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946. Yesterday's French Toast That Sat Out for 3 Hours Before Refrigeration

Jun 26, 202610 min

945. Frozen Ham From 1992

Jun 24, 20268 min

944. Infinite Sichuan Pickles

Jun 22, 202615 min

943. Eating Food Cooked on a Restaurant Grill That Employees Have Used for Sex

Jun 19, 20267 min

942. Meal Kit Chicken Prepared Four Days After Arrival

Jun 17, 20268 min

941. Screwworm Infected Beef

Jun 15, 202610 min

940. Rockpot

Jun 12, 202626 min

939. Chicken Stock Out Overnight, Pressure Cooked Again for 30 Minutes

Jun 10, 202616 min

938. Licking the Chicken Marinade Spoon, While Pregnant

Jun 8, 202610 min

937. Re-Using Teabags After Hours or Days

Jun 5, 202613 min

936. Keeping Candy in the Bathroom

Jun 3, 202611 min

935. Licking Someone Else's Ear Wax Off Your Finger

Jun 1, 202611 min

934. Racing a Bike Through Belgian Toothpaste

May 29, 202627 min

933. Leaving Frozen Berries Out for 2 Hours, Refreezing and Reusing

May 27, 20269 min

932. Homemade Taco Seasoning Directly Added to Cooked Meat After Turning the Heat Off

May 25, 20268 min

931. Freeze Dried Human Kibble

May 22, 20269 min

930. Nine Day Old Pease Porridge

May 20, 202612 min

929. Car Ranch

May 18, 202616 min

928. Keeping Your Shampoo Bottle on the Floor of the Shower

May 15, 202614 min

927. Making Stock With Chewed or Licked Chicken Bones (Normal Style)

May 13, 202611 min

926. Touching Your Phone in the Middle of Prepping Dinner

May 11, 202613 min

925. Eating Someone Else's Leftover Popcorn at the Movies

May 8, 202611 min

924. Drinking a Bottle of Wine That Has Been Stuffed in a Thief's Trousers

May 6, 202611 min

923. 20 year old Cheez-Its

May 4, 202613 min

922. Thawing Frozen Fish in a Plastic Bag in a Fithy Sink

May 1, 202610 min

921. Cottage Cheese With Bubbles In

Apr 29, 202613 min

920. Eating Easter Eggs Dyed in the Toilet Bowl

Apr 27, 202610 min

919. Homemade Unrefrigerated Hot Sauce From Heavy Metal Band at Their Merch Table

Apr 24, 202618 min

918. Naked Fruit on the Seat of a Grocery Cart

Apr 22, 202619 min

917. Making Butter While Running

Apr 20, 202611 min

916. Tasting the Sauce Before the Meat Is Cooked

Apr 17, 20269 min

915. Letting Patrons Use the Handwash Sink in a Sushi Restaurant Kitchen

Apr 15, 202620 min

914. Using Toaster After Splashing Raw Chicken Juice Inside if You Are Immunocompromised

Apr 13, 202613 min

913. Using the Top Paper Plate

Apr 10, 202613 min

912. Only Rinsing a Plastic Microwave Food Cover

Apr 8, 202613 min

911. Mixing People and Giardia Infected Dog Dishes in the Dishwater

Apr 6, 202610 min

Ep 910910. Eating at a Two Star Michelin Restaurant With a One Star Hygiene Rating

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating at a two star Michelin restaurant with a one star hygiene rating Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Two-star Michelin restaurant in Wales handed one-star hygiene rating | Wales | The Guardian Food Hygiene Rating Scheme | Food Standards Agency Ynyshir restaurant & rooms | Rating Business Details | Food Hygiene Ratings

Apr 3, 202612 min

Ep 909909. Bulging Yogurt at Elevation

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming yogurt that was bulging after transport to a higher elevation. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Inflated yogurt safe to eat? Bursted air out when opened, looks and smells fine : r/isthissafetoeat If You See Bloated Food Packaging, This Is What It Means | Taste of Home Dull Men's Club® | I live at 6400 feet elevation | Facebook Is Food Safe If Its Package Is Bulging? | HuffPost Life

Apr 1, 20269 min

Ep 908908. Using Butter Rubbed on a Dirty Pan

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using butter that was rubbed on a dirty pan. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Applied Dairy Microbiology - Google Books Outbreak of Listeria Monocytogenes Serotype 3a Infections from Butter in Finland | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Amazon.com | Popcorn & Butter Matching His & Hers Couples Stainless Steel Insulated Tumbler: Tumblers & Water Glasses

Mar 30, 202613 min

Ep 907907. Vegetables Grown in Soil with Composted Botulinum Toxin

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating vegetables grown in soil with composted botulinum toxin. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Composting At Home | US EPA Temperature Effects on Botulinum A Toxin.∗ - T. E. Cartwright, Max A. Lauffer, 1958 Methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States Avian botulism - Wikipedia Manure contamination with Clostridium botulinum after avian botulism outbreaks: management and potential risk of dissemination - Souillard - 2020 - Veterinary Record - Wiley Online Library Clostridium botulinum and Bio‐compost. A Contribution to the Analysis of Potential Health Hazards Caused by Bio‐waste Recycling - Böhnel - 2000 - Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B - Wiley Online Library Methods for Health Risk Assessment by Clostridium botulinum in Biocompost | Springer Nature Link Overview of botulinum neurotoxin-producing clostridia in soils in France - PMC NRT Quick Reference Guide: Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) (causes Botulism) The Effect of Temperature on Toxin Formation and Toxin Stability of Clostridium Botulinum Type E in Different Environments Botulinum Toxin A: Is it Really that Fragile a Molecule? - SHOME - 2010 - Dermatologic Surgery - Wiley Online Library Botulism outbreaks in natural environments – an update - PMC Schoenoplectus - Wikipedia

Mar 27, 202623 min

Ep 906906. White Castle Burgers in a Cooler for 12 Hours

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating White Castle burgers in a cooler for 12 hours. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ White Castle (restaurant) - Wikipedia Menu | Krystal Restaurants Wilson, North Carolina - Wikipedia Like a Local: Wilson | Our State Conetoe, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell Pierce - Wikipedia SQFI | SQF Unites 2026 ComBase Home USDA FSIS C. perfringens Risk Assessment Executive Summary Incidence of Clostridium perfringens in Commercially Produced Cured Raw Meat Product Mixtures and Behavior in Cooked Products during Chilling and Refrigerated Storage - ScienceDirect We tried White Castle from an airport vending machine. It was bleak. - The Washington Post Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - Wikipedia

Mar 25, 202620 min

Ep 905905. Eating With Poopy Fingernail Hands

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating with poopy fingernail hands. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 A large outbreak of antibiotic-resistant shigellosis at a mass gathering - PubMed Rainbow Gathering - Wikipedia

Mar 23, 202610 min

Ep 904904. Dishwasher Hot Dogs

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making hot dogs in your dishwasher. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Instagram reel of dishwasher hotdogs Why It's Never A Good Idea To Cook Your Food In A Dishwasher

Mar 20, 20268 min

Ep 903903. Three Month Old Compound Butter

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from three month old refrigerated compound butter. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Wire - Wikipedia Compound butter - Wikipedia Kitchen Confidential - Wikipedia The effects of butter characteristics on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes - VOYSEY - 2009 - International Journal of Dairy Technology - Wiley Online Library Exposure of Listeria monocytogenes within an epidemic caused by butter in Finland - ScienceDirect

Mar 18, 202612 min

Ep 902902. Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Saint Patrick's Day - Wikipedia Shamrock Shake (Small): Calories and Ingredients | McDonald's Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder - Wikipedia David Bowie, Bing Crosby and the story of the strangest Christmas duet ever | CBC Music Read Bing Crosby – Who Threw the Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? (Single Version) - YouTube Safety Data Sheet (SDS) – Masonry Cement Mortars Supplementary Material 45: Mick Drops, The Weinstein Conspiracy Hour, and Lessons from History - Decoding the Gurus

Mar 16, 202613 min

Ep 901901. Coffee Made in a Coffee Maker Used to "Wash" Underwear

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee from a coffee pot used to wash underware. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 health influencer's video / X Urban Dictionary: mann's assumption AeroPress Go Travel Coffee Press | Camping Coffee Maker Neat Traveler Case Complete Travel Kit for Spirits – Aged&Ore How hot is the water in the brewer? | Knowledge Article

Mar 13, 202613 min

Ep 900900. Dried Garlic in Cold Process Soap

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making garlic soap. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Whisky - Wikipedia Irish coffee - Wikipedia Chumbawamba - Tubthumping - YouTube Wild Waters Soapery Garlic Soap | Don't Eat It! Soap and Skin Care Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. | AJPH | Vol. 80 Issue 11 Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed Black Garlic Infused Soap Soap Poisoning | A Christmas Story | TBS - YouTube Garlic soap | Soapmaking Forum - Soap & Candle Forums

Mar 11, 202621 min

Ep 899899. Wine From Grapes Grazed by Goats

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking wine from grapes grazed by goats. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Goats Do Roam Red - Fairview Marketplace What is Côtes du Rhône? | Wine Enthusiast Magazine Mississippi Pot Roast {The BEST Pot Roast EVER} - Belle of the Kitchen Cryptosporidium, an important enteric pathogen in goats – A review - ScienceDirect A Simple Alcohol-based Method of Oocyst Inactivation for Use in the Development of Detection Assays for Cryptosporidium - ScienceDirect Effect of Organic Acids and Hydrogen Peroxide on Cryptosporidium parvum Viability in Fruit Juices - ScienceDirect The Cryptosporidium Problem in Water and Food Supplies - ScienceDirect

Mar 9, 202611 min

Ep 898898. Flipping Veggie Wings With Unwashed Hands

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from flipping veggie wings with unwashed hands. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Vegan Buffalo Nuggets | MorningStar Farms® Kourosh Dini | Mind, Music, and Productivity

Mar 6, 20269 min

Ep 897897. Cooked Brown Rice Infested With Pantry Moths

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating eating cooked brown rice infested with pantry moths. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Indianmeal moth - Wikipedia Tyndallization - Wikipedia The Best Way to Cook to Brown Rice Is the Pasta Method | The Kitchn Influence of diets and developmental stages on microbiota associated with the Indian Meal Moth Plodia interpunctella

Mar 4, 202613 min