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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:
    415. Flying With Crabs Feb 03, 2023
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating crabs after transporting live crabs via checked luggage.

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

    • Reese Waters on Twitter: "WHO FLEW WITH CRABS?! https://t.co/c0cux6Jyyi" / Twitter
    • Time‐Temperature Effects on the Bacteriological Quality of Stored Shellfish. - HOFF - 1967 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
    • Rare Death Via Histamine Poisoning Following Crab Consumption: A Case Report - PubMed
    • Cancer pagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) physiological responses to simulated live transport: Influence of temperature, air exposure and AQUI-S® - ScienceDirect
    414. Slimy Meat With Holes Feb 01, 2023
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating meat with holes that are slimy.

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

    • Alex on Twitter: "@f*ckedupfoods @bugcounter and @benjaminchapman this is uh… Bad right" / Twitter
    • f*cked up looking food on Twitter: "https://t.co/mI1yRQrNWu" / Twitter
    • Microbiological Spoilage and Contamination of Vacuum-Packaged Cooked Sausages | Journal of Food Protection
    • Sodium Nitrite and Sorbic Acid Effects on Clostridium botulinum Toxin Formation in Chicken Frankfurter‐Type Emulsions - Sofos - 1979 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
    • CSIRO Meat Technology Update
    413. Worker Not Wearing a Hair Covering in a Restaurant Jan 30, 2023
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a worker not wearing a hair covering in a restaurant.

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

    • food safety hair covering - Google Scholar
    • Carriage of potentially pathogenic bacteria in the hair - Black - 1974 - BJS (British Journal of Surgery) - Wiley Online Library
    • Scientific Evidence Supports the Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers as an Effective Alternative to Hand Washing in Retail Food and Food Service Settings When Heavy Soiling Is Not Present on Hands | Journal of Food Protection
    • FDA Food Code | FDA
    • Is Hair In Food A Health Risk? | Popular Science
    • Food Defect Levels Handbook | FDA
    • Human Hair in Food: Could it lead to contamination? - Food Safety Helpline
    412. Defrosting Trays Jan 27, 2023
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Defrosting Trays

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

    • Dr. Kara Morgan on Twitter: "⁦@bugcounter⁩ ⁦@benjaminchapman⁩ - this is a new one for me. Have you done an episode on these yet? "Defrosting trays" https://t.co/ksuAZC832l" / Twitter
    • Premium Innovative Defrosting Tray @ SharperImage.com
    • Amazon.com: CHEFLY Large Fast Defrosting Tray for Frozen Meat Foods 13.8〃 by 7.8〃 No Electricity Aluminum Miracle Natural Thawing Plate : Home & Kitchen
    • Anybody remember laughter? - Portland Press Herald
    • Mallrats - Wikipedia
    • thawing - Risky or Not?
    • The Effect of Different Thawing Methods on the Growth of Bacteria in Chicken
    • Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "Room temperature thawing of frozen meat is an interesting topic that comes up from time to time. If you check all of the food safety advice websites they will tell you that it is not safe to do this. (1/18)" / Twitter
    411. Brewing More Coffee Without Cleaning the Carafe and Filter Basket Jan 25, 2023
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of brewing more coffee without cleaning the carafe and filter basket.

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

    • Risky or Not? episodes with Coffee tag
    410. Chris's "Loosey-Goosey" Cured Bacon Jan 23, 2023
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making bacon using Chris's "loosey-goosey" method for adding nitrite.

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

    • https://meatsci.osu.edu/sites/meatsci/files/imce/BorchertCassensNitriteHazard1998.pdf
    • WHO report says eating processed meat is carcinogenic: Understanding the findings | The Nutrition Source | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    409. Not Fully Drying Your Hands Jan 20, 2023
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not fully drying your hands after washing them.

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

    • Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
    • Microbiological evaluation of different hand drying methods for removing bacteria from washed hands - PMC
    • Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel | TED Talk
    408. Found Fries Jan 18, 2023
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating french fries found in a car long after they were fresh.

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

    • Growth of Bacillus cereus on Oil‐blanched Potato Strips for "Home‐style" French Fries - Doan - 1999 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
    • McDonald's burger and fries show no sign of rot after 6 years
    • Limpness of Fried Potato Slabs During Post‐Frying Period - Miranda - 2005 - Journal of Food Process Engineering - Wiley Online Library
    • Growth and Production of Enterotoxin A by Staphylococcus aureus on "Home‐style" French Fries - Doan - 1999 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
    • Clazzio install - S2KI Honda S2000 Forums
    407. San Francisco Mystery Poop Jan 16, 2023
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of picking up mystery poop (that might be dog poop, but might not) in San Francisco.

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

    • 1: Non-Canonical First Episode — Risky or Not?
    • Someone Made an Interactive San Francisco Poop Map
    • Exposure to Animal Feces and Human Health: A Systematic Review and Proposed Research Priorities - PMC
    • Leave-A-Sign-About-Dog-Poop Guy | Photo from January 6th 2010, shot at Sunset Reservoir. | Flickr
    406. Boiling Moldy Maple Syrup to Make It Safe Jan 13, 2023
    Show notes

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of moldy maple syrup that has been boiled to make it safe.

    Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

    • Fungi Associated with Pure Maple Syrup Packed at the Minimum Recommended Reheating Temperature1 | Journal of Food Protection
    • Thermal Inactivation of Bacterial Pathogens and Fungal Spores Under Post-Process Contamination Scenarios in Maple Syrup Processing - ProQuest
    • Effect of temperature and water activity on growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus on cured meat model systems - ScienceDirect
    • Microorganisms in Foods 5: Characteristics of Microbial Pathogens | SpringerLink
    • The fungus in my maple syrup :Cornell Mushroom Blog
    • Effect of Processing on Aflatoxin | SpringerLink
    • Microbial Contamination in Maple Syrup
    • Pure Maple Syrup Wagner's Sugar Hill Wisconsin
    • Real Maple Syrup | New Hampshire Maple Syrup | Best Pancake Syrup - Ben's Sugar Shack
    • The Sugarhill Gang - Wikipedia
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