Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
Risky or Not?
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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Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
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Latest episode
Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
451. Bobbing for Apples 28.04.2023 12:15
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bobbing for apples. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not? bobbing for apples - Google Scholar Bobbing For Apples Could Be Bad For Your Health | LittleThings.com Halloween Food Safety Tips for Parents | FDA Is Bobbing For Apples Safe? Dangers Lurk In This Fall Trad...
450. Salting Pasta Water With Iodized Salt 26.04.2023 10:43
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of salting pasta water with iodized salt. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Four ways to reduce unwanted iodized table salt reactions when boiling pasta - American Chemical Society Overlooked Iodo-Disinfection Byproduct Formation When Cooking Pasta with Iodized Table Salt | Environmental Science & Technology Overlooked Iodo-Disin...
449. Pepper Mill Over a Pot 24.04.2023 11:29
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of repeatedly using a pepper mill over a pot of water. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 * [Peugeot pepper and salt mill Checkmate 30cm | mydealz](https://www.mydealz.de/deals/peugeot-pfeffer-und-salzmuhle-checkmate-2114120#comments) * [Aspergillus growth and aflatoxin production on black pepper | SpringerLink](https://link.sp...
448. Pool Pizza 21.04.2023 10:36
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a slice of pizza dipped momentarily in a pool. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Mystery Guest 1 - not risky 👍🏼 Mystery Guest 2 - not risky 👍🏼 pizza - Risky or Not? CDC Online Newsroom | Press Release | CDC study finds fecal contamination in pools
447. Repeated Hot Fudge Temperature Cycling 19.04.2023 11:43
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of repeatedly reheating hot fudge in a microwave. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Robbie Williams – Hot Fudge Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Hot Chocolate (band) - Wikipedia Hot Fudge | Smucker's® Microbiological safety of chocolate confectionery products - New Food Magazine Hot Fudge - song and lyrics by Johnny & The Hurricanes | Spot...
446. Ice Cream From a Malfunctioning Freezer 17.04.2023 21:16
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating soft ice cream from a malfunctioning freezer. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Welcome - Rutgers AAUP-AFT Quantitative Assessment of Relative Risk to Public Health from Foodborne Listeria monocytogenes Among Selected Categories of Ready-to-Eat Foods | FDA National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) | CDC Listeria Outbrea...
445. Old Meat Sticks 14.04.2023 11:51
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from old meat sticks. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "@CrucialTK #NotRisky!" / Twitter Emma Hartnett » Risk Sciences International What is Landjaeger? - Hempler's Foods Landjaeger Snack Sticks – Wisconsin Cheese Mart Meat Bars: A Survey To Assess Consumer Familiarity and Preparation Parameters and...
444. Marrying the Ketchup 12.04.2023 14:14
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from marrying the ketchup. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Marrying the Ketchups - How To - Author Jennifer Close - YouTube Television review: '2 Broke Girls' - Los Angeles Times Gross Things Restaurants Do to Save Money | Reader's Digest Why You Shouldn't Use the Pepper Shakers at a Restaurant | The Healthy Ghostbusters: "Prin...
443. College Students Selling Foods to the Community 10.04.2023 19:43
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from college students selling foods to the community. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How It Works | Bites | Eat With Your Tribe AB626: Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations - Consumer Protection Division - County of Santa Clara Freewill Lyrics | Rush.com California Food Handlers Card | eFoodcard 90210 (TV series) - Wikipedia...
442. Restaurant Misting Fans 07.04.2023 15:42
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about food safety and other risks from restaurant misting fans. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Restaurant Misting Systems - Koolfog A Shopper's Eye View of Food Safety at Retail Stores: Lessons from Photographs Taken while Grocery Shopping Produce Misting Literall Prevents Shrink | Produce Business Magazine Remembering Jim Prevor by Harris S....
441. Pooled Eggs in the Fridge for 10 Days 05.04.2023 11:50
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing cracked pooled eggs in the fridge for 10 days. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Pocket Full of Kryptonite - Wikipedia Romeo Toledo | LinkedIn Romeo T. Toledo's research works | University of Georgia, GA (UGA) and other places Toledo Isolation of Listeria Spp. From Faecal Samples of Cracked Egg Fed Chickens and Rapd An...
440. Ketchup in the Cabinet 03.04.2023 14:19
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing ketchup in the cabinet. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Botulism Associated with Commercial Carrot Juice — Georgia and Florida, September 2006 Should you keep ketchup in the fridge or pantry? Acidity/pH of common food and beverages Chagrin Falls OH, Dentistry at Winbury Chagrin Falls-The Tragically Hip - YouTube Clem...
439. Gloves 31.03.2023 17:45
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using non-sterile gloves in foodservice. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Study finds half of new disposable gloves carry microbes from poo | Stuff.co.nz Researchgate Barry-Michaels/Metagenomic-Analysis-of-the-Microbiome-Associated-with-Single-Use-Glove-Manufacturing.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barry-Michaels/pub...
438. Half Year Old Aged Steak in Cheese Wax 29.03.2023 11:59
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating half year old steak aged in cheese wax. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 I Dry-Aged steaks in CHEESE WAX for 1/2 yr and ate it! - YouTube Microbiological safety of aged meat | EFSA Is Waxed Cheese Safe for Food Storage? | USU Coatings | Free Full-Text | Characterization of Beeswax, Candelilla Wax and Paraffin Wax for C...
437. Dolly's Dry Pickles 27.03.2023 9:12
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pickles refrigerated with the juice. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 pickles - Risky or Not? Amazon.com : freeze dried pickles Freeze Dried Dill Pickles Freeze Dry Pickles Dried Dill - Etsy
436. Zach's Day Old Breakfast Popcorn 24.03.2023 10:29
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leaving buttered popcorn with spices at room temperature overnight. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Leftover food triggered disease that left teen without legs, fingers Case Challenge — A 19-Year-Old Man with Shock, Multiple Organ Failure, and Rash — NEJM 20-Year-Old Dies Of 'Fried Rice Syndrome' After Eating 5-Day-Old Pasta...
435. Cooked Fruit Pie Stored at Room Temperature 22.03.2023 14:23
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating cooked fruit pie stored at room temperature. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods Incidence and Growth of Bacillus cereus in Retail Pumpkin Pies 1 - PubMed How to Make a Sweet Southern Persimmon Pie - Mama on the Homestead About - Mama on the Homestead
434. Pastor Pinkstons Brownie Batter Bonanza 20.03.2023 11:04
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating uncooked brownie batter made without eggs. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "@gregpinkston @benjaminchapman Darn, this is a good one. (The first draft of that sentence had a curse word in it, but I shouldn't curse to a pastor). Some of these mixes have been linked to outbreaks, but I'm gonna give...
433. 17 Year Old Pickle Brine 17.03.2023 11:57
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 17 year old pickle brine. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ What is this white stuff in my 17 year old pickle brine? How to fix th… | TikTok Recipes | Cookingbomb | United States
432. Bog Butter 15.03.2023 16:31
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating modern homemade bog butter. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ bruce bogbutter on Twitter: "some of you may remember that me and some pals went and buried some butter in a bog. today we retrieved it. it tasted extremely Ripe. https://t.co/7VBOa9MuR9" / Twitter Bog butter - Wikipedia DEVO "Whip It" [Official Music Video] - YouT...
431. Eating at a Restaurant Operating Without Power 13.03.2023 18:55
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating in a restaurant without power. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Waffle House - Good Food Fast Nashville restaurant owner says power outage costing him business FATTOUSH CAFE - 1716 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, Tennessee - 104 Photos & 169 Reviews - Middle Eastern - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number - Menu - Yelp Fattoush Cafe - Menu...
430. Wearing Silver-Threaded Clothing 10.03.2023 13:29
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from wearing silver-threaded clothing. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Molecular Effect of Wearing Silver-Threaded Clothing on the Human Skin | mSystems Mack Weldon Underwear - Men's Underwear | Mack Weldon Full article: Silver as an antimicrobial: facts and gaps in knowledge 32 DEGREES Mens 3 Pack Active Mesh Boxer Brief S...
429. TikTok Fridge-Decorating Trend 08.03.2023 8:33
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of decorating the inside of your refrigerator. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 People Are Up In Arms About This TikTok Fridge-Decorating Trend
428. Semi-Firm Cheese at 45-55 °F for an Undetermined Amount of Time 06.03.2023 12:08
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing cheddar and gouda cheese at 45-55 °F for an undetermined amount of time. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Everything you need to know about Semi-Hard Cheese | Castello | Castello CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 The Nibble: Types Cheese Curd Clinic: Cheese Safety/Storage Risk assessment of Listeria monocytog...
427. Storing "Teriyk" in an Old Hair Spray Bottle 03.03.2023 9:32
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using homemade Teriyaki sauce stored in an old hair spray bottle. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Teriyaki Sauce Recipe | Food Network Andrew W.K. - Wikipedia I Get Wet - Wikipedia
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