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Risky or Not?
by 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.
Episodes
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996. Two Decade Old Fish Sauce
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating two decade old fish sauce. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Let Me And A Food Scientist Sample The Abandoned Fish Sauce Terrorizing A Small Canadian Town | Defector Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald...
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995. Canning Corn in Hand-Soldered Tins
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned corn in hand-soldered tins. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ To Can Corn (soldered tins) — Don't Cook That Synergistic Inactivation of Spores of Proteolytic Clostridium botulinum Strains by High Pressure and Heat Is…
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994. Reheated Buffalo Wings That Fell Into a Clean Sink
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating reheated Buffalo wings that fell into a clean sink. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 hockey - Risky or Not? The Rise & Fall … & Rise of Midget Hockey - Total Package Hockey MYHockey Rankings - MYHockey Minor ice...
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993. Cooking Stuffing in a Turkey Without a Thermometer
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking stuffing in a turkey without a thermometer. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Thanksgiving (Canada) - Wikipedia Texas Environmental Health Association Stuffing and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service Turkey Basics:...
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992. Wegman's Deli Meat and Cheese Left on the Counter for 10 Hours
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks to a teenage boy from consuming deli meat and cheese left on the counter for 10 hours Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼| Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Wegmans Oven Roasted Off The Bone Turkey Breast | Wegmans ComBase Retail Deli Slicer Inspection Practices…
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991. Toothpaste From Kristin's Split Toothpaste Tube
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using toothpaste that came from a tube split during the packaging process. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Contents of toothpaste - safety implications - Australian Prescriber US7135163B2 - Prevention of crystal formation...
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990. Bacon With a Pinhole Leak in the Package
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating bacon with a pinhole leak in the package. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Great Value Hickory Smoked Sliced Bacon, 12 oz Naturally Smoked Pork Bacon Slices - Walmart.com Bacon Prices Set to Surge Anew in Threat to...
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989. Eating Re-cooked Store Bought Lasagna Left Out Over Night
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Fulminant Bacillus cereus food poisoning with fatal multi-organ failure | BMJ Case Reports Predictive Model for Growth of Bacillus cereus at Temperatures Applicable to Cooling of Cooked Pasta - Juneja…
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988. Consuming or Preparing Vichy Squirrel
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming or preparing Vichy squirrel. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Vichy - Wikipedia Mortar and pestle - Wikipedia Monty Python - The French Taunter - HD WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES - YouTube Native and introduced squirrels in Italy...
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987. Ant Yogurt
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating ant yogurt. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Rob Dunn | Applied Ecology Making yogurt with the ant holobiont uncovers bacteria, acids, and enzymes for food fermentation: iScience Ant Yogurt Is a Traditional Recipe That Crawls…
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986. Eating an Unopened Package of Live It Up® Super Greens That Was Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Super Greens recalled for Salmonella contamination. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Actual distribution of Cronobacter spp. in industrial batches of powdered infant formula and consequences for performance of sampling…
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985. Eating Untouched Leftovers From the Previous Patron at a Restaurant
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating apparently untouched leftovers from a previous patron at an outdoor restaurant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 An Outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning in a commercially catered buffet | Communicable Diseases...
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984. Sharing a Tissue With a Dog
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a tissue used for a dog (but not for a big snot glob). Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Bacterial microbiome of the nose of healthy dogs and dogs with nasal disease | PLOS One The Surprising Reason Your Nose Runs…
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983. Reheating Milk From Nespresso Aeroccino Left in the Refrigerator for a Few Days
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reheating milk from Nespresso Aeroccino left in the refrigerator for a few days. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Amazon.com: TASSIMO Single Serve Coffeemaker, T45: Single Serve Brewing Machines: Home & Kitchen Nespresso...
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982. Casey's Leftover Tailgate Mac and Cheese
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Casey's* Leftover Tailgate Mac and Cheese. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Food Safety Talk 254: Bridge-Tunnel-Bridge-Tunnel — Food Safety Talk Accidental Tech Podcast Is you taking notes? 😂 (The Wire) #stringerbell #thewire...
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981. Very Expired Agave Nectar, Unopened in a Cork-Sealed Bottle
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming very expired agave nectar, unopened in a cork-sealed bottle. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Frontiers | Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Sugar Esters in Honey and Agave Syrup Agave syrup - Wikipedia Case Report...
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980. Cooked Cajun Red Beans Left Out Overnight
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating cooked Cajun red beans left out overnight. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Growth of Clostridium perfringens during Cooling of Refried Beans - ScienceDirect Tyndallization - Wikipedia A systematic review and meta-analysis of…
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979. Cooking S'mores With Marshmallows Over a Burning Circuit Board
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks cooking s'mores with marshmallows over a burning circuit board. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ xkcd: Toasting Marshmallows 3270: Toasting Marshmallows - explain xkcd 374. Eating Meat of a Properly Cooked (160 °F) Rabid Animal — Risky or...
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978. Not Breaking Apart Iceberg Lettuce to Wash Every Leaf
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from not breaking apart iceberg lettuce to wash every leaf. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Butter Lettuce | What is Butter Lettuce? | Nutrition Info & Pictures Healthier eating, better tracking results in more produce-related...
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977. Boiled Peanuts Left in a Hot Car for Two Days
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating boiled peanuts left in a hot car for two days Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Best in Show (4/11) Movie CLIP - Naming Nuts (2000) HD - YouTube Classic Boiled Peanuts Recipe Peanut and peanut products: A food safety perspective…
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976. Butchering a Legally Hunted Bear in a Communal Residence Hall Kitchen
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with butchering a legally hunted bear in a communal residence hall kitchen. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Land-Grant University FAQ - APLU (14) Post by @pkpd-babe.bsky.social — Bluesky University Prohibits Processing Wild...
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975. A Bottle of Guinness From a 162-Year-Old Shipwreck
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking a really old bottle of Guinness found in a shipwreck. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Alec Guinness - Wikipedia Divers recover a bottle of Guinness from a 162-year-old shipwreck - The Washington Post Verstrepen…
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974. Leftover Rice Transported Out of Temperature Control for About 5 Hours
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating brown rice held out of temperature control for about five hours. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 A response surface model to describe the effect of temperature and pH on the growth of Bacillus cereus in cooked rice…
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973. Out of Date $0.85 Jalapeno Snack From a Farmers Market
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks for eating an out of date discounted snack food purchased at a farmers market. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Pop'ums Jalapeño Jack | Snack Factory® Are stores allowed to sell expired food products? | Consumer Ed, brought to...
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972. Corn Chowder in the Fridge for a Week
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating corn chowder stored in the refrigerator for a week. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Best Corn Chowder Recipe ComBase
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971. To Take a Bath at Ben's House Yesterday
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from taking a bath at Ben's house when the water is very dirty. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Hydrant Flushing Aqua North Carolina | Aqua
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970. Vaccines
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from vaccines, after Don concocts a bizarre red thread conspiracy theory because he really just wants to talk about his poor little sick doggo. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Addison's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo...
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969. McDonald's Ranch Found on the Side of the Road in Northern Minnesota in the Summer
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating McDonald's ranch dressing found on the side of the road in northern Minnesota in the summer. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Bike Tour Map Food Safety Talk 255: Crunchy Granola Hippie Town — Food Safety Talk 929.…
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968. French Toast Left on Counter for Almost a Day
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating french toast left on counter for almost a day. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Bald Head Island NC Science-Backed French Toast Recipes: Crisp, Custardy & Never Soggy Survival and growth of Bacillus cereus in bread…
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967. Eating Small Pieces of Chicken Left Behind in the Airfryer, Reheated Days Later
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating small pieces of chicken left behind in the airfryer, reheated days later. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Water activity - Wikipedia New Interventions and Validation for the Control of Pathogens in the Processing…
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966. Drinking a Mountain Dew That You Accidentally Dropped in a Port-a-Potty
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking a Mountain Dew that you accidentally dropped in a port-a-potty. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Man spent 8 hours in porta-potty tank retrieving Mountain Dew bottle, company says Potty Peeper Sentenced To 3 Years Behind Bars…
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965. Cooked Frozen Hot Dogs in the Package Left in Sink Basin Over Night With Water
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating cooked frozen hot dogs in the package left in sink basin over night with water. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Post-lethality Exposed Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products |...
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964. Eating Jalapeños Right Now
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating fresh jalapeños right now. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks | FDA Who coined "don't yuck my yum"? : r/etymology Giardiniera - Wikipedia Outbreak Investigation of...
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963. Eating Shelf Stable Tuna With Garlic in Olive Oil if the Jar Is Leaking
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating shelf stable tuna with garlic in olive oil if the jar is leaking. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Premium Yellowfin Tuna Fillets | Tonnino FAD-Free Yellowfin Tuna Fillets with Garlic in Olive Oil
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962. Dane's Cadmium Cod Liver
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating cod liver with a Proposition 65 warning about cadmium. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Foods and Beverages - Proposition 65 Warnings Website Cancer - YouTube Lead, cadmium and mercury in canned and unprocessed…
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961. Roux Raw Dough Cookies
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from roux raw dough cookies. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Eating raw cookie dough can be risky. Here's a safer way to enjoy it. - The Washington Post Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella enterica and Nonpathogenic Bacterial...
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960. Drinking Water from a Source that Failed to Maintain Treatment for Removing Bacteria
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking water from a source that failed to maintain treatment for removing bacteria. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Borough Public Notifications | Milltown, NJ
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959. Brushing Your Teeth With a Toothbrush That Was Not in a Toothbrush Protector
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from brushing your teeth with a toothbrush that was not in a toothbrush protector. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 524. Keeping Your Toothbrush Less Than 6 Feet From Your Toilet — Risky or Not? Amazon.com: Mspan Electric...
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958. Eating Lettuce in Michigan Right Now
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating lettuce in Michigan right now Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Where People Got Sick: Cyclospora Outbreak, July 2026 | Cyclosporiasis | CDC Investigation of 5-State Outbreak of Cyclospora Illnesses: Iceberg Lettuce...
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957. Reheating Refrigerated Cooked Frozen Vegetables
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reheating refrigerated cooked frozen vegetables (when the package says not to). Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Study Highlights Importance of Cooking Non-Ready-to-Eat Frozen Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs Prior to | Food...
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956. Drinking From a Bathroom Sink Water Fountain at the Louvre
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking from a bathroom sink water fountain at the Louvre. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 What is FFA | National FFA Organization Visitor amenities - Everything you need to enjoy the Louvre in the best conditions You…
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955. Aspirin Canning
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of aspirin canning. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Carla Schwan | UGA FACS Home - IAFNS Vegetables and Fruits FAQs - National Center for Home Food Preservation Aspirin - Wikipedia Canning With Aspirin Instead of Sugar – Front page story…
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954. Making Your Own Maple Syrup
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making your own maple syrup. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Jason Hlywka | LinkedIn Home - IAFNS 8 Candy Temperature Stages (with Chart) - WebstaurantStore The Sticky (TV Series 2024) - IMDb Maple Sugaring Tips for...
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953. Herpes Spit Sandwich
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a sandwich contaminated with spit from someone with oral herpes. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Arby's customer claims sandwich came with vile surprise and lasting consequences | Fox News About Genital Herpes | Genital Herpes…
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952. Smash Tacos
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating smash tacos. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Burger Menu: Delivery, Takeout & Pickup | Smashburger® Smash Burger Tacos – Blackstone Products Smash Burger Tacos | Blackstone Griddles - YouTube Dinah E. Gore Teaching...
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951. Eating Boiled Fresh Tortellini From a Package With a Few Mold Spots
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating boiled fresh tortellini from a package with a few mold spots. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Aldi's Best New Products Of 2026 (So Far) Extension of the shelf-life of fresh pasta using modified atmosphere packaging and...
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950. Takeout Chicken Tikka Masala Splashed With Hot Tub Water
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating chicken tikka masala splashed with hot tub water. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Home Pool and Hot Tub Water Treatment and Testing | Healthy Swimming | CDC Outbreaks Associated with Treated Recreational Water —...
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949. Launching the "Good" Fireworks in Your Driveway
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from launching the "good" fireworks in your driveway. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Farm Film Report2 - YouTube Fireworks Safety Tips - National Safety Council Fireworks | CPSC.gov JPP reflects on Fourth of July accident that changed…
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948. Feeding Lunchmeat to a Baby
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from feeding lunchmeat to a baby. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️🇨🇦 Nanaimo bar - Wikipedia 2008 Canadian listeriosis outbreak - Wikipedia People at Increased Risk for Listeria Infection | Listeria Infection | CDC Evolution of the…
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947. Pick Your Own Berries During a Norovirus Spike in June 2026
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pick your own berries in an area during a norovirus spike in June 2026. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Outbreaks, occurrence, and control of norovirus and hepatitis a virus contamination in berries: A review -...
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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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