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161. Cooler Cooked Corn

June 21, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of corn cooked by pouring boiling water into a plastic cooler.

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

  • People are cooking corn for a crowd in their coolers โ€” but is it safe?
  • New York Campus | Institute of Culinary Education | Cooking School
  • Food Safety Talk 79: Youโ€™re Into Botulism Country (with Merlin Mann) โ€” Food Safety Talk
  • Hannah (@okieokra) / Twitter
June 21, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Corn, Cooking, Plastic, Cooler
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160. Properly Cooked Outbreak Meat

June 18, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating properly cooked meat linked to a foodborne disease outbreak

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

  • Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Turkey | CDC
  • Investigation Details | Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Turkey | CDC
  • Safe Minimum Cooking Temperatures Chart | FoodSafety.gov
  • 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
  • USDA FSIS Appendix A
  • Frontiers | Genetic determinants of heat resistance in Escherichia coli | Microbiology
  • Some Like It Hot: Heat Resistance of Escherichia coli in Food
June 18, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Meat, Outbreak, Cooking
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159. Food, Once a Fly Has Landed on It

June 16, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating Food after a fly has landed on it.

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

  • Should I throw away food once a fly has landed on it?
  • Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Fresh-Cut Apple Tissue and Its Potential for Transmission by Fruit Flies
  • Wild Florida House Flies (Musca domestica) as Carriers of Pathogenic Bacteria
  • Fly Transmission of Campylobacter
  • Quantitative Analysis of Houseflies-mediated Food Contamination with Bacteria
June 16, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Flys, Cross-contamination
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158. Dented Aluminum Cans

June 14, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating food from dented cans.

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

  • A Finished Double Seam - Double Seam Troubleshooting Guide
  • Classification of Visible Can Defects Poster
  • Shelf-Stable Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • Surplus, Salvaged, and Donated Foods | FDA
  • Outbreak of Foodborne Botulism Associated with Food Sold at a Salvage Store in Texas | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
  • National Outbreak of Type A Foodborne Botulism Associated With a Widely Distributed Commercially Canned Hot Dog Chili Sauce
  • Botulism Associated with Commercially Canned Chili Sauce --- Texas and Indiana, July 2007
June 14, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Dented Cans
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157. Leftover Pizza

June 11, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leftover pizza refrigerated for 1 week.

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

  • National Pizza Week
  • Potential growth of Listeria monocytogenes in Italian mozzarella cheese as affected by microbiological and chemical-physical environment - ScienceDirect
  • FoodKeeper App | FoodSafety.gov
June 11, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Pizza, Leftovers
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156. Trunk Pizza

June 09, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leaving meat pizza in the trunk of your car for an entire hockey game.

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

  • 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs | Carolina Hurricanes
  • How Long Does a Game of Ice Hockey Last?
  • Longest NHL Games in the Post-Expansion Era
  • Parameters for Determining Inoculated Pack/Challenge Study Protocolsโ€ ,โ€ก | Journal of Food Protection
June 09, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Pizza, Temperature abuse, Time temperature control for safety
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155. Lava Pizza

June 07, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking pizza on lava.

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

  • Mike Batz on Twitter: "My first thought was that lava smoke must have some nasty crap in it...
  • Viewing Lava Safely-Common Sense is Not Enough, Volcano Fact Sheet
  • Here's How To Actually Cook Food Over Lava
  • Volcanic gases can be harmful to health, vegetation and infrastructure
  • Roasting hotdogs over an open โ€ฆ volcano; scientists test their culinary skills in Iceland | KXAN Austin
June 07, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Lava, Pizza
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154. Michael Scott Bacon Method

June 04, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Michael Scott's bacon method.

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

  • Luke Anders on Twitter: Michael Scottโ€™s wake-up-to-bacon routine
  • Michael Scott: I like Waking Up to the Smell of Bacon, Sue Me(The Office) - YouTube
  • Evaluating Microbial Safety of Slow Partial-Cooking Processes for Bacon: Use of a Predictive Tool Based on Small-Scale Isothermal Meat Inoculation Studies
  • George Foreman Cooking | Shop Indoor Electric Grills & Accessories | George Foreman
June 04, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Bacon, Temperature abuse, Time temperature control for safety
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153. Drinking From the Stanley Cup, COVID Edition

June 02, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking from the Stanley Cup, (COVID Edition).

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

  • Jonathan Coulton - First of May - ASL Song - YouTube
  • Drinking from the Stanley Cup - YouTube
  • Joe Nieuwendyk - Wikipedia
  • Glenwood Pines
  • Science Brief: SARS-CoV-2 and Surface (Fomite) Transmission for Indoor Community Environments | CDC
  • CDC COVID Data Tracker
  • NHL modifies COVID-19 protocols for fully vaccinated during playoffs
  • Could The Stanley Cup Spread Disease? | NC State News
  • McNulty Eh GIF
June 02, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Hockey, Cross-contamination
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152. Traditional Quรฉbรฉcois Acadian Salted Herbs

May 31, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating traditional Quรฉbรฉcois Acadian salted herbs.

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

  • Randal Oulton on Twitter: "Traditional Quรฉbรฉcois / Acadian salted herbs
  • Herbes salรฉes vide-jardin | Mordu
  • CooksInfo Food Encyclopaedia - CooksInfo
  • How to make your own sauerkraut | UMN Extension
  • ComBase
  • (32) Greg Davies "Vegetables" - Would I Lie to You? - YouTube
  • Classification of fermented foods: worldwide review of household fermentation techniques - ScienceDirect
  • Effect of temperature, sodium chloride, and pH on growth of Listeria monocytogenes in cabbage juice. | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • New perspectives on the gastrointestinal mode of transmission in invasive Listeria monocytogenes infection - PubMed
May 31, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Vegetables, Salt, Listeria
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151. Burger Cooking Robot

May 28, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking burgers with a robot.

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

  • Undercooked fast food burgers are toast with robot AI | ZDNet
  • McDonaldโ€™s USA: A Golden Arch of Supply Chain Food Safety
  • Clamshell Grill Model 38
  • Miso Robotics scores some cheddar for its burger-flipping robot | ZDNet
  • Food Establishments With Robotic Operations, Council I, 2016 Scribe Packet, Conference for Food Protection
May 28, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Robot, Cooking

150. Canned BLT Sandwich

May 28, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of canning a BLT sandwich.

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

  • Mike Batz on Twitter: "Canned BLT sandwich...""
  • Utah State: Canning Bread or Cake is Unsafe!
  • Growth of Clostridium sporogenes PA 3679 in Home-Style Canned Quick Breads | Journal of Food Protection
  • Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Official Video) - YouTube
May 28, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Canning
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149. Blazen's Post Workout Meal

May 28, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of twitter user Blazen's post workout raw food meal.

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

  • Blazen on Twitter: Post workout meal
  • @BlazenBrady
May 28, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Raw Milk, Raw meat
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148. High Meat

May 21, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of high meat.

Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • Andrew H on Twitter: "High meat"? Seems extremely risky to me
  • Michael Che Responds To Criticism Over โ€˜SNLโ€™s Gen Z Hospital Sketch โ€“ Deadline
  • โ€˜How do you do, fellow kidsโ€™ has become the โ€˜how do you do, fellow kidsโ€™ of memes - The Verge
  • People are Eating Rotten, Raw Meat to 'Get High' in Dangerous Online Trend
  • my experience with fermented high meat : Paleo
  • Basturma
  • Sujuk - Wikipedia
  • High meat? How? : carnivore
  • FDA Scombrotoxin (Histamine) Formation
May 21, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Meat, Fermentation, Temperature, Raw meat
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147. Moldy Bread

May 19, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating bread after removing a small amount of mold.

Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Michelle Jewell on Twitter
  • Mycotoxin migration in moldy foods - ScienceDirect
  • Studies on the ability of mycotoxins to diffuse in bread | SpringerLink
  • Model studies on the diffusion behavior of the mycotoxin patulin in apples, tomatoes, and wheat bread
  • Sci-Hub | Diffusion of Aflatoxins in Foodstuffs
  • Mould spoilage of bread: the problem and some solutions - ScienceDirect
May 19, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Bread, Mold, Mycotoxin
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146. Unrefrigerated Vegan Stuffed Squash

May 17, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating cooked vegan stuffed squash left unrefrigerated in the oven until the next day.

Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

Professor Ben - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

  • Michael Fessler on Twitter
  • โ€ŽBaked Potatoes and Botulism
  • A large outbreak of botulism: the hazardous baked potato - PubMed
May 17, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Refrigeration, Botulism, Baked Potato
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145. Swollen Kimchi

May 14, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating kimchi from a swollen container.

Dr. Don - risky โ˜ฃ๏ธ

Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Beth McCoy | SUNY Geneseo
  • Frederick Breidt : USDA ARS
  • Understanding and Making Kimchi โ€“ Food Smart Colorado
May 14, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Kimchi, Spoilage, Botulism
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144. 3D Printed Birthday Cake

May 12, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating 3D printed birthday cakes.

Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • 3D Printed Food: All You Need to Know in 2021 | All3DP
  • โ€ŽThe Impact of New Food Technologies and New Foods on the Food Safety Professional
  • 7 Exciting 3D Printed Food Projects Changing How We Eat Forever | 3DSourced
  • Natural Machines Natural Machines
  • Kourosh Dini | Mind, Music, and Productivity
May 12, 2021 /Don Schaffner
3D Printing, Cake
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143. Edible Insects

May 10, 2021 by Don Schaffner

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

Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • โ€ŽLooking at Edible Insects From a Food Safety Perspective
  • Audubon Butterfly Garden And Insectarium - New Orleans - Audubon Nature Institute
  • Allergies to a Legume Called Lupin: What You Need to Know | FDA
  • CPG Sec 555.600 Filth from Insects, Rodents, and Other Pests in Foods | FDA
May 10, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Insects
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142. Beeswax Wraps

May 07, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using beeswax wraps

Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • Beeswax Wraps by Nature Beeยฎ - Canadian Made Reusable Food Wrap โ€“ Nature Bee Wraps
  • The Anti-Microbial Effect of Food Wrap Containing Beeswax Products
  • Efficacy of hand washing beeswax food wrap in household use
May 07, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Plastic, Beeswax Wraps, Leftovers
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