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

777. Eating Deviled Eggs Made From Home-Canned, Split Open Hard-Boiled Eggs 28.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating deviled eggs made from home-canned, split open hard-boiled eggs. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Canning Rebels | Hard boiled egg experiment | Facebook Text of "GREEN EGGS AND HAM" (by Doctor Seuss) Green Eggs and Ham - Google Books Food Safety Talk 319: I'm Feeling Botchy Today — Food Safety Talk Pickled Eggs - National Center...

776. Eating a Half Eaten Candy Bar After the Pandemic 26.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a half eaten candy bar left on a desk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Names for soft drinks in the United States - Wikipedia One-in-a-Million Pizza Fan – Bedtime Math Ants Eating Choco Heart Cookie - YouTube Time Lapse Ants Eating Heart Candy (ants vs candy timelapse) - YouTube A study...

775. Coin in Cup for Freezer Safety After Power Outages 23.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using the coin in cup for freezer safety tip after power outages. Fedica text: Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Food Safety After a Storm | N.C. Cooperative Extension Does a Coin in a Cup of Ice Accurately Tell You If Your Freezer Lost Power? | Snopes.com Why Are People Putting A Cup Of Ice With A Coin On Top In Their Freezer? Temperat...

774. Room Temperature Candied Lemon Peels 21.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from storing candied lemon peels at room temperature. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Candied Lemon Peel Recipe Water Activity (aw) in Foods | FDA 400. Simple Syrup Stored at Room Temperature — Risky or Not? Suntree Natural Foods Marketplace | Port Hope's go-to for food that is local, health-conscious and delicious Wine Spirits...

773. Single Cup Hotel Coffee Makers 19.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using hotel single cup coffee makers. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 assuming that everything in a hotel room has at… | kung fu grippe Keurig® K-Mini® Single Serve Coffee Maker | Keurig Canada My brewer has internal temperature control. What are the brew temperature ranges? | Knowledge Article

772. Reusing Bench Flour 16.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reusing bench flour. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 214. Having a Romantic Flour Fight — Risky or Not? Simple Sourdough Pizza Crust: Step-by-Step Guide | Alexandra's Kitchen food safety - What should I do with my leftover bench flour? - Seasoned Advice

771. Eating Steaks Flipped With Licked Bare Hands 14.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating steaks flipped by someone who has licked their bare hands before flipping. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 327. Chicken Soup Unrefrigerated for More Than 6 Hours — Risky or Not? 342. Bedroom Pasta — Risky or Not? 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not?

770. Consuming Dairy Products Given Cuts to FDA 12.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming dairy products given recent cuts to FDA Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts | Reuters NC milk is still being tested. FDA program suspension info | Charlotte Observer Explainer: How does US food safety work, and what cuts has Trump made? | Reuters Brian Schaneberg P...

769. Onion and Shallot Black Mold 09.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from onions and/or shallots with black mold. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Digital Repository Universitas Medan Area: Inventory of Fungus on Shallots (Allium ascalonicum) Onions, Shallots and Garlic - Crop Post‐Harvest: Science and Technology - Wiley Online Library Can you use onions with black mold? Mold or dirt in shallot :...

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

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