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Risky or Not?

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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    956. 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 – Finding Eliza Regional Variations in Home Canning Practices and the Risk of Foodborne Botulism in the Republic of Georgia, 2003 - ScienceDirect Use of Aspirin (Salicylic acid) as food preservative - good or bad? : r/foodscience Evaluation of the effect of acetylsalicylic acid on Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin production - PubMed Salicylic acids and pathogenic bacteria: new perspectives on an old compound

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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 Beginners and Backyard Maple Sugar Producers Maple Food Safety Planning Resource Hub - Cooperative Extension: Maple Syrup Production Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist - Wikipedia

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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 | CDC The possibility of spreading herpes simplex virus type 1 via food handling and sharing - PubMed Julie Jean | LinkedIn IAFP Announces 2025 Award Recipients - International Association for Food Protection Maurice Weber Laboratorian Award - International Association for Food Protection

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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 and Research Kitchens | Agricultural and Human Sciences Chemicals in Meat Cooked at High Temperatures and Cancer Risk - NCI Joe Jackson – Cancer Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Rheostatics – My First Rock Concert Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Wendel Clark - Wikipedia Wendell Pierce - Wikipedia Spamalot - Wikipedia Rheostatics Concert Setlist at Massey Hall, Toronto on March 30, 2007 | setlist.fm

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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 bioprotective cultures - PMC Outbreak Investigation of Listeria monocytogenes: Prepared Pasta Meals (June 2025) | FDA

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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 — United States, 2015–2019 - PMC

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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 his life - ESPN

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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 immune system in humans from infancy to old age - PMC Foods and Drinks to Avoid or Limit | Infant and Toddler Nutrition | CDC Urban Dictionary: giver FUBAR (film) - Wikipedia

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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 - PubMed Eurosurveillance | Large multistate outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with frozen strawberries, Germany, 2012 Farm to fork quantitative microbial risk assessment for norovirus on frozen strawberries - ScienceDirect Inactivation of hepatitis A virus and norovirus on berries by broad-spectrum pulsed light - PubMed

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    946. Yesterday's French Toast That Sat Out for 3 Hours Before Refrigeration

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating French toast that was made yesterday and sat out for 3 hours before refrigeration. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Europeans Finally Understand Why Americans Are Overweight 🤣 - YouTube USDA Commercial Item Description Griddle Breads, Shelf Stable and Heat and Serve, Frozen (Waffles, Pancakes, French Toast, Belgian Waffles) www.ChemistryIsLife.com - The Chemistry of French Toast

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    945. Frozen Ham From 1992

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from him that's been in the freezer since 1992. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 My dad bought this ham back in 1992. Its been in his freezer the whole time. He refuses to throw it out and says "its still good. Frozen meat doesnt go bad". : r/GrandmasPantry

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    944. Infinite Sichuan Pickles

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a continuous homemade sichuan pickle fermenter Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Haroldina: "@bugcounter I mean, come on. T…" - Mastodon Cody Don Reeder - I made a sichuan Infinite pickle jar with two… | Facebook 198. Endless Pickles — Risky or Not? Pao cai - Wikipedia USDA ARS Online Magazine Vol. 62, No. 6 7 dead, 103 sickened in Sapporo Japan with E. coli… | Marler Clark A large outbreak of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157, caused by low-salt pickled Napa cabbage in nursing homes, Japan, 2012 - PMC Development of an effective treatment for A 5-log reduction of Escherichia coli in refrigerated pickle products - PubMed Preparing and Canning Fermented Foods and Pickled Vegetables

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    943. Eating Food Cooked on a Restaurant Grill That Employees Have Used for Sex

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating food from a grill that had been previously used for sex. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Don't Get The Grilled Cheese

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    942. Meal Kit Chicken Prepared Four Days After Arrival

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating meal kit chicken that's been in the refrigerator for four days. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How long does the food stay fresh once I receive it? – Blue Apron Support Food Safety Tips for Home Meal Delivery Kits | Homegrown| NC State University Online Purveyors of Raw Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Products: Delivery Policies and Available Consumer Food Safety Information

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    941. Screwworm Infected Beef

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating beef from a screwworm infected cow. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 USDA Confirms New World Screwworm in Texas Texas A&M AgriLife responds after New World screwworm found in Texas – Texas A&M Stories New World screwworm detection in Texas highlights improved tools but ongoing cattle management challenges - Brownfield Ag News New World screwworm: rare human case identified in United States after travel from El Salvador | CNN About New World Screwworm | New World Screwworm | CDC

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    940. Rockpot

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a Rockpot. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Official Carolina Hurricanes Website | Carolina Hurricanes Michael: "@bugcounter I watched this sho…" - mas.to We got gifted a Rockpot and have had so much fun using it! - YouTube Social Media Analytics and Publishing - Fedica I'm looking forward to being part of the New Jersey FoodTech conference this year! For more details check out these cool images. Sharp Dressed Man - Wikipedia RockPot |The Portable Slow-Cooker. No Propane. No Electricity. Rockpot Recipe Collection – RockPot 254. Do It Yourself Pizza Oven — Risky or Not? Temperature Gauge – RockPot The rock has never said "can you smell what the rock is cooking?" : r/MandelaEffect

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    939. Chicken Stock Out Overnight, Pressure Cooked Again for 30 Minutes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating chicken stock left on the counter overnight, and then pressure cooked again for 30 minutes. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Pressure cooker - Wikipedia Home canning - Wikipedia Frequently Asked Questions – Instant Pot Free Shipping! Farberware 6-Quart Aluminum Stovetop Pressure Cooker 15 PSI for Faster Nutrient Retention - Walmart.com 42: Reboiling Soup — Risky or Not? Thermal inactivation of Bacillus cereus spores during cooking of rice to ensure later safety of boudin - ScienceDirect Inactivation of Bacillus cereus spores by high hydrostatic pressure at different temperatures - PubMed Chicken or Turkey Stock - National Center for Home Food Preservation Heat resistance of Bacillus cereus emetic toxin, cereulide | Letters in Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic Temperature Exerts Control of Bacillus cereus Emetic Toxin Production on Post-transcriptional Levels - PMC

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    938. Licking the Chicken Marinade Spoon, While Pregnant

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from licking the chicken marinade spoon, while pregnant. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ A review of Campylobacter infection during pregnancy: a focus on C. jejuni - ScienceDirect Investigating the influence of organic acid marinades, storage temperature and time on the survival/inactivation interface of Salmonella on chicken breast fillets - ScienceDirect Campylobacter jejuni infection during pregnancy: long-term consequences of associated bacteremia, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and reactive arthritist - PubMed

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    937. Re-Using Teabags After Hours or Days

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from re-using teabags after hours or days. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 tea - Risky or Not? 37: Tea at Room Temperature — Risky or Not? US6120825A - Method for the hygienic preparation, storage, handling and dispensing of tea - Google Patents Health Relevance of the Presence of Fecal Coliforms in Iced Tea and Leaf Tea - PubMed CFIA: Bacterial Pathogens in Dried Herbs and Dried Teas - April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2018  Association between Tea Ingestion and Invasive Bacillus cereus Infection among Children with Cancer | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic

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    936. Keeping Candy in the Bathroom

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of keeping candy in the bathroom. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 hockey - Risky or Not? Carolina Hurricanes star Seth Jarvis' wild bathroom candy habits are getting some attention | OutKick Shopping Bag Norovirus | The International Outbreak Museum FOMITE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. ('The Princess Bride' - 1987) : r/nostalgia Exploring toilet plume bioaerosol exposure dynamics in public toilets using a Design of Experiments approach | Scientific Reports

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    935. Licking Someone Else's Ear Wax Off Your Finger

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of licking someone else's ear wax off your finger Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Traitors - Wikipedia TaskMaster.Info - Taskmaster Australia, Season 4, Episode 2: What is life? Investigation of Bactericidal effect of Earwax on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from skin and stool samples of undergraduate students, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria The Importance of Ear Canal Microbiota and Earwax in the Prevention of Outer Ear Infections - PMC Why Do People Eat Their Own Earwax? | Hearfit Staphylococcus aureus toxins - PMC

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    934. Racing a Bike Through Belgian Toothpaste

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from racing a bike through belgian toothpaste (i.e., mud). Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Video | Facebook Belgian toothpaste anyone? | Cyclingnews Forum Belgian toothpaste, anyone? - nj.com Cow pies in Belgium blamed for Lotto's pre-Giro woes 'Half the peloton is ill': cowpats blamed as cyclists fall sick after race in Belgium | Cycling | The Guardian Debunking the Myth of Exercise-Induced Immune Suppression: Redefining the Impact of Exercise on Immunological Health Across the Lifespan - PMC The open window of susceptibility to infection after acute exercise in healthy young male elite athletes - PubMed Outbreak of Campylobacteriosis Associated with a Long-Distance Obstacle Adventure Race — Nevada, October 2012 Tour de France - Wikipedia Epidemiology of injury and illness across all the competitive cycling disciplines: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PMC

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    933. Leaving Frozen Berries Out for 2 Hours, Refreezing and Reusing

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from leaving frozen berries out of refrigeration for 2 hours, refreezing and reusing later in a smoothie. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Microbiological Surveillance Sampling: FY 19-23 Frozen Berries (Strawberries, Raspberries and Blackberries) | FDA Full report - Microbiological Surveillance Sampling: FY 19-23 Frozen Berries (Strawberries, Raspberries and Blackberries) Occurrence of Selected Foodborne Pathogens on Frozen Berries Collected at Retail Level in Switzerland - ScienceDirect Scientific Opinion on the risk posed by pathogens in food of non‐animal origin. Part 2 (Salmonella and Norovirus in berries) - - 2014 - EFSA Journal - Wiley Online Library Cannon Mills - Wikipedia

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    932. Homemade Taco Seasoning Directly Added to Cooked Meat After Turning the Heat Off

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from adding homemade taco seasoning directly to cooked meat after turning the heat off. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 919. Homemade Unrefrigerated Hot Sauce From Heavy Metal Band at Their Merch Table — Risky or Not? Walmart's Great Value Taco Seasoning, HEB seasoning recalled due to possible salmonella contamination - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham Williams Foods LLC Initiates a Voluntary Recall of Taco Seasoning Product Due to Possible Presence of Salmonella Contamination | FDA Risk analysis of microorganisms in common food spices - PMC

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    931. Freeze Dried Human Kibble

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating foods turned into freeze dried human kibble. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Making human kibble (to change the way we eat forever) - YouTube 476. Worlds Purest Cookie — Risky or Not? Water Activity vs. Moisture Content in Dog Food

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    930. Nine Day Old Pease Porridge

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pease porridge in the pot, nine days old. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Pease pudding - Wikipedia 249. Bringing Frozen Unrefrigerated Peameal Bacon Across the Border — Risky or Not? Growth of Bacillus cereus in fermenting tempeh made from various beans and its inhibition by Lactobacillus plantarum - PubMed Tyndallization - Wikipedia Fractional sterilization" or "intermittent processing - Healthy Canning in Partnership with Facebook Group Canning for beginners, safely by the book The Journal of Hygiene - Google Books

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    929. Car Ranch

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating ranch dressing stored in a warm car for an extended period of time. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Instagram, Car Ranch Models for the Inactivation of Foodborne Pathogens in Salad Dressing from Challenge Studies - ScienceDirect Packaging for Sauces, Dips, Dressings & Marinades Salad Dressing Challenge Study Do You Need Microbial Challenge Testing? | Food Safety Magazine

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    928. Keeping Your Shampoo Bottle on the Floor of the Shower

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from keeping your shampoo bottle on the floor of the shower. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Season 2 (AU) | Taskmaster Wiki | Fandom Jenny Tian | Taskmaster Wiki | Fandom 716. Arranging Objects on a Table Using Only Your Face — Risky or Not? 821. Consuming a Fly in Wine, Twice — Risky or Not? Old Spice 2-in-1 Shampoo & Conditioner, Swagger , 22 OZ - CVS Pharmacy Dial Men Recharge 3 in 1 Recharge Body Wash, Cedar Leaf, 16 OZ - CVS Pharmacy Comparison of urinary tract infection rates in nursing homes before and after purchase of a newly designed shower system - ProQuest

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    927. Making Stock With Chewed or Licked Chicken Bones (Normal Style)

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating stock made from chewed or licked chicken bones, where are the chicken has been eaten "normal style". Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Making stock with "chewed" chicken bones? : r/Cooking

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    926. Touching Your Phone in the Middle of Prepping Dinner

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from touching your phone in the middle of prepping dinner. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Consumers' Use of Personal Electronic Devices in the Kitchen - ScienceDirect The role of mobile phones as a possible pathway for pathogen movement, a cross-sectional microbial analysis - ScienceDirect A pilot metagenomic study reveals that community derived mobile phones are reservoirs of viable pathogenic microbes | Scientific Reports The potential role of mobile phones in the spread of bacterial infections | The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries ESKAPE - Wikipedia

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    925. Eating Someone Else's Leftover Popcorn at the Movies

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating someone else's leftover popcorn at the movies. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not? Effect of Biting Before Dipping (Double‐Dipping) Chips on the Bacterial Population of the Dipping Solution - Trevino- 2009 - Journal of Food Safety - Wiley Online Library Seven filthy food habits and how dirty they really are

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    924. Drinking a Bottle of Wine That Has Been Stuffed in a Thief's Trousers

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking a bottle of wine that has been stuffed in a thief's trousers. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Pierre-Joseph Proudhon - Wikipedia Post by @gregorykoch.bsky.social — Bluesky Un-wine-ding The Crime Beastie Boys – Johnny Ryall Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

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    923. 20 year old Cheez-Its

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming ~20 year old Cheez-Its. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Home | Cheez-It® Sunshine Biscuits - Wikipedia Getting cheesy in Cary: Cheez-It bakery produces 14 million crackers per hour WRAL.com In the Region/New Jersey; Transforming a Plant From Hydrox to High Tech - The New York Times Bon Jovi - Wikipedia

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    922. Thawing Frozen Fish in a Plastic Bag in a Fithy Sink

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks thawing frozen fish in a plastic bag in a fithy sink. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Hannaford (supermarket) - Wikipedia Cook It Frozen! Cooking Techniques | Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute The Do's and Don'ts of Thawing Frozen Fish! Preserving Your Catch & Purchase: A Guide to Freezing and Thawing Seafood at Home | NC State Extension Publications

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    921. Cottage Cheese With Bubbles In

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating cottage cheese that shows visible bubbles when opened. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 What's Going On With Cottage Cheese? US20120114794A1 - System and method for making organic cottage cheese - Google Patents Production of soft unripened cheeses using acidic and salty coagulants: Investigation of technological and sensory characteristics - PMC Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere: What Your Bubbly Cottage Cheese is Trying to Tell You - Cheese Lover Heaven Cottage Cheese - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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    920. Eating Easter Eggs Dyed in the Toilet Bowl

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Easter eggs dyed in the toilet bowl Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Woman Dyes Easter Eggs in Her Toilet and Attracts Angry Comments on Her Video Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Associated With an Easter Egg Hunt | JAMA | JAMA Network Easter eggs can be dyed and still eaten. Just follow these tips to make sure it's safe | ABC22 & FOX44

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    919. Homemade Unrefrigerated Hot Sauce From Heavy Metal Band at Their Merch Table

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming homemade unrefrigerated hot sauce purchased from a heavy metal band at their merch table. Listen for Ben's asterisk. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Occurrence of Salmonella in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Product Samples from U.S. Department of Agriculture–Regulated Producing Establishments. II. Salmonella in Ready-to-Eat Pork Barbecue Products, from 2005 to 2012 - ScienceDirect Models for the Inactivation of Foodborne Pathogens in Salad Dressing from Challenge Studies - ScienceDirect

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    918. Naked Fruit on the Seat of a Grocery Cart

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from placing a fresh fruit on the seat of a grocery cart without a bag. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Durham Bulls | MiLB.com Bull Durham - Wikipedia How the 'Glengarry Glen Ross' "Coffee Is for Closers" Scene Got Made | Vanity Fair Bulls So Far Raise Over $16,000 for United Way with Wash Your Horns Shirt – Capitol Broadcasting Company NACS Food Safety Forum | NACS Bacterial contamination of shopping carts and approaches to control The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal Odds ratio - Wikipedia

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    917. Making Butter While Running

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making butter while running. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Making butter - YouTube Dead Internet theory - Wikipedia

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    916. Tasting the Sauce Before the Meat Is Cooked

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of tasting the sauce before the meat is cooked. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Why do thicker sauces simmer at lower temperatures? : r/AskCulinary

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    915. Letting Patrons Use the Handwash Sink in a Sushi Restaurant Kitchen

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with letting patrons use the handwash sink in a sushi restaurant kitchen. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 What's the Deal With Tuna Scrape? A closer look at the… | Marler Clark Microbial Biogeography of Public Restroom Surfaces | PLOS One Quantifying the Effect of Hand Wash Duration, Soap Use, Ground Beef Debris, and Drying Methods on the Removal of Enterobacter aerogenes on Hands - ScienceDirect

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    914. Using Toaster After Splashing Raw Chicken Juice Inside if You Are Immunocompromised

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using toaster after splashing raw chicken juice inside if you are immunocompromised. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Sleepless in Seattle - Wikipedia Scoring of Toast and Factors Which Affect Its Quality 1 - Cathcart - 1940 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Toast (food) - Wikipedia

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    913. Using the Top Paper Plate

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using the top paper plate in a package of plates. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How Dirty Are Paper Plates? Science Explored | TikTok Streaking (microbiology) - Wikipedia

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    912. Only Rinsing a Plastic Microwave Food Cover

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a plastic microwave food cover that you only rinse and do not wash. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Trump Freaks Out After Tucker Carlson Implies He's the Antichrist | The New Republic Amazon.com: Galleyby Silicone Microwave Splatter Cover Dishwasher Safe - Pack of 2 Microwave Cover for food- Space Sving design 10.5 Inch BPA Free: Home & Kitchen When it comes to balloons, size matters | Pat Beall – Sun Sentinel Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) - Wikipedia Scrambled Eggs in a Mug Recipe

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    911. Mixing People and Giardia Infected Dog Dishes in the Dishwater

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from mixing dishes from people and from Giardia infected dogs in the dishwater. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Recipe for Real Chicago Style Giardiniera Giardia in Dogs: Symptoms & Treatment Giardia: Infection, treatment and prevention | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Impact of Environmental Conditions on the Survival of Cryptosporidium and Giardia on Environmental Surfaces - PMC M.C. Hammer - U Can't Touch This - YouTube Amazon.com: TempPro TP30 Infrared Thermometer Gun TempPro Temperature Gun and Meat Thermometer Digital with Super Long Probe

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    910. Eating at a Two Star Michelin Restaurant With a One Star Hygiene Rating

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating at a two star Michelin restaurant with a one star hygiene rating Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Two-star Michelin restaurant in Wales handed one-star hygiene rating | Wales | The Guardian Food Hygiene Rating Scheme | Food Standards Agency Ynyshir restaurant & rooms | Rating Business Details | Food Hygiene Ratings

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    909. Bulging Yogurt at Elevation

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming yogurt that was bulging after transport to a higher elevation. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Inflated yogurt safe to eat? Bursted air out when opened, looks and smells fine : r/isthissafetoeat If You See Bloated Food Packaging, This Is What It Means | Taste of Home Dull Men's Club® | I live at 6400 feet elevation | Facebook Is Food Safe If Its Package Is Bulging? | HuffPost Life

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    908. Using Butter Rubbed on a Dirty Pan

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using butter that was rubbed on a dirty pan. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Applied Dairy Microbiology - Google Books Outbreak of Listeria Monocytogenes Serotype 3a Infections from Butter in Finland | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Amazon.com | Popcorn & Butter Matching His & Hers Couples Stainless Steel Insulated Tumbler: Tumblers & Water Glasses

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    907. Vegetables Grown in Soil with Composted Botulinum Toxin

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating vegetables grown in soil with composted botulinum toxin. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Composting At Home | US EPA Temperature Effects on Botulinum A Toxin.∗ - T. E. Cartwright, Max A. Lauffer, 1958 Methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States Avian botulism - Wikipedia Manure contamination with Clostridium botulinum after avian botulism outbreaks: management and potential risk of dissemination - Souillard - 2020 - Veterinary Record - Wiley Online Library Clostridium botulinum and Bio‐compost. A Contribution to the Analysis of Potential Health Hazards Caused by Bio‐waste Recycling - Böhnel - 2000 - Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B - Wiley Online Library Methods for Health Risk Assessment by Clostridium botulinum in Biocompost | Springer Nature Link Overview of botulinum neurotoxin-producing clostridia in soils in France - PMC NRT Quick Reference Guide: Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) (causes Botulism) The Effect of Temperature on Toxin Formation and Toxin Stability of Clostridium Botulinum Type E in Different Environments Botulinum Toxin A: Is it Really that Fragile a Molecule? - SHOME - 2010 - Dermatologic Surgery - Wiley Online Library Botulism outbreaks in natural environments – an update - PMC Schoenoplectus - Wikipedia

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    906. White Castle Burgers in a Cooler for 12 Hours

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating White Castle burgers in a cooler for 12 hours. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ White Castle (restaurant) - Wikipedia Menu | Krystal Restaurants Wilson, North Carolina - Wikipedia Like a Local: Wilson | Our State Conetoe, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell Pierce - Wikipedia SQFI | SQF Unites 2026 ComBase Home USDA FSIS C. perfringens Risk Assessment Executive Summary Incidence of Clostridium perfringens in Commercially Produced Cured Raw Meat Product Mixtures and Behavior in Cooked Products during Chilling and Refrigerated Storage - ScienceDirect We tried White Castle from an airport vending machine. It was bleak. - The Washington Post Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - Wikipedia

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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.

HOSTED BY

Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

Produced by Don Schaffner

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Risky or Not? have?

Risky or Not? currently has 50 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Risky or Not? about?

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...

How often does Risky or Not? release new episodes?

Risky or Not? has 50 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

Where can I listen to Risky or Not??

You can listen to Risky or Not? on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.

Who hosts Risky or Not??

Risky or Not? is created and hosted by Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman.
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