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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 ago15 min
1001. Eating Pasta Sauce Made With a Cursed Baseball
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pasta sauce made with a cursed baseball. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Left Field | MLB.com: News Curse of the Billy Goat - Wikipedia This 3,200 Year Old Egyptian Cheese Is Cursed With a Deadly Pathogen Steve Bartman incident - Wikipedia (20+) Chicago Cubs HQ | Someone dressed up Steve Bartman | Facebook These 11 major leaguers don't wear batting gloves, preferring to grin and 'bare' it | FOX Sports Moisés Chiullán
- 5 days ago15 min
1000. Baby-Stuffed Pumpkin
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from placing a baby in a pumpkin. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 halloween - Risky or Not? Ma Nishtana - Wikipedia Facebook post Doctors warn pumpkin patches could pose salmonella risk, especially for young children | Local News | local3news.com Eurosurveillance | Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to consumption of pumpkin seeds, France, 2026 Survival of Salmonella during Production of Partially Sprouted Pumpkin, Sunflower, and Chia Seeds Dried for Direct Consumption - ScienceDirect Starting from this episode we will only post once a week. We both love doing the show, but we need time for other (less fun) administrative tasks.
- 1 weeks ago18 min
999. Washing Produce With the Sticker On
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from washing produce without first removing the sticker. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 banana - Risky or Not? Microbiological safety evaluations and recommendations on fresh produce - ScienceDirect - C. De Roever Microbiological safety evaluations and recommendations on fresh produce - ScienceDirect - National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods Natural-Light Labeling of Tomatoes Does Not Facilitate Growth or Penetration of Salmonellainto the Fruit - ScienceDirect CO2 Laser-labeling on Fresh Produce: Evaluating Postharvest Quality, Microbial Safety, and Economic Analysis - ScienceDirect
- 1 weeks ago16 min
998. Eating Off Dishes Washed by a Scrub Brush Previously Used to Wash Raw Chicken Dishes
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. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Natural Tampico Fiber — Caddy Supply Company The survival of foodborne pathogens during domestic washing-up and subsequent transfer onto washing-up sponges, kitchen surfaces and food - ScienceDirect Quantifying the Effect of Hand Wash Duration, Soap Use, Ground Beef Debris, and Drying Methods on the Removal of Enterobacter aerogenes on Hands - ScienceDirect
- 1 weeks ago8 min
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 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Instagram The Kingsmen - Louie Louie - YouTube 'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands : NPR
- 2 weeks ago18 min
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 👍🏼 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
- 2 weeks ago13 min
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) — 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 — Food Safety Talk
- 2 weeks ago13 min
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 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 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
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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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