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.

Author

Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

Category

Science

Podcast website

riskyornot.co

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

151. Burger Cooking Robot 28.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking burgers with a robot. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Undercooked fast food burgers are toast with robot AI | ZDNet McDonald's USA: A Golden Arch of Supply Chain Food Safety Clamshell Grill Model 38 Miso Robotics scores some cheddar for its burger-flipping robot | ZDNet Food Establishments With Robotic Operations, Co...

150. Canned BLT Sandwich 26.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of canning a BLT sandwich. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Mike Batz on Twitter: "Canned BLT sandwich…"" Utah State: Canning Bread or Cake is Unsafe! Growth of Clostridium sporogenes PA 3679 in Home-Style Canned Quick Breads | Journal of Food Protection Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Official Video) - YouTube

149. Blazen's Post Workout Meal 24.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of twitter user Blazen's post workout raw food meal. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Blazen on Twitter: Post workout meal @BlazenBrady

148: High Meat 21.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of high meat. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Andrew H on Twitter: "High meat"? Seems extremely risky to me Michael Che Responds To Criticism Over 'SNL's Gen Z Hospital Sketch – Deadline 'How do you do, fellow kids' has become the 'how do you do, fellow kids' of memes - The Verge People are Eating Rotten, Raw Meat to 'Get High' in Dangerou...

147. Moldy Bread 19.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating bread after removing a small amount of mold. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Michelle Jewell on Twitter Mycotoxin migration in moldy foods - ScienceDirect Studies on the ability of mycotoxins to diffuse in bread | SpringerLink Model studies on the diffusion behavior of the mycotoxin patulin in apples, tomatoes, and wh...

146. Unrefrigerated Vegan Stuffed Squash 17.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating cooked vegan stuffed squash left unrefrigerated in the oven until the next day. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Michael Fessler on Twitter ‎Baked Potatoes and Botulism A large outbreak of botulism: the hazardous baked potato - PubMed

145. Swollen Kimchi 14.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating kimchi from a swollen container. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Beth McCoy | SUNY Geneseo Frederick Breidt : USDA ARS Understanding and Making Kimchi – Food Smart Colorado

144. 3D Printed Birthday Cake 12.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating 3D printed birthday cakes. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 3D Printed Food: All You Need to Know in 2021 | All3DP ‎The Impact of New Food Technologies and New Foods on the Food Safety Professional 7 Exciting 3D Printed Food Projects Changing How We Eat Forever | 3DSourced Natural Machines Natural Machines Kourosh Dini...

143. Edible Insects 10.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating insects. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 ‎Looking at Edible Insects From a Food Safety Perspective Audubon Butterfly Garden And Insectarium - New Orleans - Audubon Nature Institute Allergies to a Legume Called Lupin: What You Need to Know | FDA CPG Sec 555.600 Filth from Insects, Rodents, and Other Pests in Foods | FD...

142. Beeswax Wraps 07.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using beeswax wraps. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Beeswax Wraps by Nature Bee® - Canadian Made Reusable Food Wrap – Nature Bee Wraps The Anti-Microbial Effect of Food Wrap Containing Beeswax Products Efficacy of hand washing beeswax food wrap in household use

141. Vacuum Packaged Pizza In The Mail 05.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sending vacuum packaged pizza in the mail.   Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Chris Waldrop on Twitter Colgate University Mailed Students Pizza. Food Safety Experts Weigh in The Complex Underworld of Lost Baggage Delivery - Underunderstood Food Safety Talk 58: Where's my wallet? — Food Safety Talk Colgate-Palmolive – Global Household & C...

140. Will's One Tong Grilling Method 03.05.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using the same tong to flip meat on a grill and to serve that meat. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How do you avoid cross-contamination when grilling? Food Safety Consumer Research Project: Meal Preparation Experiment Related to Poultry Washing

139. One Moldy Berry 30.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a batch of berries after the one moldy berry is removed. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Mycotoxins in fruits and their processed products: Analysis, occurrence and health implications Mycotoxigenic potential of fungi isolated from freshly harvested Argentinean blueberries Molds on Food: Are They Dangerous? This Is...

138. Non Airtight Bags of Chips 28.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating chips from a bag that is not air-tight. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 A review of acoustic research for studying the sensory perception of crisp, crunchy and crackly textures Smart packaging systems for food applications: a review FDA Food Tampering fact sheet 'Food terrorism' and other possible culprits behind the...

137. Tap Water in Mexico 26.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking tap water in Mexico. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Fecal Contamination of Drinking-Water in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Unsafe waters: the hydrosocial cycle of drinking water in Western Mexico Evaluation of water quality through the distribution system in Cancún, Mexico An outbreak...

136. Eating Cold Leftovers 23.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating cold leftovers. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Leftovers, Partnership for Food Safety Education Warmed‐Over Flavor in Cooked Meats FDA Model Food Code 3-403.11 Reheating for Hot Holding

135. Coffee (Or Tea) With Milk on a Mug Warmer for 6 Plus Hours 21.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of keeping coffee (or tea) with milk on a mug warmer for 6 plus hours.   Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Cortex - Relay FM Relay FM FSIS Salmonella Compliance Guidelines for Small and Very Small Meat and Poultry Establishments that Produce Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Products and Revised Appendix A | Food Safety and Inspection Service I...

134. Blowing Out Candles on a Birthday Cake 19.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben have a special birthday episode for the birthday boy (Ben) and talk about the risks from eating cake where someone has blown out candles. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - *not risky 👍🏼 Patrick Ford on Twitter: blowing out candles on a birthday cake! Blowing Out Birthday Candles Increases Cake Bacteria by 1,400 Percent - The Atlantic Bacterial Transfer Associated...

133. Storing Eggs in the Car for a Few Days 16.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of forgetting your eggs in the car for a few days. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 neil chazin on Twitter Egg safety - Canada.ca Glass Half Empty on Twitter Risk Assessment Models for Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs and Salmonella spp. in Egg Products | Food Safety and Inspection Service TextExpander – Productivity App | T...

132. Sending Unheated Hot Dogs in a Kids Lunch 14.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sending unheated hot dogs in a kids lunch. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 ComBase Reducing the Incidence of Listeria on Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products – Three Alternatives, University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Meat Process Validation Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Post-lethality Exposed Ready-to-Eat Mea...

131. Not Following the FDA Model Food Code Handwashing Directions 12.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks that might arise from not following the FDA Model Food Code handwashing directions Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Scientific Evidence Supports the Use of Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers as an Effective Alternative to Handwashing in Retail Food and Foodservice Settings When Heavy Soiling is Not Present on Hands | Journal of Food...

130. Drinking Civit Poop Coffee 09.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee made from beans pooped out by a civit. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Gluconobacter dominates the gut microbiome of the Asian palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus that produces kopi luwak [PeerJ] Is Kopi Luwak safe to drink? - Coffee Stack Exchange Campus News: Kopi luwak coffee safe, U of G study finds Wha...

129. Sushi From Non-Sushi Grade Fish 07.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating sushi made from non-sushi grade fish. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Dr Sophia Frentz 🌈 on Twitter What's the Deal With Tuna Scrape? | Food Safety News What Is "Sushi-Grade," Anyway? A Guide to Eating Raw Fish at Home | Serious Eats FDA Food Code 2017

128. Milk on the Counter Over Night 05.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from leaving milk on the counter over night. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 pandasPause on Twitter Casey Neistat - Wikipedia Allen Pike on Twitter: "@atpfm I laughed so hard at "Who the hell is Casey" that I had to pause the podcast Casey Liss (@caseyliss) / Twitter ComBase

127. Making Blown Out Easter Eggs 02.04.2021

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making blown out eggs for Easter.  Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Stale Peeps And The People Who Won't Eat Them Any Other Way | HuffPost Life Enjoy Easter a Little Longer with Blown Out Colored Eggs - Egg Safety Center Egg Safety | Food Safety How To Blow Out An Egg | A Step-by-Step Guide Amazon.com : Egg blower

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