Risky or Not?

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DALLยทE yeast cells with eyes and sharp teeth that look really wild in the graffiti style of banksy

453. Wild Yeast Water

May 03, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of baking using wild yeast.

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

  • Baking bread with a yeast water starter | King Arthur Baking
  • 2 easy ways to make yeast water with fruits - The Flavor Bells
  • Creating Fruit Yeast Water Starter - Make It Dough
  • Pruno: A Recipe for Botulism | Botulism | CDC
  • What Are Wild Ales? The Beer Style Explained | Chatelaine
May 03, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Yeast, Baking

452. Reusing Bamboo Chopsticks for Raw Sushi

May 01, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Reusing Bamboo Chopsticks hand washed with soap and water for raw sushi.

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

  • Chopsticks!! (Piano Song) - YouTube
  • Urban Dictionary: open the kimono
  • Welcome | 12th International Conference on Predictive Modelling in Food
  • Amazon.com: Bamber 10 Pairs Reusable Bamboo Chopsticks Set, 10 Inches Long Chopstick, Japanese Style : Home & Kitchen
  • Microbial Safety of Wood in Contact with Food: A Review - Aviat - 2016 - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety - Wiley Online Library
  • Efficacy of electrolysed oxidizing water in inactivating Vibrio parahaemolyticus on kitchen cutting boards and food contact surfaces | Letters in Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic
  • The 6 Best Chopstick Sets of 2023 | Reviews by Wirecutter
May 01, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Sushi, Soap, Chopsticks

DALLยทE - Children bobbing for apples in the style of Norman Rockwell

451. Bobbing for Apples

April 28, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bobbing for apples.

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

  • 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl โ€” Risky or Not?
  • bobbing for apples - Google Scholar
  • Bobbing For Apples Could Be Bad For Your Health | LittleThings.com
  • Halloween Food Safety Tips for Parents | FDA
  • Is Bobbing For Apples Safe? Dangers Lurk In This Fall Tradition
  • Bobbing for apples, the silent danger this Halloween ยท TheJournal.ie
April 28, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Apples, Halloween, Cross-contamination, Water

DALLยทE - Boiling pasta in the shape of little skulls and crossbones in water

450. Salting Pasta Water With Iodized Salt

April 26, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of salting pasta water with iodized salt.

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

  • Four ways to reduce unwanted iodized table salt reactions when boiling pasta - American Chemical Society
  • Overlooked Iodo-Disinfection Byproduct Formation When Cooking Pasta with Iodized Table Salt | Environmental Science & Technology
  • Overlooked Iodo-Disinfection Byproduct Formation When Cooking Pasta with Iodized Table Salt | Environmental Science & Technology PDF
April 26, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Salt, Iodized salt, Pasta

DALLยทE - pepper mill with moldy pepper flakes coming out of the bottom on a white background

449. Pepper Mill Over a Pot

April 24, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of repeatedly using a pepper mill over a pot of water.

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

  • Peugeot pepper and salt mill Checkmate 30cm | mydealz
  • Aspergillus growth and aflatoxin production on black pepper | SpringerLink
  • Pepper Potts | Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki | Fandom
April 24, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Pepper, Aflatoxin

DALLยทE: a wet slice of pepperoni pizza floating in a pool

448. Pool Pizza

April 21, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a slice of pizza dipped momentarily in a pool.

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

Mystery Guest 1 - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Mystery Guest 2 - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

  • pizza - Risky or Not?
  • CDC Online Newsroom | Press Release | CDC study finds fecal contamination in pools
April 21, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Pizza, Water, Cross-contamination

DALLยทE 2: glass jar half full of steaming, bubbling and boiling hot fudge on a white background

447. Repeated Hot Fudge Temperature Cycling

April 19, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of repeatedly reheating hot fudge in a microwave.

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

  • Robbie Williams โ€“ Hot Fudge Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
  • Hot Chocolate (band) - Wikipedia)
  • Hot Fudge | Smucker'sยฎ
  • Microbiological safety of chocolate confectionery products - New Food Magazine
  • Hot Fudge - song and lyrics by Johnny & The Hurricanes | Spotify
  • Vanilla Fudge
  • Hot Hot Heat
  • MC5 - Wikipedia
  • The Dave Clark Five - Wikipedia
April 19, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Hot fudge, Water activity

A bowl of slightly melted ice cream in the style of Salvador Dali

446. Ice Cream From a Malfunctioning Freezer

April 17, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating soft ice cream from a malfunctioning freezer.

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

  • Welcome - Rutgers AAUP-AFT
  • Quantitative Assessment of Relative Risk to Public Health from Foodborne Listeria monocytogenes Among Selected Categories of Ready-to-Eat Foods | FDA
  • National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) | CDC
  • Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream | CDC
  • Frontiers | Listeria monocytogenes Growth Kinetics in Milkshakes Made from Naturally and Artificially Contaminated Ice Cream
  • Mark Knopfler - Boom, Like That Lyrics | AZLyrics.com
  • Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's: Kroc, Ray: 8601300195858: Amazon.com: Books
  • Kelis - Milkshake (Official HD Video) - YouTube

PS, the strike was suspended at 12:41 AM on April 15, 2023.


April 17, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Ice cream, Listeria monocytogenes

DALLยทE 2 Stick of Pepperoni With White Beard and Mustache

445. Old Meat Sticks

April 14, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from old meat sticks.

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

  • Don Schaffner ๐Ÿฆ  on Twitter: "@CrucialTK #NotRisky!" / Twitter
  • Emma Hartnett ยป Risk Sciences International
  • What is Landjaeger? - Hempler's Foods
  • Landjaeger Snack Sticks โ€“ Wisconsin Cheese Mart
  • Meat Bars: A Survey To Assess Consumer Familiarity and Preparation Parameters and a Challenge Study To Quantify Viability of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Cells during Processing and Storage - PubMed
  • Food Safety and Defense ยป Risk Sciences International
  • Risk Assessment of Lethality Standards for RTE Meat and Poultry Products - Executive Summary
  • Risk Assessment of Lethality Standards for RTE Meat and Poultry Products
April 14, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Meat sticks, Pepperoni

DALLยทE Marrying the Ketchup

444. Marrying the Ketchup

April 12, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from marrying the ketchup.

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

  • Marrying the Ketchups - How To - Author Jennifer Close - YouTube
  • Television review: '2 Broke Girls' - Los Angeles Times
  • Gross Things Restaurants Do to Save Money | Reader's Digest
  • Why You Shouldn't Use the Pepper Shakers at a Restaurant | The Healthy
  • Ghostbusters: "Print is Dead" - YouTube
  • Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella spp. in Acidic Condiments - PubMed
  • Flying Spaghetti Monster - Wikipedia


April 12, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Ketchup, Restaurants

443. College Students Selling Foods to the Community

April 10, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from college students selling foods to the community.

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

  • How It Works | Bites | Eat With Your Tribe
  • AB626: Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations - Consumer Protection Division - County of Santa Clara
  • Freewill Lyrics | Rush.com
  • California Food Handlers Card | eFoodcard
  • 90210 (TV series) - Wikipedia)
  • About Me Chef Matt Collins
April 10, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Entrepreneurs, Cottage foods, Personal Chef

442. Restaurant Misting Fans

April 07, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about food safety and other risks from restaurant misting fans.

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

  • Restaurant Misting Systems - Koolfog
  • A Shopperโ€™s Eye View of Food Safety at Retail Stores: Lessons from Photographs Taken while Grocery Shopping
  • Produce Misting Literall Prevents Shrink | Produce Business Magazine
  • Remembering Jim Prevor by Harris S. Cutler, Race-West Company - Produce Business
  • N.C. Officials Trace 124 Legionnaires' Disease Cases To Hot Tub At A Fair : NPR
  • Legionnairesโ€™ disease outbreak associated with the North Carolina Mountain State Fair, 2019
April 07, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Legionellosis, Misting

DALLยทE 10 egg yolks in liquid in a glass bowl in the refrigerator from a distance

441. Pooled Eggs in the Fridge for 10 Days

April 05, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing cracked pooled eggs in the fridge for 10 days.

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

  • Pocket Full of Kryptonite - Wikipedia
  • Romeo Toledo | LinkedIn
  • Romeo T. Toledo's research works | University of Georgia, GA (UGA) and other places
  • Toledo
  • Isolation of Listeria Spp. From Faecal Samples of Cracked Egg Fed Chickens and Rapd Analysis of Listeria Monocytogenes Strains
April 05, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Eggs, Salmonella, Pooling, Listeria

DALLยทE A half empty bottle of ketchup in the cabinet by Norman Rockwell.

440. Ketchup in the Cabinet

April 03, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing ketchup in the cabinet.

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

  • Botulism Associated with Commercial Carrot Juice --- Georgia and Florida, September 2006
  • Should you keep ketchup in the fridge or pantry?
  • Acidity/pH of common food and beverages Chagrin Falls OH, Dentistry at Winbury
  • Chagrin Falls-The Tragically Hip - YouTube
  • Clemson pH of common foods
  • Over two thousand estimations of the pH of representative foods - SpringerLink
  • The Tragically Hip - Chagrin Falls Lyrics | SongMeanings


April 03, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Ketchup, Time temperature control for safety

DALLยทE - A really big pile of plastic gloves on a table with roaches

439. Gloves

March 31, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using non-sterile gloves in foodservice.

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

  • Study finds half of new disposable gloves carry microbes from poo | Stuff.co.nz
  • Researchgate Barry-Michaels/Metagenomic-Analysis-of-the-Microbiome-Associated-with-Single-Use-Glove-Manufacturing.pdf
  • https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barry-Michaels/publication/334684419_Viability-Linked_Metagenomic_Analysis_of_the_Disposable_Glove_Microbiome/links/5d3a10c892851cd04686b6a1/Viability-Linked-Metagenomic-Analysis-of-the-Disposable-Glove-Microbiome.pdf
  • Validation of the Single-Use Glove Microbiome Shotgun WGS Metagenomic Analysis
  • Comparative Pathogenomics of Escherichia coli: Polyvalent Vaccine Target Identification through Virulome Analysis | Infection and Immunity
March 31, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Gloves

438. Half Year Old Aged Steak in Cheese Wax

March 29, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating half year old steak aged in cheese wax.

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

  • I Dry-Aged steaks in CHEESE WAX for 1/2 yr and ate it! - YouTube
  • Microbiological safety of aged meat | EFSA
  • Is Waxed Cheese Safe for Food Storage? | USU
  • Coatings | Free Full-Text | Characterization of Beeswax, Candelilla Wax and Paraffin Wax for Coating Cheeses
March 29, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Meat aging, Dry aging, Wet aging, Wax

A glass jar half full of dry pickles

437. Dolly's Dry Pickles

March 27, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pickles refrigerated without the juice.

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

  • Pickles - Risky or Not?
  • Amazon.com : freeze dried pickles
  • Freeze Dried Dill Pickles Freeze Dry Pickles Dried Dill - Etsy
March 27, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Pickles

DALLยทE Pot on the stove half filled with popcorn in the style of Edward Hoppers Highthawks

436. Zach's Day Old Breakfast Popcorn

March 24, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leaving buttered popcorn with spices at room temperature overnight.

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

  • Leftover food triggered disease that left teen without legs, fingers
  • Case Challenge โ€” A 19-Year-Old Man with Shock, Multiple Organ Failure, and Rash โ€” NEJM
  • 20-Year-Old Dies Of 'Fried Rice Syndrome' After Eating 5-Day-Old Pasta | KFI AM 640
  • Sudden Death of a Young Adult Associated with Bacillus cereus Food Poisoning - PMC
  • What Is Tajin Seasoning? How Do You Use It?
March 24, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Popcorn, Butter, Time temperature control for safety

DALLยทE 2023-03-12 Juicy fruit pie with a slice cut out in the style of Norman Rockwell

435. Cooked Fruit Pie Stored at Room Temperature

March 22, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating cooked fruit pie stored at room temperature.

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

  • Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods
  • Incidence and Growth of Bacillus cereus in Retail Pumpkin Pies 1 - PubMed
  • How to Make a Sweet Southern Persimmon Pie - Mama on the Homestead
  • About - Mama on the Homestead
March 22, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Time temperature control for safety, Pie

434. Pastor Pinkstons Brownie Batter Bonanza

March 20, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating uncooked brownie batter made without eggs.

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

  • Don Schaffner ๐Ÿฆ  on Twitter: "@gregpinkston @benjaminchapman Darn, this is a good one. (The first draft of that sentence had a curse word in it, but I shouldnโ€™t curse to a pastor). Some of these mixes have been linked to outbreaks, but Iโ€™m gonna give it a tentative #NotRisky. Added to the queue!" / Twitter
  • Betty Crockerโ„ข Brownies and Bars - BettyCrocker.com
  • E. Coli scare leads to multi-state recall of brownie mix
  • Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Flour | E. coli Infections Linked to Flour | May 2019 | E. coli | CDC
  • Recall of Brownie and Other Food Mixes Expanded | Food Safety News
  • Betty Crockerโ„ข Fudge Brownie Mix - BettyCrocker.com
  • Jane's Addiction - Stop (Official Music Video) | Warner Vault - YouTube
March 20, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Flour, Raw Dough
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