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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Science

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12 oct. 2026

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892. Food From a Distribution Center With a Class II Recall 20.02.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from food from a distribution center with a class II recall Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Gold Star Distribution Inc., Issues Recall of Certain FDA-Regulated Products in Three States Including Drugs, Devices, Cosmetics, Human Foods, and Pet Foods | FDA Recalled Food List Recalls Background and Definitions | FDA

891. Using Fresh Garlic in Sous Vide Cooking 18.02.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using fresh garlic in sous vide cooking. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FDA Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance Chapter 13 Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed Parameters Determining Inocul...

890. Hairy Bikers Poached Eggs in Dirty Water 16.02.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using the Hairy Bikers egg poaching method. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Hairy Fishnuts : r/BloomCounty Hairy Bikers - Wikipedia

889. Re-Using Chocolate From a Chocolate Fondue Fountain 13.02.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from re-using chocolate from a chocolate fondue fountain. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The (Great) Unwashed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Dash Sauce Fountain : Target Chocolate Fountain Operating Manual Up to eleven - Wikipedia 69. Licking a Chocolate Statue — Risky or Not?

888. Using Smell to Determine When a Food Is Safely Cooked 11.02.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using smell to determine when a food is safely cooked. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Super Disco Breakin' (Remastered 2009) - YouTube Global study of variability in olfactory sensitivity - PubMed I can smell the moment food is done cooking : r/Cooking High Fidelity (film) - Wikipedia

887. Four Year Expired Beef Jerky From a Safe at the Bottom of the Ocean 09.02.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating four year expired beef jerky from a safe at the bottom of the ocean. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Mystery over safe with beef jerky inside recovered from Shark Bay's ocean floor - ABC News

886. Attending a Pickle Party 06.02.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from attending a pickle party. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ We can pickle that (Portlandia) - YouTube Fermenting - National Center for Home Food Preservation Pickled Eggs - National Center for Home Food Preservation The Food Section ABC - The Food Section

885. Snowcream 04.02.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from snowcream. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 snow - Risky or Not? Instagram reel Ode to Sugar on Snow | Maple Syrup on Snow Recipe - New England Is it actually safe to eat ice cream made from snow? People Are Wondering If Snow Is Edible — I Asked An Expert Locations - Rita's Ice

884. Using a Screen Porch as a Refrigerator in December in Upstate New York 02.02.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a screen porch as a refrigerator in December in upstate New York. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Listeriosis Outbreaks Associated with Soft Cheeses, United States, 1998–2014 - PMC Is it Safe to Store Food on the Porch or in the Garage During the Winter? Social Media Analytics and Publishing - Fedica Log In - Libsyn

883. Eggnog in a Plastic Wine Bottle 30.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eggnog commercially sold in a plastic wine bottle. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ 10 of the Best Finger Lakes Wineries You Must Visit

882. Ice From the Automatic Ice Maker in a Home Freezer 28.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a home automatic ice maker ice. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How clean is your ice machine? Revealing microbial amplification and presence of opportunistic pathogens in hospital ice-water machines - ScienceDirect Microbiological quality of packaged ice from various sources in Georgia - PubMed Outbreaks in Health Care Se...

881. 40 Year Old Dry Aged Coffee 26.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 40 year old dry aged coffee. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow 1-8-10 - YouTube Double Rainbow (viral video) - Wikipedia Risky or Not? 310. Really Old Green Coffee Beans — Risky or Not? Instagram What Is Aged Coffee? [TOMT] [Conspiracy Tool] What's it called when you use red strin...

880. Improperly Stored 44 Year Old Wine 23.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 44 year old wine stored upright. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Compounds causing cork taint and the factors affecting their transfer from natural cork closures to wine – a review - SEFTON - 2005 - Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research - Wiley Online Library Should I be concerned about wine bottles stored...

879. Homemade Egg Nog Over 2 Years Old 21.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking homemade egg nog over 2 years old- Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Eggnog - Wikipedia 238. Raw Egg Eggnog Refrigerated for 6 Months — Risky or Not? TAINTED EGGNOG FATAL TO 4 RESIDENTS OF A COUNTY NURSING HOME IN JERSEY - The New York Times Survival of pathogenic microorganisms in an egg-nog-like product containing 7...

878. Not UV Sterilizing Coffee Scoop After Use 19.01.2026

 Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not UV sterilizing coffee scoop after use. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 5 Best UV Phone Sanitizers Cleaning your iPhone - Apple Support Do Not Use Ultraviolet (UV) Wands That Give Off Unsafe Levels of Radiation: FDA Safety Communication | FDA Nightsleeper - Wikipedia

877. One Liter of Water From an "Uncontrolled" Sintra Portugal Water Fountain 16.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking water from an "uncontrolled" Sintra Portugal water fountain. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Fountain on Google Maps Energy Drink | 2:1 Fructose | Great Tasting Energy Nutrition | HIGH5 water - Risky or Not? Water 💧 drinking from faucets? : r/PortugalExpats Google Translate - água não controlada Water supply and sanitation i...

876. Continuously Reusing an Unwashed French Press for Coffee and Tea 14.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from continuously reusing an unwashed french press for coffee and tea. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 208. Not Washing Coffee Making Devices — Risky or Not? 37: Tea at Room Temperature — Risky or Not? Determination of potentially mycotoxigenic fungi in coffee (Coffea arabica L.) from Nayarit - PMC Mycotoxins in Coffee - Scienc...

875. OneTrueJustin's Parents Half Eaten Banana 12.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from leaving a half a cut banana at room temperature for 24 hours. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ 14: Budnik's Banana — Risky or Not? Justin Ekins on X: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman My parents routinely leave half-eaten bananas in the bowl for later consumption. Is this risky? Assume 24 hours between splitting and eating the second half....

874. Dry Canning Potatoes 09.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from pressure canning cooked potatoes without added water. Dr. Don - risky ☣️  Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Potato Facebook Reel Resources: USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning | National Center for Home Food Preservation "Dry Canning" Isn't Canning - National Center for Home Food Preservation Potatoes, White – Cubed or Whole - National Center for Home Foo...

873. Leftover Conveyer Belt Sushi 07.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating leftover conveyer belt sushi. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Conveyor Belt Sushi in Japan Conveyor belt sushi - Wikipedia Arrests made after wave of 'sushi terrorism' upends Japan's restaurant industry | Japan | The Guardian Florida Department of Health - Time as a Public Health Control Procedures

872. Medium Rare Chicken 05.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating medium rare (not ground) chicken. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Archive: National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) | Food Safety and Inspection Service Response to the Questions Posed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service Regarding Consumer Guidelines for the Safe Cooking of Po...

871. Eating 1 or 2 Bites of Undercooked Ground Pork 02.01.2026

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating 1 or 2 bites of undercooked ground pork. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼   Meta Platforms - Wikipedia Cook to a Safe Minimum Internal Temperature | FoodSafety.gov What foodborne organisms are in pork? WHO and FAO published a report ranking foodborne viruses | Food Safety News Microbiological risk assessment of viru...

870. A Smoothie Made With a Cordless Drill 31.12.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making a smoothie using a cordless drill. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼   Amazon.com: KatchOn, 2026 Glasses New Year Eve - Pack of 12 | Happy New Year Eyeglasses 2026 for New Years Eve Party Supplies 2026 | NYE Party Glasses | Happy New Years Decorations 2026 | NYE Decorations 2026 : Home & Kitchen Fans of Mr. Monk Grou...

869. Moldy Clay 29.12.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from moldy clay. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼   Moldy Clay Instagram Dogen's Genjokoan Moldy clay? : r/Pottery Toxic mold in clay? - Clay and Glaze Chemistry - Ceramic Arts Daily Community Ceramics | Office of Environmental Health and Safety

868. Homemade Caramel Sauce Left Out Over Night 26.12.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from leaving homemade caramel sauce out over night. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼   David Mitchell (comedian) - Wikipedia Great White North - YouTube Mayor Clint Eastwood | Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Sweetened Condensed Milk Caramel Recipe Shelf stable caramel sauce : r/foodscience Water activity and its relevance Hit Som...

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