Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating an unwrapped Twix from a bag of halloween candy.

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Keywords: Halloween, Candy, Packaging

ChatGPT image description: Don's actual candy

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Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pasta sauce made with a cursed baseball.

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Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from placing a baby in a pumpkin.

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Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from washing produce without first removing the sticker.

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Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating off dishes washed by a scrub brush previously used to wash raw chicken dishes, with no sanitation step in between.

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Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from "cutting" carrots with your mouth for a slow cooker meal.

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Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating two decade old fish sauce.

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Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned corn in hand-soldered tins.

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Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating reheated Buffalo wings that fell into a clean sink.

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Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking stuffing in a turkey without a thermometer.

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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

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