts to FDA
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts | Reuters NC milk is still being tested. FDA program suspension info | Charlotte Observer Explainer: How does US food safety work, and what cuts has Trump made? | Reuters Brian Schaneberg Post | LinkedIn Rigorous Milk and Dairy Safety Testing Continues - IDFA FDA Grade "A" Milk Testing Is Coming Back—Here's What You Need To Know
Duration: 00:18:10
Onion and Shallot Black Mold
May 09, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from onions and/or shallots with black mold.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Digital Repository Universitas Medan Area: Inventory of Fungus on Shallots (Allium ascalonicum) Onions, Shallots and Garlic - Crop Post‐Harvest: Science and Technology - Wiley Online Library Can you use onions with black mold? Mold or dirt in shallot : r/Mold
Duration: 00:08:24
Putting on Gloves Without Washing Your Hands
May 07, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of putting on gloves without first washing your hands as required by the FDA model food code.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Handwashing Facts | Clean Hands | CDC Glove Barriers to Bacterial Cross-Contamination between Hands to Food - ScienceDirect Microbiological safety assurance system for foodservice facilities. FDA Food Code | FDA Food Code 2022 | FDA Scientific Evidence Supports the Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers as an Effective Alternative to Hand Washing in Retail Food and Food Service Settings When Heavy Soiling Is Not Present on Hands - S...
Duration: 00:17:46
Eating and Drinking at Nudist Bar
May 05, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks eating and drinking at nudist bar.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
9: Barefoot Kitchen Staff — Risky or Not? List of social nudity places in North America - Wikipedia
Duration: 00:10:53
Room Temperature Overnight Oats
May 02, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating overnight oats made a room temperature
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
oats - Risky or Not? Overnight Oats Recipe - How to Make Overnight Oats The Pioneer Woman Unnecessarily Sends a Terrible Message : r/foodnetwork The Truth About Overnight Oats - My Longevity Kitchen Spore germination - ScienceDirect Bacteria of Bacillus cereus group in cereals at retail - Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences - Tom 59, Numer 1 (2009) - AGRO - Yadda Potential of selected infant food formulas for production of Bacillus ce...
Duration: 00:19:32
Big Open Spoiled Jar of Canned Peaches at Room Temperature
Apr 30, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben revisit episode 759, and talk about the risks of eating from big open spoiled jar of canned peaches at room temperature.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
759. Big Open Jar of Canned Peaches at Room Temperature — Risky or Not? Further Studies on Development of Clostridium Botulinum in Refrigerated Foods 1 - Tanner - 1940 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Further Studies on Development of Clostridium botulinum in Refrigerated Foods - abstract Growth and Toxin Production by Clostridium botulinum in Sauteed Onions - ScienceDirect Journal of Food Science - Wikipedi
Duration: 00:19:46
Canned Pineapple From a Gray Container
Apr 28, 2025
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned pineapple from a container that's turned gray on the inside.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Periodic Tables Events | Duke University Science & Society Food safety vs. food waste: Test your knowledge with this quiz - Washington Post Does the inside of this aluminium [pineapple] can look normal? Or is it some weird toxic oxidation thing and i shouldn't eat the pineapples : r/foodhacks Are pineapple steel cans supposed to look like that on the inside? It looks like it's dissolving i...
Duration: 00:17:48
