234. Salmon at 43 °F for 15 Hours

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of holding salmon at 43 °F for 15 hours.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• When Is Hanukkah (Chanukah) Celebrated in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025? - Hanukkah Dates - Chanukah - Hanukkah
• Risk of Growth and Toxin Production by Clostridium botulinum Nonproteolytic Types B, E, and F in Salmon Fillets Stored Under Modified Atmospheres at Low and Abused Temperatures | Journal of Food Protection
• Conservative Prediction of Time to Clostridium botulinum Toxin Formation for Use with Time-Temperature Indicators To Ensure the Safety of Foods | Journal of Food Protection

233. 100 Hour Lasagna

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating lasagna that is made over a 100 hour time period.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• White elephant - Wikipedia
• Yankee Swap Rules –
• 100-Hour Lasagna - YouTube

232. Eating Produce Stickers

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating produce stickers.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• (19) sjh_canada on Twitter: "@bugcounter https://t.co/88nt7VNjSB" / Twitter
• Does It Matter if I Eat the Stickers on Fruits and Vegetables? - The New York Times
• Natural-Light Labeling of Tomatoes Does Not Facilitate Growth or Penetration of Salmonella into the Fruit | Journal of Food Protection
• 211. Kinder Surprise Eggs — Risky or Not?
• Amazon.com: 1,000 Safety Caution Warning Stickers This Product Contains Small Parts in Its Unassembled State. Adult Assembly is Required 1 Roll of 1.5" x 0.4" Adhesive Labels (Yellow Background/Black Text) : Baby

231. S’mores Cooked on Pallet Wood

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from s’mores cooked on wood from pallets of unknown composition.

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

• Overview of Wood Preservative Chemicals | US EPA
• https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_mcmahon010.pdf
• Are Wood Pallets Safe for Reuse Projects? It Depends - Earth911
• Is my wood pallet safe for reuse - Learn how to know? • 1001 Pallets
• Human exposure and internal dose assessments of acrylamide in food - ScienceDirect
• Exposure to Acrylamide | SpringerLink
• Acrylamide | FDA

230. Un-cleanable Salad Spinners

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by un-cleanable salad spinners.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• AmazonSmile: Cuisinart Salad Spinner, Green and White, 5 Quart: Home & Kitchen
• AmazonSmile: Goodcook Touch Salad Spinner: Home & Kitchen
• Amazon.com: OXO Good Grips Large Salad Spinner - 6.22 Qt.: Home & Kitchen
• Laboratory accidents and breaches in biosafety – they do occur!
• Biosafety Challenges for the Food Microbiology Laboratory - Montville - 2012 - Journal of Food Safety - Wiley Online Library
• Salmonella Enteritidis infections associated with a contaminated immersion blender at a camp - PubMed
• Whole genome sequencing analyses of Listeria monocytogenes that persisted in a milkshake machine for a year and caused illnesses in Washington State | BMC Microbiology

229. Giving a Raw Turkey to a 13 Year Old

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of giving a raw turkey to a 13 year old to take home from school as a prize.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• DANCE Synonyms: 54 Synonyms & Antonyms for DANCE | Thesaurus.com
• 7 Fun Facts About Turkey Trots | ACTIVE
• Management of Risk of Microbial Cross-Contamination from Uncooked Frozen Hamburgers by Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer | Journal of Food Protection
• Contamination by Meat Juice When Shopping for Packages of Raw Poultry | Journal of Food Protection

228. Trice Reheated Poultry

In a special American Thanksgiving holiday episode, Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of trice reheated poultry

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

• “Risky or Not 2021” graphic tee, pullover hoodie, tank, onesie, and pullover crewneck
• It’s Difficult to Make Predictions, Especially About the Future – Quote Investigator
• Leftovers: The Gift that Keeps on Giving | USDA
• Turkey Enchiladas - Gimme Some Oven
• Simple Perfect Enchiladas Recipe | Ree Drummond | Food Network
• Trader Joe's Enchilada Sauce 12oz : Grocery & Gourmet Food

227. Open Turkey Bacon a Few Weeks After It's Best by Date

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating from an open turkey bacon package a few weeks after it's best by date.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Butterball Bacon Style Turkey | Walmart Canada
• ComBase

226. Putting Hot Food in the Fridge With a Lid

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from putting hot food in the fridge with a lid.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Snoop Dogg wants you to read your college syllabus I Cameo - YouTube
• corky on Twitter: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter This video says it’s risky to put hot food in the fridge if you use a lid, but fine if you don’t use a lid. Is that true? #RiskyOrNot? https://t.co/grPBCLzDB7" / Twitter
• Cooling Foods in School Foodservice Operations Summary Report
• Influence of Four Retail Food Service Cooling Methods on the Behavior of Clostridium perfringens ATCC 10388 in Turkey Roasts following Heating to an Internal Temperature of 74°C | Journal of Food Protection
• Quantitative Data Analysis To Determine Best Food Cooling Practices in U.S. Restaurants
• O. Pete Snyder, food safety rock star | barfblog

225. Common Cold and a Breakfast Casserole

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a breakfast casserole prepared by someone with the common cold.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Potential for foodborne transmission Covid-19: » Meat Industry Association
• Clark's Bonus - YouTube
• Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole | A Mind "Full" Mom
• Short-Duration Exposure and the Transmission of Rhinoviral Colds | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
• Rhinovirus transmission: one if by air, two if by hand.
• Transmission of viral respiratory infections in the home : The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
• Aerosol transmission of rhinovirus colds - PubMed
• "Gesundheit!" sneezing, common colds, allergies, and Staphylococcus aureus dispersion - PubMed
• The formation of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin in food environments and advances in risk assessment

224. Dry Canning Ground Beef

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of dry canning ground beef using a recipe based on wet canned ground beef.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Sarah Plain & Tall (@peeliesnpetals) TikTok | Watch Sarah Plain & Tall's Newest TikTok Videos... until she blocks you
• Dry Canning Ground Meat - Healthy Canning
• Heating patterns inside jars - Healthy Canning
• National Center for Home Food Preservation | How Do I? Can Meats
• Non-uniformity of lethality in retort processes based on heat distribution and heat penetration data - ScienceDirect
• Home Canning Processes for Low-Acid Foods - dry vs wet sweet potato processes

223. Reprocessed Under Processed Potatoes Held at Room Temperature for 24 Hours

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating reprocessed home canned Potatoes that were under processed and held at room temperature for 24 hours before reprocessing.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Presto Precise® Digital Pressure Canner - Electric Pressure Canners - Presto®
• National Center for Home Food Preservation | How Do I? Store
• Botulism | Botulism | CDC
• Conservative Prediction of Time to Clostridium botulinum Toxin Formation for Use with Time-Temperature Indicators To Ensure the Safety of Foods | Journal of Food Protection
• Large Outbreak of Botulism: The Hazardous Baked Potato | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
• Notes from the Field: Large Outbreak of Botulism Associated with a Church Potluck Meal — Ohio, 2015

222. Punishing a Food Server for Calling in Sick With a Serious Infection

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of punishing a food server for calling in sick with a serious infection.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Sarah Sorscher on Twitter: "Punishing a food server for calling in sick with a serious infection… #riskyornot? ⁦@bugcounter⁩ #Paidleaveforall https://t.co/qRFRBjgGVU" / Twitter
• AITA for walking out on my job? : AmItheAsshole
• Chapo Trap House (@CHAPOTRAPHOUSE) / Twitter
• Deere John Letter feat. Jonah Furman | Chapo Trap House | Episode 570 FULL - YouTube
• IAFP 2019 Program, Food Workers – Technology Approaches and Other Interventions for Keeping Sick People Out of the Operation
• What's an Employee Point System and How Could It Benefit Your Company? | United Concordia
• Bernie Sanders on Twitter: "Today, with 6 of my colleagues, I sent a letter to Kellogg's CEO in support of the brave workers striking across the country. In a time of record profits and a terrible pandemic, let’s be clear: Kellogg can afford to treat workers with dignity. https://t.co/L13rAaU3mz" / Twitter

221. Frozen Food From 1972

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating frozen food from 1972.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Lee Katz 🍞 on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman I don't know if I hear enough about obviously risky foods on #riskyornot. Has anyone has sent this to you yet? https://t.co/pAdnER471x https://t.co/G3IT52rJ3V" / Twitter
• Woman Finds Food in Grandparents' Freezer Dating Back to 1972 Then Defrosts It

220. Eating Carrot Top Pesto

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pesto made with carrot tops.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Nutty Carrot Top Pesto
• Pesto - Wikipedia
• Carrot Top - Wikipedia
• Yes, You Can Eat Carrot Tops. No, They’re Not Poisonous! | Kitchn

219. Take Out Omelette With "Pepper"

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of a mysterious take out omelette with "pepper".

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Omelet vs. Omelette: : Which Spelling Is Right? | Grammarly
• Black pepper - Wikipedia

218. Returning Food Trucks to Use After Holding COVID-19 Bodies

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of returning food trucks to use after holding COVID-19 bodies.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• (8) Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "@food_career Sure it’s nasty, but is it #RiskyOrNot @benjaminchapman?" / Twitter
• Returning Refrigerated Transport Vehicles and Refrigerated Storage Units to Food Uses After Using Them to Preserve Human Remains During the COVID-19 Pandemic | FDA
• Potential for foodborne transmission Covid-19: » Meat Industry Association
• Apparently Wholesome Food Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc.

217. Homemade Treats From Neighbors

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from homemade treats from neighbors on Halloween.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Mr Stránky
• Halloween - Wikipedia
• Poisoned candy myths - Wikipedia

216. Cockroach Footprints on Packaging Cleaned With Soap

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a food in a package that a cockroach walked on.

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

• Carriage of micro-organisms by domestic cockroaches and implications on food safety | International Journal of Tropical Insect Science | Cambridge Core
• Cockroaches (Blattaria) as Vectors of Food Poisoning and Food Infection Organisms1 | Journal of Medical Entomology | Oxford Academic
• Cockroaches and Food-borne Pathogens - Eric S Donkor, 2020
• Cockroaches As Vectors of Salmonella: Laboratory and Field Trials | Journal of Food Protection
• Bacterial contamination of food by cockroaches - Document - Gale Academic OneFile

215. Cross-Contamination From Plant Based Meat

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks cross-contamination from plant based meat.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• | Food Science & Human Nutrition | UIUC
• Vegan Burger Meat, Crumbles, & Sausages | Beyond Meat
• Veggie Breakfast Sausage Links | MorningStar Farms® Breakfast
• Beyond Sausage Chicago Dog | Beyond Meat
• Beyond Sausage Skewers | Beyond Meat
• Brats, Hot Sausage, & Italian Sausage | Beyond Meat
• Viability of Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes Within Plant Versus Beef Burgers During Cold Storage and Following Pan Frying | Journal of Food Protection