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137. Tap Water in Mexico

April 26, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking tap water in Mexico.

  • Fecal Contamination of Drinking-Water in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  • Unsafe waters: the hydrosocial cycle of drinking water in Western Mexico
  • Evaluation of water quality through the distribution system in Cancรบn, Mexico
  • An outbreak of norovirus infection caused by ice cubes and a leaking air ventilation valve
April 26, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Water, Mexico
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136. Eating Cold Leftovers

April 23, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating cold leftovers.

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

  • Leftovers, Partnership for Food Safety Education
  • Warmedโ€Over Flavor in Cooked Meats
  • FDA Model Food Code 3-403.11 Reheating for Hot Holding
April 23, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Leftovers, Re-heating
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135. Coffee (Or Tea) With Milk on a Mug Warmer for 6 Plus Hours

April 21, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of keeping coffee (or tea) with milk on a mug warmer for 6 plus hours.

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

  • Cortex - Relay FM
  • Relay FM
  • FSIS Salmonella Compliance Guidelines for Small and Very Small Meat and Poultry Establishments that Produce Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Products and Revised Appendix A | Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • I like my sugar with coffee and cream - YouTube
  • Emberยฎ: The Worldโ€™s First Temperature Control Mug
  • ComBase Perfringens Predictor
  • CB Premium
April 21, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Milk, Mug, Warmer, Ember
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134. Blowing Out Candles on a Birthday Cake

April 19, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben have a special birthday episode for the birthday boy (Ben) and talk about the risks from eating cake where someone has blown out candles.

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

* depending upon the month

  • Patrick Ford on Twitter: blowing out candles on a birthday cake!
  • Blowing Out Birthday Candles Increases Cake Bacteria by 1,400 Percent - The Atlantic
  • Bacterial Transfer Associated with Blowing Out Candles on a Birthday Cake | Dawson | Journal of Food Research | CCSE
  • Detection of NoroviruElizabeth Newbold <Elizabeth.Newbold@uvm.edu data-preserve-html-node="true">s in Saliva Samples from Acute Gastroenteritis Cases and Asymptomatic Subjects: Association with Age and Higher Shedding in Stool - PubMed
April 19, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Birthday Cake, Candles
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133. Storing Eggs in the Car for a Few Days

April 16, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of forgetting your eggs in the car for a few days

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

  • neil chazin on Twitter
  • Egg safety - Canada.ca
  • Glass Half Empty on Twitter
  • Risk Assessment Models for Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs and Salmonella spp. in Egg Products | Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • TextExpander โ€“ Productivity App | Text Expander
  • Modelling survival behaviour of Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis, Typhimurium and Tennessee on table eggs during storage at different temperatures - ScienceDirect
April 16, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Eggs, Temperature
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132. Sending Unheated Hot Dogs in a Kids Lunch

April 14, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sending unheated hot dogs in a kids lunch

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

  • ComBase
  • Reducing the Incidence of Listeria on Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products โ€“ Three Alternatives, University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Meat Process Validation
  • Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Post-lethality Exposed Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products | Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • Interagency Risk Assessment: Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens - Technical Report
April 14, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Hot Dogs, Listeria, School Lunch
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131. Not Following the FDA Model Food Code Handwashing Directions

April 12, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks that might arise from not following the FDA Model Food Code handwashing directions

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

  • Scientific Evidence Supports the Use of Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers as an Effective Alternative to Handwashing in Retail Food and Foodservice Settings When Heavy Soiling is Not Present on Hands | Journal of Food Protection
  • Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers vs. Handwashing: What Should Food Handlers Do? | News
  • โ€œChurchillโ€ on Prepositions | Common Errors in English Usage and More | Washington State University
  • Assessment of Food Safety Practices of Food Service Food Handlers (Risk Assessment Data): Testing a Communication Intervention (Evaluation of Tools) | Journal of Food Protection
  • Health Department Inspection Criteria More Likely To Be Associated with Outbreak Restaurants in Minnesota | Journal of Food Protection
  • The Bathroom Boys | Do By Friday
April 12, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Handwashing, FDA Model Food Code
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130. Drinking Civit Poop Coffee

April 09, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee made from beans pooped our by a civit.

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

  • Gluconobacter dominates the gut microbiome of the Asian palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus that produces kopi luwak [PeerJ]
  • Is Kopi Luwak safe to drink? - Coffee Stack Exchange
  • Campus News: Kopi luwak coffee safe, U of G study finds
  • What is Kopi Luwak? (and Why You Shouldn't Drink it) - Coffee Affection
  • What is kopi luwak? A literature review on production, quality and problems
  • Beall's List โ€“ of Potential Predatory Journals and Publishers
April 09, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Coffee, Civit, Kopi Luwak
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129. Sushi From Non-Sushi Grade Fish

April 07, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating sushi made from non-sushi grade fish.

Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • Dr Sophia Frentz ๐ŸŒˆ on Twitter
  • What's the Deal With Tuna Scrape? | Food Safety News
  • What Is "Sushi-Grade," Anyway? A Guide to Eating Raw Fish at Home | Serious Eats
  • FDA Food Code 2017
April 07, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Sushi, Raw Fish
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128. Milk on the Counter Over Night

April 05, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from leaving milk on the counter over night.

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

  • pandasPause on Twitter
  • Casey Neistat - Wikipedia
  • Allen Pike on Twitter: "@atpfm I laughed so hard at โ€œWho the hell is Caseyโ€ that I had to pause the podcast
  • Casey Liss (@caseyliss) / Twitter
  • ComBase
April 05, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Milk, Temperature
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127. Making Blown Out Easter Eggs

April 02, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making blown out eggs for Easter.

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

  • Stale Peeps And The People Who Won't Eat Them Any Other Way | HuffPost Life
  • Enjoy Easter a Little Longer with Blown Out Colored Eggs - Egg Safety Center
  • Egg Safety | Food Safety
  • How To Blow Out An Egg | A Step-by-Step Guide
  • Amazon.com : Egg blower
April 02, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Eggs, Cross-contamination
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126. Cooking With Non Food Grade Essential Oils

March 31, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking with non food grade essential oils.

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

  • How Do I Choose and Use Essential Oils? | Taking Charge of Your Health & Wellbeing
  • FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Public Dashboard | FDA
  • Essential Oils: Poisonous when Misused
  • Essential oils โ€“ Health warning
  • Aromatherapy | FDA
  • Amazon.com : Angel Bake Pure Lavender Extract : Grocery & Gourmet Food
March 31, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Essential Oils
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125. Fundraising Bake Sales

March 29, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from fundraising bake sales.

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

  • Bake Sale Bumper Sticker
  • FDA Investigated Multistate Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli Infections Linked to Flour | FDA
  • A multi-state outbreak of Salmonella serotype Thompson infection from commercially distributed bread contaminated by an ill food handler | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
  • Six food safety tips for bake sales - MSU Extension
  • Bake Sale Guidelines | Student Leadership & Involvement | Allegheny College
  • Ontario Northwestern Health Unit, Food Safety Guidelines for Bake Sales
March 29, 2021 /Don Schaffner
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124. Shrimp Tails in a Cereal Box

March 26, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of finding shrimp tails in a cereal box.

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

  • Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am (Official Music Video) - YouTube
  • Jensen Karp on Twitter: "Ummmm @CTCSquares - why are there shrimp tails in my cereal? (This is not a bit) https://t.co/tTjiAdrnVp" / Twitter
  • Man Says He Found Shrimp Tails in Cinnamon Toast Crunch - The New York Times
  • Indianmeal moth - Wikipedia
March 26, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Allergen, Cereal Box, Rodent Infestation
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123. NY Times Steak Tartare

March 24, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of eating NY Times recipe steak tartare.

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

  • Joe Holt on Twitter
  • What to Cook This Week
  • Steak Tartare Recipe - NYT Cooking
  • 83. Cannibal or Tiger Meat Sandwiches โ€” Risky or Not?
  • FSIS Salmonella Compliance Guidelines for Small and Very Small Meat and Poultry Establishments that Produce Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Products and Revised Appendix A | Food Safety Inspection Service
  • From what cuts of beef are ground beef and hamburger made?
  • Year-to-Date Totals: Testing of Raw Ground Beef and Raw Ground Beef Component Samples for E. coli O157:H7 | Food Safety Inspection Service
  • Sampling Verification Activities for Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Raw Beef Products
March 24, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Tartare, Raw meat
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122. Frozen Berry Smoothies

March 22, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from frozen berry smoothies.
Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Indrani on Twitter
  • 109. Uncooked Frozen Carrots* โ€” Risky or Not?
  • Microbiological Surveillance Sampling: FY 19-20 Frozen Berries (Strawberries, Raspberries and Blackberries) | FDA
  • Farm to fork quantitative microbial risk assessment for norovirus on frozen strawberries - ScienceDirect
  • FSAI warns of virus risk in imported frozen berry supply chain | Food Safety News
  • Food Safety Talk 156: Rank the Kato's โ€” Food Safety Talk
March 22, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Berries, Norovirus, Hepatitis A
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121. Greasy Grills

March 19, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from greasy grills.
Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • 3 Things You Should Be Doing to Prevent Kitchen Exhaust Fires | FSR magazine
  • Acrylamide | FDA
March 19, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Grease, Grills, Cross-contamination
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120. A Dog Licking Your Plate

March 17, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of a dog licking your plate.
Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • For Better or For Worse, Sunday, January 4, 1998
  • Can I Get Sick If I Feed My Dog Using Regular Plates From the Cabinet?
March 17, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Dogs, Cross-contamination
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119. COVID-19 From Hookups

March 15, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of getting COVID-19 from hookups.
Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ
Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • Canada's top doctor: 'consider using a mask' during sexual activity | CTV News
  • William Schaffner, M.D. | Department of Health Policy
March 15, 2021 /Don Schaffner
COVID-19, Sex
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118. Potting Soil

March 12, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from potting soil.
Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Exposure to potting soils and compost material as potential sources of Legionella pneumophilia in Australia - ScienceDirect
  • โ€ŽPine Species Provide a Niche for Legionella Longbeachae
  • Does Potting Mix Cause Legionnaires' Disease in Gardeners? - Garden Myths
  • Legionella longbeachae and Legionellosis
  • Legionnaires Disease Cause and Spread | Legionella | CDC
  • Legionnaires' Disease Associated With Potting Soil --- California, Oregon, and Washington, May--June 2000
  • An outbreak of Pontiac fever due to Legionella longbeachae serogroup 2 found in potting mix in a horticultural nursery in New Zealand | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
  • Popcorn Lung โ€“ Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
  • Risk Factors for Legionella longbeachae Legionnairesโ€™ Disease, New Zealand
March 12, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Legionella, Potting Soil
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