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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.
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- Yesterday10 min
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
- 4 days ago26 min
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
- 6 days ago16 min
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
- 1 weeks ago10 min
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
- 1 weeks ago13 min
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
- 1 weeks ago11 min
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
- 2 weeks ago11 min
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
- 2 weeks ago27 min
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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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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