Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

Risky or Not?

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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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Author

Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

Category

Science

Podcast website

riskyornot.co

Latest episode

Oct 14, 2026

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Episodes

768. Putting on Gloves Without Washing Your Hands 07.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of putting on gloves without first washing your hands as required by the FDA model food code. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Handwashing Facts | Clean Hands | CDC Glove Barriers to Bacterial Cross-Contamination between Hands to Food - ScienceDirect Microbiological safety assurance system for foodservice facilities. FDA Food Co...

767. Eating and Drinking at Nudist Bar 05.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks eating and drinking at nudist bar. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 9: Barefoot Kitchen Staff — Risky or Not? List of social nudity places in North America - Wikipedia

766. Room Temperature Overnight Oats 02.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating overnight oats made a room temperature Dr. Don - risky ☣️  Professor Ben - risky ☣️ oats - Risky or Not? Overnight Oats Recipe - How to Make Overnight Oats The Pioneer Woman Unnecessarily Sends a Terrible Message : r/foodnetwork The Truth About Overnight Oats - My Longevity Kitchen Spore germination - ScienceDirect Bacteria of Bacillus cer...

765. Big Open Spoiled Jar of Canned Peaches at Room Temperature 30.04.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben revisit episode 759, and talk about the risks of eating from big open spoiled jar of canned peaches at room temperature. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ 759. Big Open Jar of Canned Peaches at Room Temperature — Risky or Not? Further Studies on Development of Clostridium Botulinum in Refrigerated Foods 1 - Tanner - 1940 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online...

764. Canned Pineapple From a Gray Container 28.04.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned pineapple from a container that's turned gray on the inside. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Periodic Tables Events | Duke University Science & Society Food safety vs. food waste: Test your knowledge with this quiz - Washington Post Does the inside of this aluminium [pineapple] can look normal? Or is it some...

763. Yogurt or Cottage Cheese Directly Out of the Container 25.04.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from repeatedly eating yogurt or cottage cheese directly out of the container. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 47: Peanut Butter Fingering — Risky or Not? Effect of Biting Before Dipping (Double‐Dipping) Chips on the Bacterial Population of the Dipping Solution Listeria in the domestic environment | Emerald Insight 316. Using C...

762. Garlic Yogurt Dip 10 Days Post Making, Just Prior to Surgery 23.04.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating garlic yogurt dip 10 days post making, just prior to surgery. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Opinion on leveling kits ? : r/ToyotaTacoma Garlic Aroma That Could Level Tacoma question : r/Zappa BEST of Tacoma, WA Garlic Knots - Yelp

761. Cleaning the Fridge With Water Only 21.04.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cleaning refrigerator shelves using water only. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Domestic and Indoor Microbiology - ScienceDirect Surface Sanitation and Microbiological Food Quality of a University Foodservice Operation Domestic Refrigeration Practices with Emphasis on Hygiene: Analysis of a Survey and Consumer Recommendati...

760. Eggs Recalled for Salmonella 18.04.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating eggs recalled for Salmonella. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Eggs In B.C., Ont., Man., Recalled Over Salmonella Concerns - Canadian Manufacturing Eggs recalled in multiple provinces over salmonella concerns | CBC News Costco eggs recalled: Make sure they're not still in your fridge FDA designates Costco egg notice...

759. Big Open Jar of Canned Peaches at Room Temperature 16.04.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating peaches from big open jar of canned peaches kept at room temperature. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Conference for Food Protection #peachlady #peaches @Costco Wholesale | peach jar lady | TikTok Zalea Peaches. Any one have experience with them? : r/Costco McCullough recalls decades of food science work upon retire...

758. Reusing Plastic Drinking Water Jugs Without Washing 14.04.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reusing plastic drinking water jugs without washing. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Gregory Koch: "Me wearing my #RiskyOrNot no waffles shirt for Passover. @bugcounter.bsky.social @benjaminchapman.bsky.social" — Bluesky Quantifying the Influence of Relative Humidity, Temperature, and Diluent on the Survival and Growth of...

757. Rusty Can Opener 11.04.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a rusty can opener. Eat or Toss? Is it OK to eat? Rusty Linux: Advances in Rust for Linux Kernel Development | Proceedings of the 18th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement A microbial survey of food service can openers, food and beverage can tops and cleaning methodology effectiveness - Michaels...

756. Apples Bitten by Stink Bugs 09.04.2025

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating an apple bitten by stink bugs. Eat or Toss? Is it OK to eat? Dark, dented spots on apple? Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Fresh-Cut Apple Tissue and Its Potential for Transmission by Fruit Flies | Applied and Environmental Microbiology 707. Eating Fruit That's Been Bitten by a Bat...

755. Reusable Straws 07.04.2025

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using re-usable straws. Eat or Toss? Is it OK to eat? 475. Bamboo Straw Used for Smoothies Without a Brush for Cleaning — Risky or Not? Food Safety Talk 33: Fresh Produce Punk Rock Hippieness — Food Safety Talk View of Do reusables pose greater infectious risks than disposables for consumer...

754. Reusing a Hot Chocolate Milk Spoon 04.04.2025

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reusing a hot chocolate milk spoon. Keywords: Milk, Chocolate, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus Eat or Toss? Is it OK to eat? Time to B. cereus about hot chocolate - PMC Estimation of human dose of staphylococcal enterotoxin A from a large outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning invo...

753. Re-Heating Leftovers Indefinitely and the Lasagna of Theseus 02.04.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of re-heating leftovers indefinitely and the lasagna of Theseus. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Life Kit : NPR Theseus - Wikipedia Ship of Theseus - Wikipedia Tyndallization - Wikipedia How long do leftovers last? And other food safety questions, answered : Life Kit : NPR

752. Frozen Sliced Liver From the Last Century 31.03.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating frozen sliced liver from the last century. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 I found this sliced liver from Safeways in my… - Military Aircraft | Facebook FSIS Chicken Liver Guidance Campylobacter spp. in New Zealand raw sheep liver and human campylobacteriosis cases - PubMed Forcemeat - Wikipedia

751. Leaving Green Juice in the Car Overnight in the Winter 28.03.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming Green Juice left in the car overnight in the winter. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Green Goodness® - Bolthouse Farms FAQs - Bolthouse Farms Botulism Associated with Commercial Carrot Juice — Georgia and Florida, September 2006 100% Carrot - Bolthouse Farms

750. Corned Beef Left Out for a Couple of Hours 26.03.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating corned beef left out for a couple of hours. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 What is the term for a 750th anniversary in The AnswerBank: Phrases & Sayings Tony Hawk - Wikipedia LUCKY CHARMS - 60s 70s 80s 90s Commercials Compilation - YouTube Corned beef - Wikipedia No such thing as 'uncured' corned beef, Penn State m...

749. Two Week Old Cookie Style Lemon Bars 24.03.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating two week old cookie style lemon bars. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Easy Lemon Bar Cookies - Cambrea Bakes Recipes - Texas Cottage Food Law

748. Butter That a Mouse Churned 21.03.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating butter that a mouse churned. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Richard Gere and the Gerbil | Snopes.com Two Little Mice Fell Into a Bucket of Cream Lesson Is it true that if you shake the creamer cups you get with coffee enough, they turn into butter? : r/NoStupidQuestions Fecal Shedding of Zoonotic Food-Borne Pathogens by Wild R...

747. Cooking in an Oven With Mouse Droppings 19.03.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking in an oven with mouse droppings. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Mickey Mouse heads to the public domain HAPPY DAYS - "Fonzie Moves in Over the Cunninghams Garage" - The Fonz - YouTube Hantavirus Disease Hantavirus: What is disease that killed Gene Hackman's wife? Reported Cases of Hantavirus Disease | Hantavirus |...

746. Homemade Nut Butter Containing Honey 17.03.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating homemade nut butter containing honey. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Contamination of Nuts/Nut Butters | Food Safety Water Activity (aw) in Foods | FDA Water content, water activity, water structure and the stability of foodstuffs - ScienceDirect Influence of Water Activity on Foodborne Bacteria — A Review - Scienc...

745. Reusing Pasta Water That's Been Sitting Out Overnight 14.03.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks reusing pasta water that's been sitting out overnight. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ NACCHO Bacillus sp. R2 α-amylase production optimization: Pasta cooking water as medium of amylase production | African Journal of Biotechnology Fatal Family Outbreak of Bacillus cereus-Associated Food Poisoning - PMC Predictive Model for Growth of Bacil...

744. Superb Owl Shrimp That's Been Out of Temperature, Refrigerated and Reheated 12.03.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Superb Owl shrimp that's been out of temperature, refrigerated and reheated. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Watch the Football! ⚽ | That Mitchell and Webb Look - BBC - YouTube 2025 Super Bowl LIX Sunday - When, Where & More - NFL.com A comprehensive review of the spoilage of shrimp and advances in various indicato...

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