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Risky or Not?

Risky or Not?

Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

A Show About Risk From Microorganisms (Mostly)

  • 8 minutes 31 seconds
    997. Cutting Carrots With Your Mouth for a Slow Cooker Meal

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

    Dr. Don - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ

    • Instagram
    • The Kingsmen - Louie Louie - YouTube
    • 'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands : NPR
    23 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 26 seconds
    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 πŸ‘πŸΌ 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 (Official Audio) - YouTube
    • Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Wikipedia
    • Saint Pierre and Miquelon in France - Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Wikipedia
    • Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia
    • Homemade Fish Sauce – Fermenters Club
    • About | Mendo Food Consulting
    • FISH SAUCE PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURING: A REVIEW: Food Reviews International: Vol 17 , No 1 - Get Access
    • Food Safety Myths You Need To Stop Believing, According To An Expert
    21 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 13 minutes 29 seconds
    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) β€” Don't Cook That
    • Synergistic Inactivation of Spores of Proteolytic Clostridium botulinum Strains by High Pressure and Heat Is Strain and Product Dependent - PMC
    • heat resistance of the spores of B. botulinus and allied anaerobes. XI | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
    • Food Safety Talk 319: I'm Feeling Botchy Today β€” Food Safety Talk
    19 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 13 minutes 12 seconds
    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 πŸ‘πŸΌ Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ

    • hockey - Risky or Not?
    • The Rise & Fall … & Rise of Midget Hockey - Total Package Hockey
    • MYHockey Rankings - MYHockey
    • Minor ice hockey - Wikipedia
    • Warren Zevon – Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song) Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
    • North Carolina 16U Rankings - MYHockey
    • Rutgers Researchers Debunk 'Five-Second Rule': Eating Food off the Floor Isn't Safe | Rutgers University
    • Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food - PubMed
    16 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 41 seconds
    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: Stuffing | Food Safety and Inspection Service
    • Stuffing the turkey and other Thanksgiving food-safety mistakes | Penn State University
    • Stuffing Your Turkey Could Make You Sickβ€”Here's What Our Editors Do Instead
    14 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 11 minutes 50 seconds
    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 πŸ‘πŸΌ| Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ

    • Wegmans Oven Roasted Off The Bone Turkey Breast | Wegmans
    • ComBase
    • Retail Deli Slicer Inspection Practices: An EHS-Net Study
    • Retail Deli Slicer Inspection Practices: An EHS-Net Study - PMC
    12 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 11 minutes 24 seconds
    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 πŸ‘πŸΌ Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ

    • Contents of toothpaste - safety implications - Australian Prescriber
    • US7135163B2 - Prevention of crystal formation in toothpaste - Google Patents
    • Antimicrobial Efficacy of Different Toothpastes and Mouthrinses: An In Vitro Study - PMC
    • Antimicrobial Effect of Newly Formulated Toothpastes and a Mouthrinse on Specific Microorganisms: An In Vitro Study - PMC
    9 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 51 seconds
    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 πŸ‘πŸΌ Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ

    • Great Value Hickory Smoked Sliced Bacon, 12 oz Naturally Smoked Pork Bacon Slices - Walmart.com
    • Bacon Prices Set to Surge Anew in Threat to More Meat Inflation - Bloomberg
    • Use of Optical Oxygen Sensors in Non-Destructively Determining the Levels of Oxygen Present in Combined Vacuum and Modified Atmosphere Packaged Pre-Cooked Convenience-Style Foods and the Use of Ethanol Emitters to Extend Product Shelf-Life
    • Bacon and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service
    • Toss Your Bacon Immediately If You Notice These Signs
    • Bacon Method
    • Accidental Tech Podcast
    7 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 33 seconds
    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 - 2019 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
    • Heat-stable toxin production by strains of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus firmus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus simplex and Bacillus licheniformis | FEMS Microbiology Letters | Oxford Academic
    5 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 39 seconds
    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 host different Cryptosporidium spp. - ScienceDirect
    • A Peek into the Bacterial Microbiome of the Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
    • What Diseases Can Squirrels Carry? - Varmint Gone
    • All About Squirrels: 6 Common Questions - Waltham Pest Services
    • Bucknell University EHS/Risk Compliance Guide Eastern Grey Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)
    2 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 57 seconds
    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 on 6 Legs - The New York Times
    30 September 2026, 12:00 pm
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