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Ep 345345. Keith's Exploding Canned Oranges

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a swollen can of canned oranges several years out of date. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 not a bot on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Can from the back of our pantry. Year from best by date is obliterated. Probably 5 yrs out of date. Very swollen can on both ends. Ready to explode. But the real question is: Risky or Not? https://t.co/o4PeJ73QjA" / Twitter PHT 321: Causes of spoilage of canned/bottled products (not a bot on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Opened the tin (outside), some hissing as the pressure released and the oranges inside were covered with little grey bits of corrosion from the inside of the tin. Smelled ok; I did not taste them. https://t.co/26FUyik61P" / Twitter

Aug 24, 20227 min

Ep 344344. Max's Unwashed Basil

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks making pesto from homegrown basil without washing it first. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Full article: Surface decontamination of Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli on sweet basil by ozone microbubbles

Aug 22, 20229 min

Ep 343343. Monkeypox in Food and on Food Packaging

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of getting monkeypox from food or food packaging. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Monkeypox infection: What is the risk of transmission through food? | Anses - Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail Monkeypox | Poxvirus | CDC Monkeypox

Aug 19, 202211 min

Ep 342342. Bedroom Pasta

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drying egg noodles in your bedroom. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Ellen Shumaker | Agricultural and Human Sciences Ellen Thomas Shumaker, PhD | LinkedIn 327. Chicken Soup Unrefrigerated for More Than 6 Hours — Risky or Not? Washington Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia Egg Noodles Recipe | Allrecipes Temperature Dependent Growth Characteristics and a Predictive Mathematical Model of Bacillus Cereus in Wet Noodles - LEE - 2011 - Journal of Food Safety - Wiley Online Library Making Homemade Noodles Safely • AnswerLine • Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Microbiological Quality of Raw Dried Pasta from the German Market, with Special Emphasis on Cronobacter Species - PubMed Critical conditions accelerating the deterioration of fresh noodles: A study on temperature, pH, water content, and water activity - Li - 2017 - Journal of Food Processing and Preservation - Wiley Online Library

Aug 17, 202227 min

Ep 341341. Leslie's Artichoke Dip

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Leslie Horton's horrendous holiday artichoke dip that tastes like vinegar but has no vinegar. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Woman Offers Her Signature Spinach Artichoke Dip To Anchors, Leaves Them Gagging On-Air (Video of Leslie Horton's horrendous holiday artichoke dip goes viral | Globalnews.ca Amazon.com : Native Forest, Artichoke Hearts Marinated, 6 Ounce : Grocery & Gourmet Food Easy Marinated Artichokes Recipe | Allrecipes

Aug 15, 202212 min

Ep 340340. Dried Chicken Juice Sponge

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a sponge used to wipe up raw chicken juice, rinsed and let drive for several days. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Carnac the Magnificent - Wikipedia Amazon.com: All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire® eBook : Abrams, Jonathan: Kindle Store Bacteria Survive on Kitchen Sponges and Towel in Restaurant and Foodservice Operations | ASM.org

Aug 12, 202212 min

Ep 339339. Storing Used Eggshells in the Carton

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing rinsed, used eggshells in the carton in the refrigerator until all the eggs are used. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Contamination of egg shell and contents with Salmonella enteritidis: a review - ScienceDirect An Overview of the Salmonella Enteritidis Risk Assessment for Shell Eggs and Egg Products - Hope - 2002 - Risk Analysis - Wiley Online Library

Aug 10, 20228 min

Ep 338338. Precooked Frozen Dino Nuggies Eaten by 2.5 Year Old

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of a 2.5 year old eating precooked dino nuggies while still frozen. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ chicken strips | Food Safety News Fun Nuggets Dino Nuggets | Tyson® Brand Dino-Buddies® (Rivercrest Industries, Inc.) | Dino-Buddies® Oral Health in Canada: Health risks of frozen raw breaded chicken products: A local health unit perspective - PMC Original Dinosaur-Shaped — Yummy Dino Buddies Perdue Panko Breaded Chicken Breast Dino Nuggets - Frozen - 27oz : Target

Aug 8, 202214 min

Ep 337337. Toilet Paper Roll Tubes for Crafts for Kids

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks using toilet paper roll tubes for crafts for kids. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Toilet Paper Roll Crafts: 50+ Great Ideas! - Mod Podge Rocks Doctor uses toilet paper roll to check for choking hazards Are Toilet Paper Rolls Sanitary for Crafts? - Colorful Craft Corner Potential for aerosolization of Clostridium difficile after flushing toilets: the role of toilet lids in reducing environmental contamination risk - PubMed Evaluation of bacterial contaminants found on unused paper towels and possible postcontamination after handwashing: A pilot study - ScienceDirect Study Finds Bacteria in Unused Paper Towels

Aug 5, 20229 min

Ep 336336. Unrefrigerated Ham & Cheese Croissant

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating an unrefrigerated ham & cheese croissant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Food Safety - Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) Food | SCDHEC Time As a Public Health Control Example Temperature Response of Individually Wrapped Packaged Sandwiches as a Function of Time Screentone - Wikipedia

Aug 3, 202213 min

Ep 335335. Using a Chainsaw to Cut a Turkey in Antarctica

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks using a chainsaw to cut a turkey in Antarctica. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Anthony Mattox on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman risky or not: using a chainsaw to break down and prepare a turkey in Antarctica. Starting at 13:30 https://t.co/1VvbZWvPcU" / Twitter Season 5, Episode 23: These Space Rocks Have Seen It All | NASA Stihl Platinum Bar Chain Oil MSDS Can you really prepare food with a CHAINSAW?! | Food Wars: The Fifth Plate - YouTube Preparing food with a chainsaw - YouTube

Aug 1, 202211 min

Ep 334334. Snacklebox

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a snacklebox for your beach snacks. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The snacklebox, perfect for a day trip : lifehacks Happy Carcoochie Board 2022!

Jul 29, 20229 min

Ep 333333. Pink Sauce

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of the new food condiment Pink Sauce sweeping TikTok. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Sovereign Citizens Movement | Southern Poverty Law Center Viral 'Pink Sauce' Condiment On TikTok Raises Eyebrows As Buyers Sound The Alarm - Blavity News Pitaya - Wikipedia Food Science Babe (@foodsciencebabe) TikTok | Watch Food Science Babe's Newest TikTok Videos Pink Floyd – Have a Cigar Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

Jul 27, 202215 min

Ep 332332. Unwashed Produce From a Bush Shared With Deer

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating unwashed fresh produce from a bush where deer have been feeding. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Chronic wasting disease may spread via saliva | CIDRAP Enteric Bacterial Pathogens with Zoonotic Potential Isolated from Farm-Raised Deer | Foodborne Pathogens and Disease Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) | Prion Diseases | CDC Double down Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Jul 25, 202214 min

Ep 331331. Sucking the Air Out of a Bag of Raw Chicken

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sucking the air out of a bag of raw chicken with your mouth. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Aerosol - Wikipedia The straw method for vacuum sealing - General - Anova Community | Food Nerd Forum | Anova Culinary Food Safety Talk 79: You're Into Botulism Country (with Merlin Mann) — Food Safety Talk Quantification of Microbial Aerosol Generation during Standard Laboratory Procedures | Applied Biosafety

Jul 22, 202210 min

Ep 330330. TK's Flat Seltzer

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking a can of seltzer that tasted flat and was slightly crushed after being in ice for an hour. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 TK on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman this can was normal shapes before being submerged in ice for an hour. Can crushed in, no leaks. Upon opening, can completely flat tasting as if somehow the CO2 escaped. Any risk of botulism in carbonated water? I can't imagine, but the wife asked. https://t.co/yjLegc7fXw" / Twitter FAQ: Water expansion on freezing Sporicidal Properties of Chlorine Compounds: Applicability to Cooling Water for Canned Foods1,2 | Journal of Food Protection Retort Cooling Water Bacteriological Load and Possible Mitigation Strategies for Microbial Buildup in Cooling Water Kirkland Signature Sparkling Water, Variety Pack, 12 fl oz, 35 ct | Costco The history of sparkling water - Borg & Overström Carbonated Canning Line - YouTube

Jul 20, 202212 min

Ep 329329. Dr. Don's Sluggy Arugula

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating leafy greens on which a slug was found. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Angiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm) | Disease Outbreak Control Division Rat Lungworm Frequently Asked Questions | The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Cook's Market – Rutgers Gardens The Occurrence of the Rat Lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, in Nonindigenous Snails in the Gulf of Mexico Region of the United States - PMC Slugs: Potential Novel Vectors of Escherichia coli O157 | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Invading slugs (Arion vulgaris) can be vectors for Listeria monocytogenes - Gismervik - 2015 - Journal of Applied Microbiology - Wiley Online Library Occurrence of Salmonella, Vibro and E. coli in Edible Land Snail in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Jul 18, 202222 min

Ep 328328. Dr. Don's Soapy Pasta

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pasta that fell in clean soapy water. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Subchronic oral toxicity testing in rats with a liquid hand-dishwashing detergent containing anionic surfactants - PubMed Pediatric Exposure to Laundry Detergent Pods | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics Washing Food: Does it Promote Food Safety? | Food Safety and Inspection Service Cleaning and Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Temporal Associations with COVID-19 — National Poison Data System, United States, January 1, 2020–March 31, 2020 | MMWR

Jul 15, 202219 min

Ep 327327. Chicken Soup Unrefrigerated for More Than 6 Hours

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks on transporting a crock-pot of chicken soup via plane and automobile. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ pittsburgh nashville flight time - Google Search ComBase

Jul 13, 202211 min

Ep 326326. Foods in Oil Stored for a Long Time

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of several foods (chili oil, herbs in oil and potato frying oils) stored for different times and temperatures. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Aunties Chili Oil 2016 - Google Photos Current Food Safety Issues of Home-prepared Vegetables and Herbs Stored in Oil 315. Continuing to Eat a Jar of Recalled Jif Peanutbutter — Risky or Not? Earth-616 - Wikipedia Conservative Prediction of Time to Clostridium botulinum Toxin Formation for Use with Time-Temperature Indicators To Ensure the Safety of Foods | Journal of Food Protection (1) ★metal★matt★ on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman I fried some potatoes in oil; afterward the oil still looked clean, so I let it cool and put it back in the bottle. Stored at room temp, is it #RiskyOrNot to continue to use this oil for other cooking?" / Twitter Reconcilable Differences Store

Jul 11, 202219 min

Ep 325325. Ellens Dropped Water Bottle Lid

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking from a water bottle after the lid has been dropped on an airport carpet. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food | Applied and Environmental Microbiology 126th AFDO Annual Educational Conference – Association of Food and Drug Officials Home - Raleigh-Durham International Airport Eating food off the floor may be OK, scientist says - CNET 401 unauthorized | Aston University press release can not be located 298. Canadian Airport Toilet Vegetables — Risky or Not?

Jul 8, 202212 min

Ep 324324. Lemon Wedge in Your Drink

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming a beverage with a lemon wedge. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Josh Trebach, MD on Twitter: "do u love getting a refreshing lemon slice in ur drink when ur out at a restaurant? 🍋🥤 nearly 70% of restaurant lemon slices in one study were found to produce microbial growth (with 25 different microbial species being identified)" / Twitter Josh Trebach, MD on Twitter: "possible culprits include contamination with fecal matter, raw meat, and in the case of yeast, oral/fecal/vaginal secretions contaminating fingertips of employees enjoy ur lemons!! ~follow me for more tips on how to ruin things people love~ https://t.co/4px8XANbhB" / Twitter Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "PhD Food microbiologist here. Anyone want advice on medical toxicology or fixing stuff in the ER?" / Twitter Bacteria on Lemon Slices - Dirty Lemon Wedges at Restaurants Microbial Flora on Restaurant Beverage Lemon Slices

Jul 6, 202212 min

Ep 323323. Stirring Your Coffee With a Hotel Pen

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of stirring your coffee with a hotel pen. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 AeroPress Coffee Maker Official Store Urban Dictionary:Mann's Assumption Association of Food and Drug Officials – Many perspectives, one voice, since 1896. Home | Dutch Bros House Paint | Interior & Exterior Paint Colors | Dutch Boy

Jul 4, 202215 min

Ep 322322. Chickpeas in a Leaky Microwaveable Pouch

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming processed chickpeas in a leaky microwaveable pouch. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Amazon.com: Customer reviews: The Good Bean Heat & Eat Coconut Curry Chickpeas, 10 Ounce (Pack of 4), Yellow Yellow Tadka Dal Products – The Good Bean Notes from the Field: Botulism Caused by Consumption of Commercially Produced Potato Soups Stored Improperly — Ohio and Georgia, 2011

Jul 1, 202213 min

Ep 321321. Promptly Refrigerated Baked Potato Wrapped in Foil

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a cooked baked potato that has been wrapped in foil and promptly refrigerated. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Mary Kathrynn (@marydidyaknow) / Twitter A large outbreak of botulism: the hazardous baked potato - PubMed Production of Botulinum Toxin in Inoculated Pack Studies of Foil-Wrapped Baked Potatoes | Journal of Food Protection Combined effect of water activity and pH on inhibition of toxin production by Clostridium botulinum in cooked, vacuum-packed potatoes | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Roger Cook | LinkedIn

Jun 29, 202216 min

Ep 320320. Nut Mylk

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cashew "Nut Mylk" based on an instagram recipe. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Sean Pendleton on Twitter: "https://t.co/aYSAgjpeYE @benjaminchapman @bugcounter Raw cashews, hemps seeds, and water to make non-dairy milk and "I'm still alive to talk about it" Risky or Not?" / Twitter Erin Holt, Functional Medicine's Instagram profile post: "🌟EZ peasy🌟 No soaking, no straining⁣ ⁣ Listen, I've been eating "this way" for a solid 15 years so I've got some tricks up my sleeve.⁣ ⁣…" 126th AFDO Annual Educational Conference – Association of Food and Drug Officials Organic Nut Butters recalled for possible Listeria risk | Food Safety News

Jun 27, 202210 min

319. Five Hour Sun Pasta

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of eating sun pasta incubated for five hours. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 brunchwithbabs on Instagram: SUN ☀️ PASTA SAUCE 🍝 you'll never make pasta in the summer the same again. Making this poolside at my daughters home! A family favorite ☀️… Veronica (@squirrelchomp) / Twitter What's all the fuss about San Marzano Tomatoes?? Aren't they just another Tomato? Can you tell me a bit about em please.

Jun 24, 202212 min

Ep 318318. Eating a Shoe

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of eating a shoe. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Matt Patches on Twitter: "A decade ago I tweeted that if Top Gun 2 happened I would eat a shoe. No one has let me forget this … including the folks at Paramount, who are quite excited for me to be wrong. Saving this for after the actual shoe (although I may already be in a coma). Check back Thursday. https://t.co/lUAMhaA1BC" / Twitter Matt Patches on Twitter: "I should post this here out of social media due diligence right https://t.co/6aN9vXZbAQ" / Twitter Michel Lotito - Wikipedia Checkerboard Slip-On Food Safety Talk 78: Brogues are low risk — Food Safety Talk Just sous vided my shoes. I'm a genius! : sousvide Fortunate Son | Do By Friday

Jun 22, 202213 min

Ep 317317. Preparing Food in a Bitchen

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of preparing food in a bitchen (combination bathroom/kitchen). Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Cholera has been eradicated everywhere but this house. #westvirginiacheck #zillowtastrophe #realestate Norovirus Outbreak Traced to Reusable Grocery Bag Lifting the lid on toilet plume aerosol: A literature review with suggestions for future research - PMC Yes, Toilet Spray After You Flush Includes Poop Particles | SELF

Jun 20, 202216 min

Ep 316316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using cups to scoop water out of a shared bowl when it's really hot out. Dr. Don️ - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ chefcollinsevents on Twitter: "Helping someone do a event in city and we are using cups to scoop water out of this bowl to drink and we argued if #riskyornot @benjaminchapman @bugcounter (I think it's fine it's 90degrees out) https://t.co/3bVatuAtHn" / Twitter Detection of Norovirus in Saliva Samples from Acute Gastroenteritis Cases and Asymptomatic Subjects: Association with Age and Higher Shedding in Stool - PMC Norovirus Outbreaks Reported to NoroSTAT, Figure | CDC Did You Just Eat That?: Two Scientists Explore Double-Dipping, the Five … - Paul Dawson, Brian Sheldon - Google Books

Jun 17, 202210 min

Ep 315315. Continuing to Eat a Jar of Recalled Jif Peanutbutter

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of continuing to eat from a jar of recalled Jif peanutbutter. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Food Safety Talk 263: Faraday Cage For The Voice — Food Safety Talk Michelle Jewell on Twitter: "Ok a serious #riskyornot for @bugcounter and @benjaminchapman: If I have one of the recalled jiff jars, but I've already eaten 75% of it, can I keep it? https://t.co/Ic01PsZUgg https://t.co/wV2dd38AFX" / Twitter The J. M. Smucker Co. Issues Voluntary Recall of Select Jif® Products Sold in the U.S. for Potential Salmonella Contamination | FDA Prevalence and Level of Listeria monocytogenes in Ice Cream Linked to a Listeriosis Outbreak in the United States | Journal of Food Protection Dose–response modeling of Salmonella using outbreak data - ScienceDirect Actual distribution of Cronobacter spp. in industrial batches of powdered infant formula and consequences for performance of sampling strategies - ScienceDirect Urban Dictionary: Sharkology

Jun 15, 202213 min

Ep 314314. Unrefrigerated Cut Watermelon Over Night

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating cut watermelon left unrefrigerated overnight Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Growth of Salmonella spp. in Cantaloupe, Watermelon, and Honeydew Melons | Journal of Food Protection Effect of time before storage and storage temperature on survival of Salmonella inoculated on fresh-cut melons - ScienceDirect Survival and Growth of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Cantaloupe and Watermelon | Journal of Food Protection Modeling the growth of Listeria monocytogenes on cut cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon - ScienceDirect Outbreaks Associated with Cantaloupe, Watermelon, and Honeydew in the United States, 1973–2011 | Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Jun 13, 202210 min

Ep 313313. Nibbling a Rhubarb Leaf

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of nibbling a rhubarb leaf. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Randal Oulton on Twitter: "Around this time each spring it's a thing now for a few voices to chirp up saying rhubarb leaves are okay to eat (screen capped here for instance a UC extension service master gardener, Kate Russell.) Have you ever weighed in on this @benjaminchapman @bugcounter ? https://t.co/CAgt4oUY34" / Twitter Neighbourhood: The Beaches | Destination Toronto Ingestion of rhubarb leaves as cause of oxalic acid poisoning. The chemistry of edible rhubarb - Blundstone - 1964 - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture - Wiley Online Library 8 Foods High in Oxalates and Why You Should Avoid It Are Rhubarb Leaves Toxic? | OSU Extension Service "Death From Rhubarb Leaves Due to Oxalic Acid Poisoning" | Jama | JamaNetwork Evaluation of Oxalate Concentration in the U.S. Spinach Germplasm Collection in: HortScience Volume 43 Issue 6 (2008) An ode to rhubarb: Which grows plentifully in Washington and is a great crop for lazy gardeners | The Seattle Times Don's bonus links All About Tropical Tubers - How to Buy, Store, and Use Taro Root Calcium oxalate - Wikipedia

Jun 10, 202213 min

Ep 312312. Months Old Stock Under Rendered Fat

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming refrigerated months old chicken stock under rendered fat. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Clostridium botulinum and the safety of refrigerated processed foods of extended durability - ScienceDirect Low-sodium chicken stock - Mayo Clinic

Jun 8, 20229 min

Ep 311311. River Pickles

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of canned pickles found in a river. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ I found a bunch of jars of pickles in a river and took one home, they were still sealed : Weird Food Safety Talk 255: Crunchy Granola Hippie Town — Food Safety Talk National Center for Home Food Preservation | How Do I? Store The Stranger (album) - Wikipedia

Jun 6, 20229 min

Ep 310310. Really Old Green Coffee Beans

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee made from really old coffee beans. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Steve Lister on Twitter: "1930's green coffee beans roasted today? Is @jimseven going to end up in the hospital? @bugcounter @benjaminchapman #riskyornot https://t.co/DOAn7SqQLm" / Twitter Drinking Harrods Coffee From the 1930s - YouTube Joseph Lister - Wikipedia 130. Drinking Civit Poop Coffee — Risky or Not? Mycotoxins in Coffee | Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL | Oxford Academic Sci-Hub | Mycotoxins in Coffee

Jun 3, 20229 min

Ep 309309. Adding Milk to Yogurt to Make More Yogurt

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making yogurt by adding milk to yogurt to make more yogurt. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dr. and Mrs. Danyluk - not risky 👍🏼 Protested game - Wikipedia Landon Conover #Vaccinated on Twitter: "I don't know if this is really a thing, but for me, the more important canonical question is: Adding milk to yogurt to make more yogurt, #RiskyOrNot? @bugcounter and @benjaminchapman" / Twitter Yogurt, cultured fermented milk, and health: a systematic review | Nutrition Reviews | Oxford Academic A 100-Year Review: Yogurt and other cultured dairy products - ScienceDirect Creamy Homemade Yogurt Recipe - NYT Cooking Modeling of the Competitive Growth of Listeria monocytogenes and Lactococcus lactis in Vegetable Broth | Applied and Environmental Microbiology ComBase

Jun 1, 202216 min

Ep 308308. Two Day Trunk Cheese

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from pepper jack cheese left in a trunk for two days. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Kim Zetter on Twitter: "PSA: turns out you can (unintentionally) leave cheese in the trunk of your car for two days in 70-degree heat and it will still be good to eat (meaning, it won't make you sick). My contribution to gastronmical science. You're welcome." / Twitter

May 30, 20228 min

Ep 307307. Buffet Corndogs Brought From Home

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from corndogs brought from home placed on a buffet. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Frank Brown on Twitter: "Buffet corndogs with hard "exoskeleton" brought from home by other customers #riskyornot @benjaminchapman @bugcounter https://t.co/dOCtmXxbxl" / Twitter at a buffet, i personally sneak corndogs into the buffet so others can enjoy them. I hide - Twitter Search / Twitter Food Safety Basics - Environmental Health Homemade Corn Dogs Recipe (VIDEO) - NatashasKitchen.com FSIS C. perfringens Risk Assessment Metrics Report

May 27, 202211 min

Ep 306306. Plant Based Deli Meat and Soft Cheeses for a Pregnant Woman

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of plant based deli meat and soft cheeses for a pregnant woman. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ ‎Brief Nut Milk Cheese Risk Analysis Viability of Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia Coli, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes Within Plant Versus Beef Burgers During Cold Storage and Following Pan Frying | Journal of Food Protection Listeria Found Inside Vegan Food Plant | Food Safety News

May 25, 202210 min

Ep 305305. Uncovered Trash Cans in Women's/Unisex Bathrooms

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by feminine hygiene products in uncovered trash cans in women's/unisex bathrooms. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Health Department Inspection Criteria More Likely To Be Associated with Outbreak Restaurants in Minnesota | Journal of Food Protection

May 23, 202210 min

Ep 304304. Steve's Green Beef Pastrami

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from home cured Pastrami with little bits of green that have been cut off. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Steve Lister on Twitter: "Making beef pastrami. Brining for about 12 days (Brine calc in link). Took ribs out to smoke and has two small tips were out of the brine and were green. About 2mm circle each that I cut off. Still safe after smoking to 203F? @benjaminchapman @bugcounter https://t.co/QjRjHMdGrk" / Twitter The Science Of Curing Meats Safely Mechanism Underlying Green Discolouration of Myoglobin Induced by Atmospheric Pressure Plasma - PMC The color of meat depends on myoglobin: Part 1 - MSU Extension Does Color Change Mean the Product is Spoiled?

May 20, 20228 min

Ep 303303. Eight Pounds of Pad Thai Leftovers

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eight pounds of pad thai leftovers brought home from a work event. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 K Brooke Golisch, MD on Twitter: "Hypothetically if one took home an approximately 8 lb tin of leftover pad thai from a work event on Thursday, what would the latest possible day one could eat it and probably not get sick?" / Twitter Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "@BrooketheOstomy What are the dimensions of the tin?" / Twitter Jacobsen's Danish Butter Cookies | World Market 15 cups to liters

May 18, 202213 min

Ep 302302. Reheating Food in a Microwave

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reheating food in a microwave. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 A computer vision method to locate cold spots in foods in microwave sterilization processes - ScienceDirect Variability in temperature distribution and cooking properties of ground pork patties containing different fat level and with/without salt cooked by microwave energy - ScienceDirect Cooking with Microwave Ovens | Food Safety and Inspection Service

May 16, 202211 min

Ep 301301. "Canning" Without "Cooking"

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from some weird recipes from 1918. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dave Arnold on Twitter: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter No heat no acid canning? I know this is risky. My question is, is there any way this could possibly be safe? "Canning Without Cooking" from American Cookery (formerly Boston Cooking School Mag)June/July 1918. https://t.co/Z0dcl1Bqg1" / Twitter Thermal Resistance of Spores from pH, Elevating Strains of Bacillus licheniformis - MONTVILLE - 1981 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Inherent Variability in the Efficacy of the USDA Raw‐Pack Process for Home‐Canned Tomatoes - MONTVILLE - 1983 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library 293. Low Volume Lasagna at Olive Garden — Risky or Not?

May 13, 202211 min

Ep 300300. Washing Your Toilet Seat in Your Dishwasher

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of washing your toilet seat in your dishwasher. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Jen (@jmac0825) TikTok | Watch Jen's Newest TikTok Videos 294. Hand Washing Raw Meat Dishes — Risky or Not? A method to evaluate factors influencing the microbial reduction in domestic dishwashers - Brands - 2020 - Journal of Applied Microbiology - Wiley Online Library Hygiene in Commercial Dishwashing – A Review about the State of Knowledge in Research, Standardization, Regulation and Market Information https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/publications/documents/Appendi3.pdf

May 11, 20228 min

Ep 299299. Rihanna's Ocean Dipped Mangos

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating Rihanna's ocean dipped mangos. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Michelle Jewell on Twitter: "@gabgonebad #riskyornot? @benjaminchapman @bugcounter" / Twitter Ingestion of swimming pool water by recreational swimmers | Journal of Water and Health | IWA Publishing The coastal environment and human health: microbial indicators, pathogens, sentinels and reservoirs | Environmental Health | Full Text Pregnant Travelers - Chapter 7 - 2020 Yellow Book | Travelers' Health | CDC 'Our Water Supply is being Managed like a Rumshop': Water Governance in Barbados: Social and Environmental Accountability Journal: Vol 31, No 2

May 9, 20229 min

Ep 298298. Canadian Airport Toilet Vegetables

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating vegetables found in a Canadian airport toilet. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Mysterious toilet vegetables shock travellers at Toronto's Pearson Airport bury the lede - Wiktionary Found a toilet full of vegetables at Pearson International Airport : mildlyinteresting

May 6, 202216 min

Ep 297297. Poultry Cooked to 150 °F (Plus Carryover)

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking poultry to 150 °F plus carryover heating. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How to Check If Your Turkey's Cooked to the Right Temperature USDA FSIS Appendix A The Science of Carryover Cooking: What Happens After You Cook

May 4, 20228 min

Ep 296296. Pastor Pinkston's Putrid (?) Pork

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Pastor Pinkston's pork chops. forgotten in the refrigerator for two weeks. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 ComBase Growth and inactivation of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in broth and validation in ground pork meat during simulated home storage abusive temperature and home pan-frying - PMC

May 2, 202212 min