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    Life Sciences

    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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    Copyright: © Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman 2021

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    856. Feeding Sealed Byheart Baby Formula to a Baby Nov 28, 2025
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of feeding recalled sealed Byheart baby formula to a baby.

    Fedica text: Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

    • ByHeart recalls organic baby formula amid infant botulism outbreak | AP News
    • Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025 | Botulism | CDC
    • Seven-Year Case-Control Study in California of Risk Factors for Infant Botulism - ScienceDirect
    • Elevated incidence of infant botulism in a 17-county area of the Mid-Atlantic region in the United States, 2000–2019, including association with soil types | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
    • Tyndallization - Wikipedia
    • Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula (November 2025) | FDA
    855. Cooking Raw Turkey to 155 °F Nov 26, 2025
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking raw turkey to only 155 °F

    Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

    • Alton Brown Cooks Food | Episode 1: The Big Bird - YouTube
    • Archive: National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) | Food Safety and Inspection Service
    • Does Anybody Remember Laughter? - YouTube
    • FSIS Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix A) December, 2021
    • Response to the questions posed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service regarding consumer guidelines for the safe cooking of poultry products - PubMed
    • Response to the Questions Posed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service Regarding Consumer Guidelines for the Safe Cooking of Poultry Products - ScienceDirect
    • thanksgiving - Risky or Not?
    • Why Does Turkey Make You Sleepy? It Actually Doesn't
    854. Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib Nov 24, 2025
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making rare roast beef.

    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

    • Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib Recipe
    • John Mitzewich - Allrecipes
    • Supplemental Questions and Answers on Descriptive Designation for Needle-Or Blade - Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products
    • USDA Finalizes Rule to Require Labeling of Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products | Food Safety and Inspection Service
    • FSIS Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix A) December, 2021
    • Dr. Hook - Wikipedia
    • Dr. John - Wikipedia
    • John Mitzewich - Wikipedia
    • Predictive Model for Growth of Staphylococcus aureus on Raw Pork, Ham, and Sausage - ScienceDirect
    • Mr. Mom: "220, 221… Whatever it takes…" - YouTube
    • APPENDIX 4: Bacterial Pathogen Growth and Inactivation
    853. Using a Swiss Army Knife Toothpick Nov 21, 2025
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a swiss army knife toothpick.

    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

    • Victorinox Swiss Army Pioneer Alox Pocket Knife | REEDS Jewelers
    • Victorinox Swiss Army Spartan Knife in Red | REEDS Jewelers
    • Swiss Army knife - Wikipedia
    • Mammoth Tooth Swiss Army Knife
    • How to Clean the Swiss Army Knife Toothpick (EN). - YouTube
    • Gerber Stainless Steel Folding Razor Knife Model 8970622A LOT OF 3 | eBay
    • 847. Using a "Found" Pocket Mouth Guard — Risky or Not?
    • DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Yo Home To Bel Air (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme Song) - YouTube
    852. Prosciutto Di Parma at Room Temperature for Months Nov 19, 2025
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating hand sliced Prosciutto ham stored at room temperature for months.

    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

    • Prosciutto - Wikipedia
    • Prosciutto Di Parma Specifications
    • Influence of Water Activity on Growth and Enterotoxin Formation by Staphylococcus aureus in Foods - Troller- 1975 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
    • Modeling the Effect of Water Activity, pH, and Temperature on the Probability of Enterotoxin A Production by Staphylococcus aureus - ScienceDirect
    • Combined Effect of Water Activity, pH and Sub‐optimal Temperature on Growth and Enterotoxin Production of Staphylococcus aureus - Notermans - 1983 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
    • Staphylococcus aureus survival, staphylococcal enterotoxin production and shelf stability of country-cured hams manufactured under different processing procedures - ScienceDirect
    • Imported food risk statement - Uncooked slow dry cured ready-to-eat ham and staphylococcal enterotoxin
    • Validation of Dry Cured Ham Process for Control of Pathogens - Reynolds - 2001 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
    • 13th ICPMF
    • The Cure - Pictures Of You - YouTube
    • Ben Folds Five - Battle Of Who Could Care Less (Official Video) - YouTube
    • Ben Folds Five - Wikipedia
    851. Eric's Fizzy Grapefuit Juice Nov 17, 2025
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming in date but fizzy grapefruit juice from a mechanically stressed container.

    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

    • There's No Crying in Baseball - A League of Their Own (5/8) Movie CLIP (1992) HD - YouTube
    • It's Not My Fault But It Is My Problem | Psychology Today
    • Are the Twins From the Netflix Documentary Experiment Still Vegan? - Netflix Tudum
    • Charlie Kalish | LinkedIn
    • Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice | Florida's Natural
    • Fruit Juice Spoilage by Alicyclobacillus: Detection and Control Methods—A Comprehensive Review
    • Alicyclobacillus - Wikipedia
    • Find Salvage Grocers and Buy Salvage Food in North Carolina
    • Prevalence, concentration, spoilage, and mitigation of Alicyclobacillus spp. in tropical and subtropical fruit juice concentrates - ScienceDirect
    • Bacterial Spoilage of Citrus Products at pH Lower than 3.5 - ScienceDirect
    • The pH of beverages available to the American consumer - PMC
    • Fruits are vehicles of drug-resistant pathogenic Candida tropicalis - PubMed
    850. Dishwasher Lasagna Nov 14, 2025
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating dishwasher lasagna (aka lasagna alla lavastoviglie)

    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

    • 753. Re-Heating Leftovers Indefinitely and the Lasagna of Theseus — Risky or Not?
    • 195. Dishwasher Salmon — Risky or Not?
    • How To Make Lasagna Without An Oven, with Peter Sagal : How To Do Everything : NPR
    • Transcript for How To Make Lasagna Without An Oven, with Peter Sagal : How To Do Everything : NPR
    • Reduction of Salmonella enterica and Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Pasta by Using Common Cooking Methods
    • Microbiological Quality of Raw Dried Pasta from the German Market, with Special Emphasis on Cronobacter Species - Akineden - 2015 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
    849. Eating a Hollywood Chewing-Gum Cardboard Box Nov 12, 2025
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Eating a Cardboard Box of Hollywood Chewing-Gum,

    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

    • Is it safe to eat cardboard? : r/stupidquestions
    • Hollywood 2fresh (FreshenUp) Chewing Gum - Peppermint | EVN
    • Green Mint Chewing-Gum Hollywood | Buy Online | My French Grocery
    • Full article: Food contact materials: an effect-based evaluation of the presence of hazardous chemicals in paper and cardboard packaging
    • Pica: A Common Condition that is Commonly Missed - An Update Review | Bentham Science Publishers
    • Pica practices, anemia, and oral health outcomes: a systematic review | BMC Oral Health
    848. Cooking Stuffing Inside the Turkey Nov 10, 2025
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking stuffing inside the turkey.

    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

    • John Wyatt on X: "Today I get to enjoy the yearly tradition where my father gives me a hard time about insisting that stuffing be cooked in the bird when I should "know better" because I'm a health inspector (It's my favourite food, and the risk is easily managed and outweighed by the benefit)" / X
    • How to Cook Turkey Stuffing Safely | USDA
    • Does anybody remember laughter?? : r/ledzeppelin
    • Food Safety Talk 53: Raw Milk Hamsterdam — Food Safety Talk
    • 840. DIY French Burger Kit — Risky or Not?
    • Butterball Cook from Frozen Premium Whole Turkey, 10-14 lbs - Harris Teeter
    847. Using a "Found" Pocket Mouth Guard Nov 07, 2025
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a mouthguard from the coaches mouthguard pocket.

    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

    • The Hockey Song by Warren Zevon - YouTube
    • The Planet Smashers - Uncle Gordie - YouTube
    • Amazon.com: Zen Driving: Be a Buddha Behind the Wheel of Your Automobile: 9780345353504: Berger, K.T.: Books
    • 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not?
    • Microbiota Found in Protective Athletic Mouthguards - PMC
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