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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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