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    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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    Latest Episodes:
    836. Canned Pet Food Oct 13, 2025
    Show notes

    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 Oct 10, 2025
    Show notes

    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 Oct 08, 2025
    Show notes

    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 Antimicrobial Soap as Variables in the Removal of Escherichia coli ATCC 11229 from Hands - ScienceDirect
    • 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not?
    833. British Dishwashing Method Oct 06, 2025
    Show notes

    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-care professionals - ScienceDirect
    • Ingestion of bar soap may produce serious injury: clinical effects and risk factors: Clinical Toxicology: Vol 57, No 5
    • What to Know About Dish Soap | Poison Control
    832. Biting the Head Off a Bat or Dove Oct 03, 2025
    Show notes

    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 diseases
    • Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases of Columbiformes - PMC
    831. Drinking Coffee Made With Water From a Reservoir With a Bit of Algae Oct 01, 2025
    Show notes

    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 and quality assessment of hot-drinks vending machines in Southern Italy - ScienceDirect
    • Toxic or Otherwise Harmful Algae and the Built Environment
    • Cyanobacteria in fish ponds - ScienceDirect
    • Toxicology of Aquarium Fish - ScienceDirect
    830. Eating Skate Ice Sep 29, 2025
    Show notes

    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 Quality of Packaged Ice from Various Sources in Georgia - ScienceDirect
    • Arena ice quality and perspectives on optimizing performance and addressing emerging challenges - PMC
    • Pablo Torre F*cks Around and Finds Out feat. Pablo Torre | Chapo Trap House - YouTube
    829. Betty Crocker Frosting Stored Out of Refrigeration Sep 26, 2025
    Show notes

    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 and then use it to frost a cake? https://t.co/k7NDNlSksq" / X
    • Let Them Eat Cake | Chemical Engineering Education
    828. Vintage US Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) Sep 24, 2025
    Show notes

    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, here's what they discovered | Article | The United States Army
    • Shelf-Stable Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service
    • Mathematical Models for the Effects of pH, Temperature, and Sodium Chloride on the Growth of Bacillus stearothermophilus in Salty Carrots - PubMed
    • Mathematical Models for the Effects of pH, Temperature, and Sodium Chloride on the Growth of Bacillus stearothermophilus in Salty Carrots
    827. Bloated Meat Packages Sep 22, 2025
    Show notes

    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: Food Reviews International: Vol 18, No 4
    • Advancing sustainability through modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for fresh food preservation: A critical review - ScienceDirect
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