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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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- 2 days ago19 min
982. Casey's Leftover Tailgate Mac and Cheese
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Casey's* Leftover Tailgate Mac and Cheese. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Food Safety Talk 254: Bridge-Tunnel-Bridge-Tunnel — Food Safety Talk Accidental Tech Podcast Is you taking notes? 😂 (The Wire) #stringerbell #thewire #youtubeshorts - YouTube Emetic food poisoning caused by Bacillus cereus - PubMed https://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/118/TimeasaPublicHealthControlApplication1.pdf Cheese sauce linked to Clostridium perfringens outbreak | Food Safety News The Worst Person in the World - Wikipedia * who the hell is that guy in the middle of the image? No seriously, that's not Casey. I mean, the other two are recognizable as vaguely Marco and vaguely John, but that guy in the middle?
- 4 days ago8 min
981. Very Expired Agave Nectar, Unopened in a Cork-Sealed Bottle
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming very expired agave nectar, unopened in a cork-sealed bottle. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Frontiers | Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Sugar Esters in Honey and Agave Syrup Agave syrup - Wikipedia Case Report Infant Botulism in a 2-Month-Old Female Simple Truth Organic® Light Golden Blue Agave Nectar Syrup, 23.5 oz - Fred Meyer
- 6 days ago14 min
980. Cooked Cajun Red Beans Left Out Overnight
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating cooked Cajun red beans left out overnight. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Growth of Clostridium perfringens during Cooling of Refried Beans - ScienceDirect Tyndallization - Wikipedia A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of Bacillus cereus in foods - ScienceDirect The Occurrence of Bacillus cereus in some Dried Foods Including Pulses and Cereals - BLAKEY - 1980 - Journal of Applied Bacteriology - Wiley Online Library 821. Consuming a Fly in Wine, Twice — Risky or Not?
- 1 weeks ago11 min
979. Cooking S'mores With Marshmallows Over a Burning Circuit Board
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks cooking s'mores with marshmallows over a burning circuit board. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ xkcd: Toasting Marshmallows 3270: Toasting Marshmallows - explain xkcd 374. Eating Meat of a Properly Cooked (160 °F) Rabid Animal — Risky or Not? Occupational health hazards related to informal recycling of E-waste in India: An overview - PMC The Hidden Threat: Unmasking the Environmental Hazards of E-waste | Landbell Canada Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines in Cooked Meat Products: Causes, Formation, Occurrence, and Risk Assessment - Gibis - 2016 - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety - Wiley Online Library Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Grilled Marshmallows - PMC Cancer - YouTube xkcd: Toasting Marshmallows 365. Roadside Rúgbrauð — Risky or Not? 574 Want some s'more? The hidden risks of marshmallows - PMC
- 1 weeks ago16 min
978. Not Breaking Apart Iceberg Lettuce to Wash Every Leaf
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from not breaking apart iceberg lettuce to wash every leaf. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Butter Lettuce | What is Butter Lettuce? | Nutrition Info & Pictures Healthier eating, better tracking results in more produce-related foodborne illness cases | CAES Field Report Tossing salads - UGA Today Processing may spread E. coli - Los Angeles Times
- 1 weeks ago14 min
977. Boiled Peanuts Left in a Hot Car for Two Days
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating boiled peanuts left in a hot car for two days Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Best in Show (4/11) Movie CLIP - Naming Nuts (2000) HD - YouTube Classic Boiled Peanuts Recipe Peanut and peanut products: A food safety perspective - ScienceDirect Contamination of Nuts/Nut Butters | Food Safety Boiled peanuts culprit of salmonella outbreak | Salmonella Blog Growth of Bacillus cereus in Media Containing Plant Seed Materials and Ingredients Used in Chinese Cookery | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic Peanuts and Coke - Wikipedia
- 2 weeks ago31 min
976. Butchering a Legally Hunted Bear in a Communal Residence Hall Kitchen
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with butchering a legally hunted bear in a communal residence hall kitchen. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Land-Grant University FAQ - APLU (14) Post by @pkpd-babe.bsky.social — Bluesky University Prohibits Processing Wild Animals in Communal Kitchens After Bear Skinning Uproar - The Cornell Daily Sun Cornell Students Skin Bear in Ganędagǫ: Hall Communal Kitchen, No Charges Filed - The Cornell Daily Sun The Cornell Bear Skinner Speaks Out | The MeatEater Podcast Ep. 770 - YouTube Ganędagǫ: Hall | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University Ganędagǫ: Hall - Google Maps Meat sources of infection for outbreaks of human trichinellosis - ScienceDirect Eurosurveillance | Outbreak of trichinellosis due to consumption of bear meat from Canada, France, September 2005 Occurrence of Trichinella spp. infestations in black bears in Quebec, Canada - Simon Krückemeier, Christopher Fernandez-Prada, Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano, 2026 "Letterkenny" Les Hiques (TV Episode 2017) - IMDb Goat Slaughtered in China Grove Captain's Galley Possible Source of E. coli | Marler Blog Escherichia coli isolated from feces of brown bears (Ursus arctos) have a lower prevalence of human extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli virulence-associated genes - PMC New-to-U.S. antibiotic-resistant Salmonella found in bear | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Ontario Academic Credit - Wikipedia hockey - Risky or Not? Lambton Hall | University of Guelph Cuyahoga Valley National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Lifes Rich Pageant - Wikipedia Cuyahoga (song) - Wikipedia
- 2 weeks ago5 min
975. A Bottle of Guinness From a 162-Year-Old Shipwreck
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking a really old bottle of Guinness found in a shipwreck. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Alec Guinness - Wikipedia Divers recover a bottle of Guinness from a 162-year-old shipwreck - The Washington Post Verstrepen Lab - Group leader
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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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