81. Shipping Pumpkin Pie

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of shipping pumpkin pie cross country.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Julie Weiss on Twitter: Love your show!!!Shipping a homemade frozen pumpkin pie cross-country overnight.
• Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods
• Turns out it was Tiff, not Marco, Don regrets mis-speaking
• Nick Fragedakis - Program Director and Acidified Foods Process Authority
• Growth of Salmonella typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus in Retail Pumpkin Pies1 | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
• The Complex Underworld of Lost Baggage Delivery - Underunderstood

80. Old canned soup

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating very old canned soup.

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

• (3) John Wyatt on Twitter: "@TorontoStar @parkdalefoodbnk @bugcounter @benjaminchapman - Risky or not?" / Twitter
• ‘I’m just hungry.’ Toronto man vows to eat 14-year-old can of soup in hopes of raising $10,000 for local food bank | The Star
• Donate Now - Parkdale Community Food Bank
• Can infant formula and baby food be used after the date expires?
• Food Product Dating
• Cuff The Duke - Confessions From A Parkdale Basement (Official Audio) - YouTube
• Parkdale Community Food Bank on Instagram: “Hey guys, @liborio_verne here. I am eternally grateful for your support and enthusiasm out of what was essentially a joke. Together, we…”
• Food Safety Talk 196: Superintendent of Judges
• Parkdale, Toronto - Wikipedia

79. Not Washing Sodastream Bottles

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of rinsing (not washing) your Sodastream bottles between uses.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• SodaStream Bottle Cleaning Tips -
• Sodastream Zylinder selbst nachfüllen
• An overview of microorganisms and factors contributing for the microbial stability of carbonated soft drinks - ScienceDirect
• Surface Sanitation and Microbiological Food Quality of a University Foodservice Operation - Buckalew - 1996 - Foodservice Research International - Wiley Online Library

78. Garlic Confit

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing homemade garlic confit in your refrigerator for months.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️

Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Confit | Definition of Confit by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Confit
• Confit - Wikipedia
• Justin Modugno on Twitter: "@bugcounter risky or not? https://t.co/7ShznsGBOi" / Twitter
• Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. | AJPH | Vol. 80 Issue 11
• Current Food Safety Issues of Home-prepared Vegetables and Herbs Stored in Oil
• Home Storage Temperatures and Consumer Handling of Refrigerated Foods in Sweden | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
• Garlic: Safe Methods to Store, Preserve, and Enjoy

77. Takeout and COVID-19

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the COVID-19 risks from takeout food.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍

Professor Ben - not risky 👍

• Welcome to FoodCoVNET | NC State Extension
• Potential for foodborne transmission Covid-19: » Meat Industry Association
• (3) Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "Hey folks, @LexFri asks a great question.
• Turning This Car Around

76. Eating Every Dry Aged Meat

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating every dry aged meat.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍

Professor Ben - not risky 👍

• I Dry Aged EVERY Meat, ATE them and this happened! - YouTube
• Fortunate Son | Do By Friday
• UMAi Dry Ribeye Striploin Premium Dry Age Bags for Meat | Dry Aging Meat Kit for Refrigerator | Simple at Home Method | Packet Includes 3 UMAi Dry Bags Sized for Ribeye and Striploin Steaks: Home Improvement
• Survival of Salmonella on cuts of beef carcasses subjected to dry aging - Knudsen - 2011 - Journal of Applied Microbiology - Wiley Online Library
• Survey of Antimicrobial Effects of Beef Carcass Intervention Treatments in Very Small State‐Inspected Slaughter Plants - Algino - 2007 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
• 34: Thawing Frozen Fish in Vacuum Packed Bag — Risky or Not?

75. Restaurant Baked Potato Skins

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating restaurant baked potato skins.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Large Outbreak of Botulism: The Hazardous Baked Potato | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
• Gritty (mascot) - Wikipedia)

74. Canned Whipped Cream 14 Months Past Best by Date

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming canned whipped cream 14 months past it's best by date.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Eric B on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Canned whipped cream (like Reddi-wip) kept in the fridge for 20 months (14 months past best by date). Fridge is kept at 38°F and had a themometer part of the time. #RiskyOrNot" / Twitter
• Reddi-wip
• Whippet - Wikipedia
• Whipped-cream charger - Wikipedia

73. Preparing Poultry and Just Using Hand Sanitizer

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks when preparing poultry and just using hand sanitizer.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Jon Kimble on Twitter: "When preparing poultry, and you don't have soap and water available (?!) just use sanitizer... what do you think? @bugcounter @benjaminchapman @mbbatz https://t.co/2Ye77tpG4A" / Twitter
• Management of Risk of Microbial Cross-Contamination from Uncooked Frozen Hamburgers by Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
• SaniTwice: a novel approach to hand hygiene for reducing bacterial contamination on hands when soap and water are unavailable - PubMed
• Efficacy of Instant Hand Sanitizers against Foodborne Pathogens Compared with Hand Washing with Soap and Water in Food Preparation Settings: A Systematic Review | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press

72. Old Fruit Cake

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of old fruit cake.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• 141-year-old fruitcake is a Michigan family's heirloom - News - Ionia Sentinel - Standard-Ionia, MI - Ionia, MI
• Intermediate Moisture Foods - ScienceDirect
• Fruitcake – Will it Last Forever? | NC State News
• Icebox Fruitcake And Why Christmas Trees Don't Have to be Green - Southern Bite
• World's Best Fruit Cake (Moist Fruit Cake Recipe) A Beautiful Plate

71. Toilet Milky Way

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating toilet Milky Way.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Milky Way (chocolate bar) - Wikipedia)
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - Wikipedia
• Amazon.com: Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A Biography (9780306807367): Morgan, Judith, Morgan, Neil: Books
• Dr. Seuss Books Can Be Racist, But We Still Keep Reading Them : Code Switch : NPR

70. Waterglassing Eggs for Room Temperature Storage

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of waterglassing eggs for room temperature storage.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Experimentally Killing Salmonella typhimurium on Egg Shells by Washing - ScienceDirect
• (10) Facebook
• Water Glassing Eggs for Long-Term Storage - Backyard Poultry
• https://www.fsis.usda.gov/shared/PDF/SE_Risk_Assess_Oct2005.pdf
• 39: Chapman's Backyard Poultry — Risky or Not?
• ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2, Episode 2 Review: Chapter 10—The Passenger | IndieWire

69. Licking a Chocolate Statue

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of licking a chocolate statue.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️

Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Watch in horror as people lick and bite a chocolate Benedict Cumberbatch statue
• Veronica Bryant (@NoroNerd) / Twitter
• Vomiting Device Offers First Direct Evidence That Vomit Aerosolizes Norovirus-Like Particles | NC State News

68. Colander Rinsing

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of only rinsing a colander.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Neuro Fuzzy® Rice Cooker & Warmer NS-ZCC10/18 | Zojirushi.com
• Predictive Model for Growth of Bacillus cereus at Temperatures Applicable to Cooling of Cooked Pasta - Juneja - 2019 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
• Bacillus cereus Biofilms—Same, Only Different

67. Three Day Old Hand Towels

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using three day old hand towels.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• ‎Bacterial Occurrence in Kitchen Hand Towels
• The survival of foodborne pathogens during domestic washing-up and subsequent transfer onto washing-up sponges, kitchen surfaces and food - PubMed
• A study of the microbial content of the domestic kitchen: International Journal of Environmental Health Research: Vol 5, No 2

66. Eating Old Frozen Fish

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating old frozen fish.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• FoodKeeper App | FoodSafety.gov
• Quality in Frozen Food - Marilyn C. Erickson, Yen-Con Hung - Google Books
• How Does the Freezer Burn Our Food? - Schmidt - 2009 - Journal of Food Science Education - Wiley Online Library

65. Egg Whites in Alcoholic Drinks

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using egg white in alcoholic drinks.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Would you like some eggs with your cocktail? | barfblog
• Antibacterial activity of egg white: influence of physico-chemical conditions

64. COVID-19 Outdoor Dining Pods

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using COVID-19 outdoor dining pods.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️

Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "I’ll say interesting idea.
• Louis Cifer Brew Works

63. Reusing a Meat Thermometer

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing a meat thermometer.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Thermapen Mk4 Instant-read Thermometer for meat & more
• Comark PDT300 Waterproof Chefs Instant Read Thermometer
• Old USDA Appendix A
• 160°F Is Good

62. Drinking Directly From a Soda Can

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking directly from a soda can.

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

• Kids can leave the can open : Nature News
• Method of protecting the open top of a beer can and a soda can against contamination by insects, dirt and debris