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
Oct 14, 2026
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Episodes
843. Properly Cooked Isopod Fish Tongue Parasite 29.10.2025 7:47
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a properly cooked isopod fish tongue parasite. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Fish at the grocery store had one of those isopod tongue parasites : r/mildlyinteresting Cymothoa exigua - Wikipedia Parasite Replaces A Fish's Tongue : r/ScavengersReign Giant isopod - Wikipedia Tongue-eating parasites inspire new horror...
842. Freezing Parboiled Potatoes in Large Masses 27.10.2025 13:57
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with freezing parboiled potatoes in bulk so they cool slowly. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Large Outbreak of Botulism: The Hazardous Baked Potato | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Freezing New Irish Potatoes - National Center for Home Food Preservation Parboiling - Wikipedia Black Sabbath – War Pigs Lyri...
841. Watered Down Hand Soap 24.10.2025 14:23
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using watered down hand soap. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Influence of Soap Characteristics and Food Service Facility Type on the Degree of Bacterial Contamination of Open, Refillable Bulk Soaps - ScienceDirect
840. DIY French Burger Kit 22.10.2025 13:34
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating food from a DIY french burger kit. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ DIY Burger Kit in France : r/mildlyinteresting Monty Python - The French Taunter - HD WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES - YouTube Fresh Ground Beef Color: A Consumer Guide Costco's New Pre-Made Burgers Leave Much To Be Desired New at our Costco - Verona, WI. Bacon Cheddar...
839. 24 Hour Old Pumpkin Spice Latte 20.10.2025 18:25
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking a 24 hour old Pumpkin Spice Latte. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Home – KonMari | The Official Website of Marie Kondo Pumpkin Spice Latte: Starbucks Coffee Company Significance of Bacterial Spores in Milk - ScienceDirect Short communication: Bacterial ecology of high-temperature, short-time pasteurized milk processed...
838. Opened Refrigerated Organic Lemonade After 4 Weeks 17.10.2025 12:52
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming opened organic lemonade refrigerated for 4 weeks. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Kirkland Signature, Organic Lemonade, 96 fl oz, 2-Count | Costco mycotoxin fruit juice - Google Scholar Mycotoxins in Fruits, Fruit Juices, and Dried Fruits - ScienceDirect Ochratoxin A in beverages from Morocco: a preliminary su...
837. Eating Powdered Teflon 15.10.2025 9:36
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from deliberately eating powdered teflon. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony – Improbable Research Teflon diet, garlic milk and zebra cows triumph at 2025 Ig Nobel prizes | Ig Nobel prizes | The Guardian Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners - Ars Technica Polytetrafluoroethylene Ing...
836. Canned Pet Food 13.10.2025 10:54
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned pet food. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Jim Nielsen: "My wife came home with a giant…" - Mastodon Nummy Tum-Tum Pure Organic Pumpkin Canned Dog & Cat Food Supplement | Chewy (Free Shipping) Whats the Difference Between Raw and Pasteurized Milk? Pet Food | FDA
835. "Cooking" a Wrapped Egg in a Compost Pile 10.10.2025 12:35
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking a wrapped egg in a compost pile. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Composting Temperature Egg update : r/composting Onsen Tamago (Japanese-style Soft-Boiled Egg) - RecipeTin Japan British Lion Eggs | What Does the Lion Stamp Mean | Egg Info Cooking Eggs Sous Vide
834. Washing Drinking Glasses With Only Hot Water and Friction 08.10.2025 13:24
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of washing drinking glasses with only hot water and friction. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Still too hot: Examination of water temperature and water heater characteristics 24 years after manufacturers adopt voluntary temperature setting - PMC Quantifying the Effects of Water Temperature, Soap Volume, Lather Time, and Antimic...
833. British Dishwashing Method 06.10.2025 17:48
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using the British dishwashing method. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Bacon Method Instagram Is It Safe To Clean Your Dishes The 'British Way'? Health Experts Explain Three the Hard Way (film) - Wikipedia Human health risk assessment of chloroxylenol in liquid hand soap and dishwashing soap used by consumers and health-car...
832. Biting the Head Off a Bat or Dove 03.10.2025 11:22
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from biting the head off a bat or a dove. Fedica text: Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Black Sabbath ~ War Pigs - YouTube War Pigs - Wikipedia Fairies Wear Boots - YouTube Fairies Wear Boots - Wikipedia Did Ozzy Osbourne really bite the head off a live bat? Frontiers | An overview of bats microbiota and its implication in transmissible di...
831. Drinking Coffee Made With Water From a Reservoir With a Bit of Algae 01.10.2025 16:14
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee made from a coffee maker that has algae growing in the transparent water reservoir. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The coffee-machine bacteriome: biodiversity and colonisation of the wasted coffee tray leach - PMC Preliminary Investigation on Hygienic-Sanitary Quality of Food Vending Machines - PMC Safety an...
830. Eating Skate Ice 29.09.2025 17:58
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating ice off of your hockey skates. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Raptors Instagram 571. Hockey Ice Gum — Risky or Not? Ice resurfacer - Wikipedia 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not? How Untreated Water Will Affect The Quality Of Your Ice Surface NHL Unites | NHL.com Microbiological Qualit...
829. Betty Crocker Frosting Stored Out of Refrigeration 26.09.2025 8:56
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing frosting that says "Cover and refrigerate leftover frosting up to 30 days" at room temperature after opening. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Justin Ekins on X: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter would it be risky or not to store this Betty Crocker vanilla frosting out of the refrigerator for, say, 6 months after opening...
828. Vintage US Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) 24.09.2025 19:30
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming "vintage" (i.e., old) MREs from around the world, but focusing in those from the US. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Meal, Ready-to-Eat - Wikipedia Ensuring the Safety and Quality of RTE Meals for U.S. Service Members | Food Safety Jeremy Zenlea | LinkedIn Army researchers dug into the effects of MREs on gut health...
827. Bloated Meat Packages 22.09.2025 19:12
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of meat from puffy or bloated packages. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Basset Hound Bloat Chart 465. Kurtis's Puffy Sausage — Risky or Not? Are "Bloated" Meat Packages Safe? We Asked a Food Safety Expert | The Kitchn TikTok - Always check your meat for this! Modified Atmosphere and Vacuum Packaging of Meat and Poultry Products...
826. Ballpark Cheeseburger With Self-Serve Sticky Cheese 19.09.2025 12:20
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Ballpark cheeseburger made with with self-serve sticky cheese handled by others. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Alexandria Aces Collegiate Summer Baseball Team in Alexandria, Virginia A Study of Staphylococcus Aureus Growth in Model Systems and Processed Cheese - MAGRINI - 1983 - Journal of Food Scienc...
825. Air Cooled Hard Boiled Eggs After a Week at Room Temperature 17.09.2025 17:39
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating air cooled hard boiled eggs after a week at room temperature. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 775. Coin in Cup for Freezer Safety After Power Outages — Risky or Not? FDA Food Code | FDA 210. Air cooled hard boiled eggs at room temperature — Risky or Not? 467. Rich's Hard Boiled Eggs (With Bra Egg Bonus) — Risky or N...
824. Drinking Horatio Nelson's Embalming Fluid Made With Brandy 15.09.2025 13:17
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking drinking Horatio Nelson' embalming fluid made with brandy, with camphor and myrrh. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson - Wikipedia Camphor overdose: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia Nelson: A Personal History: Hibbert, Christopher: 9780201624571: Amazon.com: Books Christopher Hibbert - Wikipedi...
823. Costco Free Food Samples 12.09.2025 12:52
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming Costco free food samples. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Food Safety Talk Multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with in-store sampling of an aged raw-milk Gouda cheese, 2010 - PubMed Are Costco Samples Safe To Eat? Here's What You Need To Know About Hygiene Practices...
822. Don's Rusty Shower Event 10.09.2025 17:23
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of standing in a hotel bathroom in Athens Greece after a shower head explodes. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Legionnaires disease in Athens 13th ICPMF About Legionnaires' Disease | Legionella | CDC Legionnaires' Disease - NYC Health CDC Providing a Home for Guests, not Legionella
821. Consuming a Fly in Wine, Twice 08.09.2025 22:04
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Consuming a fly in wine, on two different occasions. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Food Safety Talk 327: You Got It In Two (Live from AFDO 2025) — Food Safety Talk Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Wines - 19 Crimes 159. Food, Once a Fly Has Landed on It — Risky or Not? Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus...
820. "Canning" an Unrefrigerated Low Acid Canned Food 05.09.2025 18:30
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a beer canning line to package low acid canned food that will not be refrigerated. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Chumbawamba - Tubthumping - YouTube Iron Heart Mobile Canning | The Leader In Quality Canning Death Wish Coffee Co. Announces Recall of Nitro Cold Brew Cans From Retailers, Online Sales | FDA WO2022082110A1 - C. bot p...
819. Storing Garlic Confit in Ben's Refrigerator for Two Weeks 03.09.2025 15:38
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing garlic confit at 37 °C (in Ben's refrigerator) for two weeks. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. | AJPH | Vol. 80 Issue 11 Botulism from Chopped Garlic: Delayed Recognition of a Major Outbreak | Annals of Internal Medicine Outgrowth and Toxin Pro...
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