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61. Trick or Treating Bare Handed

October 30, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of trick or treating bare handed.
Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Halloween - Wikipedia
  • COVID-19: Holiday Celebrations | CDC
  • Cleaning and Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Temporal Associations with COVID-19 โ€” National Poison Data System, United States, January 1, 2020โ€“March 31, 2020 | MMWR
October 30, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Halloween, Candy, Bare hands, COVID-19
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60. Reusing Disposable Coffee Cups

October 28, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing disposable coffee cups.
Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • 38: Black Coffee at Room Temperature โ€” Risky or Not?
  • Why can't I put your paper cups or soup cups in the microwave?
October 28, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Coffee, Coffee cup, Reuse
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59. Raw Pet Food

October 26, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of serving raw pet food to your pets.
Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ
Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • Get the Facts! Raw Pet Food Diets can be Dangerous to You and Your Pet | FDA
  • Pet Food Safety | Healthy Pets, Healthy People | CDC
  • Raw pet food blamed for human E. coli outbreak | Food Safety News
  • pet food | Food Safety News
  • Instinctยฎ Frozen Raw Dog Food - Natural, Grain Free, Raw | dog Frozen Food | PetSmart
October 26, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Pet food, Raw meat
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58. Reusable Containers in Grocery Stores

October 23, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using reusable containers in grocery stores
Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Metro grocery stores in Quebec will allow customers to shop with reusable containers | CBC News
  • Metro | Site corporatif
October 23, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Grocery stores, Reusable containers
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57. Edible Flowers

October 21, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating edible flowers
Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Edible flowers. Benefits and risks pertaining to their consumption - ScienceDirect
  • Edible flowers: A review of the nutritional, antioxidant, antimicrobial properties and effects on human health - ScienceDirect
  • Comparison of microbial diversity of edible flowers and basil grown with organic versus conventional methods - Canadian Journal of Microbiology
  • Edible Flowers Fact Sheet, Colorado State
October 21, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Flowers
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56. Day Old Poutine

October 19, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating day old poutine.
Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ
Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • Poutine - Wikipedia
  • 5: Doner Kebab โ€” Risky or Not?
  • Large Outbreak of Botulism: The Hazardous Baked Potato | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
  • Water Activity (aw) in Foods | FDA
  • The Social Bar & Table โ€“ Fresh & Local Everyday
October 19, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Poutine, Canada, Water activity
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55. Dehydrator Beef Jerky

October 16, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks making beef jerky in your dehydrator.
Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ
Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • FSIS Compliance Guideline for Meat and Poultry Jerky Produced by Small and Very Small Establishments
  • Jerky and Food Safety
  • National Center for Home Food Preservation | How Do I? Dry
  • Fate of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Species in Ground Beef Jerky | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
  • Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes , and Salmonella typhimurium during Preparation and Storage of Beef Jerky - PubMed
October 16, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Dehydrator, Beef Jerky
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54: Touching Your Face

October 14, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of touching your face during the pandemic.
Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • LPT: Teach yourself to not touch your face throughout the day - youโ€™ll get sick less, as hand to face/mouth contact is one of the most common routes for microbial transmission. : LifeProTips
  • Transmission of experimental rhinovirus infection by contaminated surfaces. - Abstract - Europe PMC
  • Aerosol Transmission of Rhinovirus Colds | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
October 14, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Touching your face, COVID-19
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53: Brining Turkey in the Crisper

October 12, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of brining your turkey in the produce crisper of your refrigerator.
Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ
Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • Randal Oulton on Twitter... turning their crispers into bathtubs for turkeys.
  • Brining Safely Will Bring Tender, Flavorful Meat to the Thanksgiving Table | USDA
  • Gobble Gobble! | Insatiable Munchies
October 12, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Turkey, Brining
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52: Bulk Soap

October 09, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of open, refillable bulk soap containers.

Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ
Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • Influence of Soap Characteristics and Food Service Facility Type on the Degree of Bacterial Contamination of Open, Refillable Bulk Soaps | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
  • Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings
  • Urban Dictionary: marry the ketchups
  • Bacterial hand contamination and transfer after use of contaminated bulk-soap-refillable dispensers - PubMed
October 09, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Bulk soap
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51: Linda's Hot Beets

October 07, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of holding unrefrigerated processed beets in your car for 5 hours.

Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Love Beets - Healthy Organic Beets, Beet Juice and Beet Powders
  • 100% Organic Cooked Beets | Love Beets
  • Batavia, New York - Wikipedia
  • Geneseo, New York - Wikipedia
  • Botulism from Home-Canned Beets.
  • Botulism from Home-Canned Beets Outbreak Details: Foodborne Illness Outbreak Database
October 07, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Beets, Refrigeration
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50: Reusing Wood in the Kitchen

October 05, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing wood in the kitchen.

Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Fast Facts About Cutting Boards and Food Safety in Your Kitchen | NC State News
  • Which is Safer? Wood vs. Plastic Cutting Boards | Homegrown | NC State University
  • Bacterial Adherence and Viability on Cutting Board Surfaces
October 05, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Wood, Cutting boards
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49: Reusing Dirty Baby Bibs

October 02, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing dirty baby bibs within 4 hours. Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Cronobacter species (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii) in powdered infant formula: a review of our current understanding of the biology of this bacterium - Yan - 2012 - Journal of Applied Microbiology - Wiley Online Library

  • The human milk microbiome and factors influencing its composition and activity - ScienceDirect

October 02, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Cronobacter, Baby bibs
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48: John's Old Refrigerated Fried Rice

September 30, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating fried rice refrigerated for a long time.
Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • john roderick on Twitter: "I just ate a bunch of fried rice "..."
  • Relationship Between the Heat Resistance of Spores and the Optimum and Maximum Growth Temperatures of Bacillus Species.
  • Food Standards Australia - Bacillus cereus
September 30, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Bacillus cereus, John Roderick, Fried rice
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47: Peanut Butter Fingering

September 28, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of double dipping a finger into your peanut butter.
Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Ted Lasso - Wikipedia
  • Effect of Biting Before Dipping (Doubleโ€Dipping) Chips on the Bacterial Population of the Dipping Solution
September 28, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Ted Lasso, Double dipping
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46: Honey Fermented Garlic

September 24, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from honey fermented garlic.

Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ
Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • Honey Fermented Garlic: A Natural Remedy for Cold and Flu | Yang's Nourishing Kitchen
  • Current Food Safety Issues of Home-prepared Vegetables and Herbs Stored in Oil
  • Honey - Wikipedia
  • pH and Acids in Honey
  • Welcome to the Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program
September 24, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Honey, Garlic, Botulism
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45: Masked Waiters Touching Your Plate

September 23, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of masked waiters touching your plate.

Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • The Lincoln Project on Twitter: "VOTER: Why canโ€™t we have a national mask mandate? TRUMP: Waiters.
  • Considerations for Restaurants and Bars | COVID-19 | CDC
  • Community and Close Contact Exposures Associated with COVID-19 Among Symptomatic Adults โ‰ฅ18 Years in 11 Outpatient Health Care Facilities โ€” United States, July 2020 | MMWR
  • NZ Document on COVID-19 Transmission Via Food
September 23, 2020 /Don Schaffner
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Restaurants
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44: Salt Cured Egg Yolks

September 21, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating salt cured egg yolks.

Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • Cured Egg Yolks Recipe | Bon Appetit
  • Salt Cured Egg Yolks
  • Effect of sublethal heat stress on Salmonella Typhimurium virulence
  • "salt cured" egg yolk - Google Scholar
  • Evaluating the Risk of Contracting Salmonellosis from Egg Yolk 'Parmesan' Based on Water Activity
September 21, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Egg yolks, Salt
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43: Masks on the Table

September 18, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leaving ones facemask on the table in times of COVID-19.
Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ
Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

September 18, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Masks, COVID-19
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42: Reboiling Soup

September 16, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating reboiled soup stored at room temperature.

Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ
Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • Daring Fireball: Jason Kottke on Dean Allen
  • Food Safety Talk 144: They Look and Taste Like Green Turds โ€” Food Safety Talk
  • Bending the Rules on Bacteria and Food Safety - The New York Times
  • Tyndallization - Wikipedia
September 16, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Soup, Reheating
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