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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368. Butter Boards 17.10.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of the hot new TikTok trend of butter boards. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Happy Carcoochie Board 2022! Butter board trend sickens TikTok: 'Heart attack on a plate' Butter Boards Are Spreading Across TikTok - The New York Times Butter > #butterboard #butter Bacteria and Various Cutting Board Materials by Dean O. Cliver Ph. D...

367. Fries Cooked in Cooking Oil With a Mouse 14.10.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of easting fries cooked in cooking oil with a mouse Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 TK on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman fries cooked in cooking oil after deep frying a mouse: risky or not? https://t.co/aBJBEsaMaa" / Twitter 'It's a deep-fried rat': Man behind viral Whataburger mouse video speaks out The Perfect Frying...

366. Unrefrigerated Ranch Dressing Topped Off for Days 12.10.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of somewhat unrefrigerated ranch dressing sent to school with a kid which topped off (not emptied and cleaned) for a week. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Amazon.com : Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Topping, Gluten Free - 16 Ounce Bottle (Package May Vary) : Grocery & Gourmet Food Peggy Hill | King of the Hill...

365. Roadside Rúgbrauð 10.10.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making rúgbrauð in a car instead of a volcano. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Joseph Pranay Martin on Twitter: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter "Roadside Rúgbrauð" risky?" / Twitter Dr. Julian Lozos on Twitter: "Traditionally, Icelandic rúgbrauð is baked in the hot geothermal ground: a low-and-slow process. The San Fernando Va...

364. Leeching Acorns in a Toilet Tank to Make Acorn Flour 07.10.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leeching acorns in a toilet tank to make acorn flour. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Acorn Flour as a Source of Bioactive Compounds in Gluten-Free Bread - PMC Acorn flour properties depending on the production method and laboratory baking test results: A review - Szabłowska - 2021 - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and...

363. Transporting Watermelons in a Grass Lined Flume 05.10.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of transporting watermelons from the field to post harvest in a grass lined flume. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Joe Holt on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman transporting watermelons in a grass lined flume, or something. Risky or not?" / Twitter Internalization of Listeria monocytogenes in cantaloupes during dump tank washing and h...

362. Nyquil Chicken 03.10.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making and eating Nyquil chicken. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ F.D.A. Warning on NyQuil Chicken Alerts Many to Existence of NyQuil Chicken - The New York Times A Recipe for Danger: Social Media Challenges Involving Medicines | FDA What Cooking Chicken in NyQuil Actually Does to Your Body Twitter's Main Character | Know Your Meme

361. Used Egg Shells, Planted With Cress Seeds for Grandchildren 30.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks planting used egg shells with cress seeds as treat for grandchildren. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ bring brang brung on Twitter: "Good combo @bugcounter ? https://t.co/jQcOGZZg8L" / Twitter Ep. 21: "Dead Rubber Girl in My Closet" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Growing Cress in Egg Shells - Eats Amazing. Garden cress - Wikipedia Ep...

360. Redditer's Purple Butter 28.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating butter that has turned purple. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ What is this purple stuff in my butter dish? : biology Butter Bell | French Butter Crock - YouTube Why the heck did my butter turn purple? - cooking | Ask MetaFilter Purps butter - Imgur First attempt at cannabutter (purple butter) : treedibles Serratia marcescens - W...

359. Cooking with Cow Dung 26.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the food safety of risks cooking with cow dung. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Gau Kriti Cowcake Vadic Dhoop Cone/Incense Made from Cowcake/Gobar (Brown) - Box of 5 Packets - Patented Product : Amazon.ca: Home Perfect Way Cow Dung Cake/UPLAS/Kanda for HAWAN PUJA : Amazon.ca: Home Dry dung fuel - Wikipedia

358. Vintage Jello 23.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating vintage Jello that is decades old. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Jell-O - Wikipedia What is Jell-O? How does it turn from a liquid to a solid when it cools? - Scientific American Vintage Jello And - Etsy 268. Old Outbreak Peanut Butter — Risky or Not?

357. Frog in Canadian Lettuce 21.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating lettuce from a container with a live frog in it. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Woman discovers live frog in sealed lettuce container in London, Ont., grocery store | CBC News C h a n t e l S c o t t on Instagram: "The now famous frog in the lettuce I found at Sobeys in London Ontario! 🐸 🥬 UPDATE: I handed the mixed salad to a...

356. Uncooked Vegan Cookie Dough Stored Hot Car All Day 19.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating uncooked vegan cookie dough after it has been stored in a hot car all day. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Michelle Jewell on Twitter: "Ok @benjaminchapman @bugcounter, #riskyornot and it potentially has two parts: 1) Eating uncooked vegan cookie dough 2) after it has been in a hot car all day." / Twitter Gluten-Free, Vegan Coo...

355. Corn Water 16.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of keeping a half a corn cob in a sealed bottle of water, and sipping after a few days. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "@clairedwillett Please google "pruno botulism" 😬" / Twitter Pruno: A Recipe for Botulism | Botulism | CDC Recipe: Fermented Corn — FarmSteady Southern Sour Corn Recipe - How to Make Lacto Fe...

354. Max's Mom's Borscht 14.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooling Max's mom cooling uncovered borscht on the counter before refrigerating. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 344. Max's Unwashed Basil — Risky or Not? 349. Refrigerating Food in Joshes Weird Tall Cup — Risky or Not? WAC 246-215-03515: Borscht - Wikipedia Who really owns borsch? - BBC Travel Vigor Stainless Steel Stock Po...

353. Cooking Chicken in a Hotel Coffeepot 12.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of trying to cook a chicken in a "hotel" coffeepot. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Nick Dawson on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman from Reddit…chicken cooked in a hotel room coffee carafe 🤢https://t.co/t1Ad7LjgcO" / Twitter Dave Harbarger on Twitter: "@bugcounter Apparently satire… but…here's a link to the original poster on Twitte...

352. Slab Pancetta, 2 Months at 36 °F 09.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pancetta bacon stored for 2 months at 36 °F. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Evan H B on Twitter: "@bugcounter question for the experts: what is the actual driver for safety risk for cured meat products held at low refrigeration temperatures? i have some slab pancetta that is about 2 months since it was cut from a l...

351. Kissing a Bird 07.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from kissing a parrot (Norwegian Blue, or other) or really any bird. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Animals on Instagram: "I can't handle how cute this is. I watched it like 20 times🥹 Credits to @tamarasbluechicken via TikTok - - - - #funnyparrot #parrot #talkingparrot #cutepets #bird #animallovers" Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Backyar...

350. Everything apron? Cross-contamin-apron? 05.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using the Everything Apron. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Jeff Tropeano on Twitter: "This abomination should be discussed in full by @benjaminchapman and @bugcounter on Risky or Not https://t.co/Agy8ZbHBJO" / Twitter I prototype absurd invention ideas and this is the Everything Apron. : funny Mise en place - Wikipedia

349. Refrigerating Food in Joshes Weird Tall Cup 02.09.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of refrigerating food in a tall container 3 inch wide or less. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ joshincypress on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Food safety question. You have mentioned not refrigerating dishes no more than three inches deep. Is this three inches measured in all directions? Would it be risky to refrigerate soup...

348. Drinking a Glass of Polluted Water From a 'Holy River' 31.08.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking drinking a glass of polluted water from a 'holy river', with bonus content from Ben's vacation. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Ashok Swain on Twitter: "Punjab Chief Minister openly drinks a glass of polluted water from a 'holy river' to prove that water is clean. Now admitted to hospital. https://t.co/MH1OLwUlUw" / Twitter Lat...

347. Soaking Uncooked Rice Overnight 29.08.2022

Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of soaking uncooked rice overnight. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ The effects of heat activation on Bacillus spore germination, with nutrients or under high pressure, with or without various germination proteins - PubMed Can You Soak Rice Overnight? Helpful Tips & Answers Foodborne Disease Outbreaks Caused by Bacillus cereus, Clostridium per...

346. Skittles 26.08.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating Skittles candy. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Skittles Lawsuit Alleges the Fruit Candy Is 'Unfit for Human Consumption' - CNET American service members in Europe will still be able to 'taste the rainbow,' despite EU Skittles ban  | Stars and Stripes About Proposition 65 - OEHHA Titanium dioxide - Wikipedia Viral Tik...

345. Keith's Exploding Canned Oranges 24.08.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a swollen can of canned oranges several years out of date. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 not a bot on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Can from the back of our pantry. Year from best by date is obliterated. Probably 5 yrs out of date. Very swollen can on both ends. Ready to explode. But the real question is: Risky...

344. Max's Unwashed Basil 22.08.2022

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks making pesto from homegrown basil without washing it first. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Full article: Surface decontamination of Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli on sweet basil by ozone microbubbles

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