381. Eating Random Mushrooms From the Forest

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating "random" mushrooms from the forest.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Ohio foragers are accidentally poisoning themselves with lethal mushrooms | Ars Technica
• Cincinnati Childrens on Twitter: "Multiple patients have reported eating mushrooms foraged from a public area in SW Ohio that appear to be highly toxic. You should never eat wild mushrooms. If someone has eaten a wild mushroom and has any symptoms, immediately contact the Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222." / Twitter
• Hunting Mushrooms: The Old Not Bold Approach | The Outside Story
• ‎Model Wild Harvested Mushroom Program
• Random Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

380. Ninety Minute Room Temperature Delivery Sushi

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of home delivery sushi that arrived after ninety minute and at room temperature.

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

• ComBase
• sushi - Risky or Not?
• Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Fish | CDC

379. Jeff's 12 Hour Delayed Start Short Ribs

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking short ribs after a 12 hour delay at room temperature.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Instant Pot Short Ribs (Pressure Cooker) | Tested by Amy + Jacky
• ComBase
• Evaluating Microbial Safety of Slow Partial-Cooking Processes for Bacon: Use of a Predictive Tool Based on Small-Scale Isothermal Meat Inoculation Studies | Journal of Food Protection

378. Toast

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of acrylamide in toast.

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

• From poisoned party to toxic toast: How to get nerve poison out of your food | Food Safety News
• Review of epidemiologic studies of dietary acrylamide intake and the risk of cancer on JSTOR
• EFSA Scientific Opinion on acrylamide in food
• Acrylamide | Food Standards Agency
• Chemical Concerns – Does Acrylamide in Toast & Roast Potatoes Cause Cancer? – Compound Interest
• Streetband - Toast - YouTube

377. Election Night Pizza

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pizza left out for six hours.

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

• All the Risky or Not? Pizza Episodes
• ComBase Perfringens Predictor

376. Ben's Bagel Shop Knife Cleaning

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bagel's from Ben's (not Chapman) bagel shop, given their knife cleaning procedures.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• The Differences Between Gravlax, Lox, and Smoked Salmon
• Allergen Removal and Transfer with Wiping and Cleaning Methods Used in Retail and Food Service Establishments | Journal of Food Protection
• Lauren S. Jackson | LinkedIn

375. Eating a Medium Rare Blade Tenderized Steak

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a medium rare blade tenderized steak.

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

• Fate of Shiga Toxin–Producing O157:H7 and Non-O157:H7 Escherichia coli Cells within Blade-Tenderized Beef Steaks after Cooking on a Commercial Open-Flame Gas Grill† | Journal of Food Protection
• Thermal Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Blade-Tenderized Beef Steaks Cooked on a Commercial Open-Flame Gas Grill†‡ | Journal of Food Protection
• Inactivation of Shiga toxin-producing O157:H7 and non-O157:H7 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in brine-injected, gas-grilled steaks - PubMed

374. Eating Meat of a Properly Cooked (160 °F) Rabid Animal

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating meat of a properly cooked (160 °F) rabid animal

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

• Furious Rabies after an Atypical Exposure | PLOS Medicine
• What if? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
• Rabies virus in slaughtered dogs for meat consumption in Ghana: A potential risk for rabies transmission - PubMed
• Rhabdovirus (Rabies Virus) document from AABB
• Home - Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies

373. Sharing Popcorn With a Fox

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sharing popcorn with a fox.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• The Text of Green Eggs and Ham
• Isolation and identification of Salmonella spp. from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and badgers (Meles meles) in northern Italy - PMC
• Gastrointestinal Diseases - PMC
• What Would the Fox Say lyrics

372. Siracusa's Gull Bite Sandwich

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a sandwich that a seagull has taken a bite from.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

PS thanks to Christopher Robin (surely not their real name) for the Overcast Link.

• Seagulls (Larus spp.) as vectors of salmonellae: an investigation into the range of serotypes and numbers of salmonellae in gull faeces - PubMed
• Isolation and characterization of multidrug resistant beta-lactamase producing Salmonella enterica from wild migratory birds
• Pigeons aren't just rats with wings
• Salmonellosis in wild birds | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Wild Songbirds | CDC
• 351. Kissing a Bird — Risky or Not?

371. Ben and Jerry's Pet Ice Cream for Humans

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating Ben and Jerry's Doggie Desserts if you are a human.

This episode does contain a brief digression of a different podcast and titled "suppress your bell", but what's in the show is in the show (c) RotL.

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

• Jason Folster☣️ on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman #riskyornot We all know the dangers of pet treats (don’t chew on pig ears people) but what about this adorable B&J ice cream mistakenly eaten by a person? https://t.co/9K7iEnXmSk" / Twitter
• Jess Chen on Twitter: "@jfolster @bugcounter @benjaminchapman You would think they would make it look at lot more different than human ice cream. Honestly though, of all the pet treats out there, I’d eat this one on a dare lol." / Twitter
• Pet Food Safety | Healthy Pets, Healthy People | CDC
• Pet Food | FDA
• What is Meal? | Do By Friday
• FDA Investigates Contaminated Pig Ear Pet Treats Connected to Human Salmonella Infections | FDA
• FAQ: All About Dogs, Ice Cream & Doggie Desserts | Ben & Jerry’s | Ben & Jerry’s

370. Chuck's Cold Brew

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making cold brew in the style of Dr. Chuck Haas.

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

• Charles Haas | Drexel Engineering
• 38: Black Coffee at Room Temperature — Risky or Not?
• Factors That Impact Survival of Salmonella during Storage of Beans and Batch Production of Cold Brew Coffee

369. Thermos Cooking

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a Thermos to "cook" food.

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

• Thermos Cooking - The Boat Galley

368. Butter Boards

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of the hot new TikTok trend of butter boards.

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

• Happy Carcoochie Board 2022!
• Butter board trend sickens TikTok: 'Heart attack on a plate'
• Butter Boards Are Spreading Across TikTok - The New York Times
• Butter > #butterboard #butter
• Bacteria and Various Cutting Board Materials by Dean O. Cliver Ph.D
• Preliminary assessment of microbial quality of edible flowers - ScienceDirect

367. Fries Cooked in Cooking Oil With a Mouse

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of easting fries cooked in cooking oil with a mouse

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

• TK on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman fries cooked in cooking oil after deep frying a mouse: risky or not? https://t.co/aBJBEsaMaa" / Twitter
• 'It's a deep-fried rat': Man behind viral Whataburger mouse video speaks out
• The Perfect Frying Oil Temp for Common Cooking Oils

366. Unrefrigerated Ranch Dressing Topped Off for Days

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of somewhat unrefrigerated ranch dressing sent to school with a kid which topped off (not emptied and cleaned) for a week.

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

• Amazon.com : Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Topping, Gluten Free - 16 Ounce Bottle (Package May Vary) : Grocery & Gourmet Food
• Peggy Hill | King of the Hill Wiki | Fandom
• Peggy Olson | Mad Men Wiki | Fandom
• Production of Shelf-Stable Ranch Dressing Using High-Pressure Processing

365. Roadside Rúgbrauð

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making rúgbrauð in a car instead of a volcano.

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

• Joseph Pranay Martin on Twitter: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter “Roadside Rúgbrauð” risky?" / Twitter
• Dr. Julian Lozos on Twitter: "Traditionally, Icelandic rúgbrauð is baked in the hot geothermal ground: a low-and-slow process. The San Fernando Valley isn't geothermal, but we ARE in an extreme heatwave right now. Let's see if my car can achieve the low-and-slow conditions needed for baking rúgbrauð. (thread) https://t.co/bX2BrkgUAe" / Twitter
• Rúgbrauð - Icelandic Rye bread - Iceland Food Centre
• 5 tips for making rye bread | King Arthur Baking

364. Leeching Acorns in a Toilet Tank to Make Acorn Flour

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leeching acorns in a toilet tank to make acorn flour.

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

• Acorn Flour as a Source of Bioactive Compounds in Gluten-Free Bread - PMC
• Acorn flour properties depending on the production method and laboratory baking test results: A review - Szabłowska - 2021 - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety - Wiley Online Library
• Facts About Raleigh, N.C. | Population, Geography, Government and More
• Age-dependent toxicity of acorn extract in young and old male rats. - Abstract - Europe PMC
• Acorn Poisoning in Cattle | North Carolina Cooperative Extension
• Acorn - Wikipedia
• Tannins and human health: a review - PubMed
• How to Make Acorn Flour - Making Acorn Flour by Cold Leaching
• Best in Show (4/11) Movie CLIP - Naming Nuts (2000) HD - YouTube
• 15 Types of Oak Trees in North Carolina - ProGardenTips

363. Transporting Watermelons in a Grass Lined Flume

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of transporting watermelons from the field to post harvest in a grass lined flume

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Joe Holt on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman transporting watermelons in a grass lined flume, or something. Risky or not?" / Twitter
• Internalization of Listeria monocytogenes in cantaloupes during dump tank washing and hydrocooling - ScienceDirect
• https://ucfoodsafety.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk7366/files/inline-files/223990.pdf
• https://www.fda.gov/media/116691/download
• Development and Validation of a Mathematical Model for Growth of Pathogens in Cut Melons | Journal of Food Protection

362. Nyquil Chicken

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making and eating Nyquil chicken.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• F.D.A. Warning on NyQuil Chicken Alerts Many to Existence of NyQuil Chicken - The New York Times
• A Recipe for Danger: Social Media Challenges Involving Medicines | FDA
• What Cooking Chicken in NyQuil Actually Does to Your Body
• Twitter's Main Character | Know Your Meme