549. Putting a Turkey on Your Head
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of putting a raw turkey on your head.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DALL·E - dirty toilet brushes in the top rack of a dishwasher
548. Cleaning the Toilet Brushes in the Dishwasher Top Rack
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cleaning your toilet brushes in the dishwasher top rack.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- I'm not proud of this, but I need to ask... Facebook
- Is it safe to put toilet brush in dishwasher?
- Method to Evaluate Factors Influencing the Microbial Reduction in Domestic Dishwashers | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic
- Effective household disinfection methods of kitchen sponges - ScienceDirect
- Development of a New Method to Identify Parameters Affecting the Microbial Reduction in Domestic Dishwashers- Dissertation
- Hlavná stránka - Stránky JanHvizdak.com
DALL·E - a can of food in a pantry next to a thermometer reading 105 degrees Fahrenheit
547. Overheated Canned and Jarred Foods
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming canned and jarred foods that were exposed to temperatures over 100°F for several days.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Spoilage of Canned Foods - Food Microbiology: Principles into Practice - Wiley Online Library
- Thermophilic Organisms Involved in Food Spoilage: Thermophilic Anaerobes not Producing Hydrogen Sulfide - PubMed
- Thermophilic Organisms in Food Spoilage: Flat-Sour Aerobes - PubMed
- FSIS Microbiology of Thermally Processed Foods
- Mathematical Models for the Effects of pH, Temperature, and Sodium Chloride on the Growth of Bacillus stearothermophilus in Salty Carrots | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
DALL·E - a pile of canned food in a bonfire
546. Canned Food From a Fire
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming canned foods from a house where there was a fire.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Fires and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Men At Work - Down Under (Lyrics) - YouTube
- https://Victoria Food Safety After A Fire
- Food Safety After a Fire - Boulder County
- Consumer Tips For Food Safety After Fires - MN Dept. of Health
- What foods are safe if exposed to a fire?
- Fires and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Food Safety Issues After a Fire - Extension
- Food safety after a fire - Better Health Channel
- Keep Food Safe After a Disaster or Emergency | Natural Disasters and Severe Weather | CDC
- SJ Gould Essay Summaries
- Amazon.com: Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History: 9780393307009: Gould, Stephen Jay: Books
545. Steak House Pub Cheese in a Shared Crock
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of steak house pub cheese in a shared crock at Ye Olde Steak House in Knoxville, pre-pandemic.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- (3) Ryan on X: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Risky or Not: “steakhouse pub cheese passed around from table to table in a shared crock” here’s the source clip and link from the @aragusea podcast https://t.co/y6zwRtkbVi https://t.co/MLAuxOybJY" / X
- Ye Olde Steak House and associated history (E71) — The Adam Ragusea Podcast — Overcast
- What Is Pub Cheese?
- Beer Cheese Dip - Pub-Style {with Video} - TidyMom®
- Ye Olde Steak House - Knoxville, TN
- Cheese dip served with a wooden tongue depresser ~ really? - Review of Ye Olde Steak House, Knoxville, TN - Tripadvisor
- Underunderstood
DALL·E - a toddler stepping on a trash can pedal to open the trash can and sticking their head in the trash.
544. Toddler Getting Into Kitchen Trash
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks a toddler getting into kitchen trash.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - a glass container half full of syrup filled with sausage links
543. Eating Table Syrup From IHOP Containing Food Hidden by College Students
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating table syrup from IHOP containing food hidden by college students.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DALL·E - a can of blueberries, with lots of foam coming out
542. Hissing Foaming Canned Blueberries
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned blueberries that hiss and foam on opening.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
541. Unlicensed San Francisco Street Vendors
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming food (specifically hot dogs wrapped in bacon) from unlicensed San Francisco street vendors.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- jonathan rauch: "@bugcounter hi dr don! is this…" - SFBA.social
- lisa c: "I don't know who is running th…" - Mastodon
- Don’t let the intoxicating aroma of frying onions trick you into eating unsafe food. Protect yourself from illnesses by not buying from… | Instagram
- Negotiating Informality: Social and Economic Strategies of Latino Food Vendors in San Francisco’s Mission District | Participatory Urbanisms
DALL·E - a turkey on a container of water
540. Cold Water Turkey Thawing
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of the USDA recommended cold water turkey thawing method.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- turkey - Risky or Not?
- thawing - Risky or Not?
- Turkey Basics: Safe Thawing | Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Is it true thawing a turkey on the counter will make you sick? - The Washington Post
- Prevalence of Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli on the Surfaces of Raw Poultry Packages - ScienceDirect
- How is heat transferred when frozen meat is thawed by putting the container in a tub of cold water? | Homework.Study.com
- Fluid dynamics and heat transfer in cold water thawing - ScienceDirect
- Heat transfer - Wikipedia
539. Using Tattler Reusable Plastic Canning Lids
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using tattler reusable plastic canning lids for home canning.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- 43 Folders | Time, Attention, and Creative Work
- The Guy Who Invented Inbox Zero Says We're All Doing It Wrong | Inc.com
- Bob Barker - Wikipedia
- Whose Line: If You Know What I Mean Compilation - Part 1 - YouTube
- Tattler Reusable Canning Lids – Tattler Lids
- Information – Tattler Lids
- National Center for Home Food Preservation | How Do I? Can
- The Band - Wikipedia
DALL·E - A fast food soda dispenser with a dirty glass of water
538. Bacteria in Fast-Food Soda Fountains
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bacteria in fast-food soda fountains
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Salmonella, E-coli found in fast food soda fountain drinking water
- Microbial contamination analysis of drinking water from bulk dispensers and fast-food restaurants in the Eastern Coachella Valley, California | Water Supply | IWA Publishing
- Repeated detection of microbes in beverages dispensed from soda fountain machines and the effect of flushing on microbial density - ScienceDirect
- Surface Sanitation and Microbiological Food Quality of a University Foodservice Operation
- https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=e279d59f294da52a1fdecd2a74627bdb2bb5b477
- Statistical Distributions Describing Microbial Quality of Surfaces and Foods in Food Service Operations - ScienceDirect
DALL·E - A turtle in a groceries cart in the fresh produce section of a store
537. Shopping in the Produce Section of a Store Where Someone Has Brought Their Pet Turtle
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks shopping in the produce section of a store where someone has brought their pet turtle.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Small Turtles | CDC
- Veterinary Sciences | Free Full-Text | A Review of the Public Health Challenges of Salmonella and Turtles
- Salmonella excretion by turtles. - PMC
- Prevalence of Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli on the External Packaging of Raw Meat - ScienceDirect
- Prevalence of Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli on the Surfaces of Raw Poultry Packages - ScienceDirect
- Enumeration of Campylobacter and Salmonella on chicken packs | Emerald Insight
- Incidence of Campylobacter and Salmonella isolated from retail chicken and associated packaging in South Wales | Letters in Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic
- Contamination by Meat Juice When Shopping for Packages of Raw Poultry - ScienceDirect
536. Tajarin Dalla Forma
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by Tajarin Dalla Forma as prepared by at Casa Bovina in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- French Chef makes Pasta from Giant Cheese Wheel on Paris Street #shorts #paris #pasta - YouTube
- The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 388, With Christina Warren
- Video from Casa Bovina on Facebook
- Paper Hand Towels: C-Fold vs. Multifold vs. Singlefold
- Consensus categorization of cheese based on water activity and pH—A rational approach to systemizing cheese diversity - ScienceDirect
- The Producers (1967 film) - Wikipedia
DALL·E 2 - a brown wood picnic table with two small white spots
535. Adults Eating at Picnic Tables With a Little Bit of Dried Bird Poop
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks to adults eating at picnic tables with a little bit dried bird poop.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - calculus and probability symbols in black text on a white chicken egg
534. Getting Your Food Safety Advice From (Our) Podcasts
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of getting food safety advice from their podcasts, in light of a long standing error.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- The Psychedelic Sixties: Ken Kesey & the Merry Pranksters
- Your Ultimate Convenience Store for Food, Drink, Fuel, and More | Wawa
- Home - Buc-ees
- Risk Assessment for Salmonella Enteritidis in Eggs and Egg Products | Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Production Module: Risk Assessment for Salmonella Enteritidis in Eggs and Egg Products
- Ad Hoc Group on Eggs, An update on the microbiological risk from shell eggs and their products - Advises the Food Standards Agency (UK) on the Microbiological Safety of Food
DALL·E - someone washing mud off their hands in the kitchen (DALL·E would not let me say “poop”)
533. Using the Kitchen Sink to Wash Your Bathroom Hands
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using the kitchen sink to wash your hands after pooping in the bathroom.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Observational Study of the Impact of a Food Safety Intervention on Consumer Poultry Washing - PubMed
- Reduction of faecal coliform, coliform and heterotrophic plate count bacteria in the household kitchen and bathroom by disinfection with hypochlorite cleaners | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic
532. Eating Raman Noodles Straight From the Package
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating Ramen noodles straight from the package without exposing to boiling water first.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Crunchy Ramen Noodle Salad - The Defined Dish - Recipes
- Quality and Public Health Concerns of Instant Noodles as Influenced by Raw Materials and Processing Technology: Food Reviews International: Vol 36, No 3
- 99. Drinking Soda Through Raw Pasta Straw — Risky or Not?
- How to eat Ramen like a boss : r/comics
531. Hot Dog Bun Printed With the Expiration Date
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a hotdog bun that has been printed with the expiration date on the bun instead of the package.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Mistadobalina - Wikipedia
- Who Was Mistadobalina, Mista Bob Dobalina, Anyway?
- The Use of Printing Inks for Food Packaging in the United States | 2021-02-26 | Food Safety
- Health Risks of Newspaper Ink when Used as Food Packaging Material
- HEALTH HAZARD EVALUATION DETERMINATION Report No. 77-69-522
- Hazard prioritisation of substances in printing inks and adhesives applied to plastic food packaging - PubMed
- Hazard prioritisation of substances in printing inks and adhesives applied to plastic food packaging: Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A: Vol 38, No 9
- Contamination of food with newspaper ink: An evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) case study of homemade dessert
DALL·E - a red bucket on a restaurant table filled with dirty water and a dirty rag
530. Foodservice Red Bucket
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by the use of the red sanitizer bucket in food service.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- GOJO, maker of Purell, laying off staff; no longer for sale
- Is It Time to Change How We Clean and Sanitize Food Contact Surfaces with Reusable Wiping Towels? | Food Safety.)
- Chicopee 8507 Chix Competitive 11 1/2" x 24" Pink Foodservice Wet Wiper - 200/Case
- Characterizing Microbial Cross-Contamination on Large Surfaces Using a Traditional “Cloth and Bucket” Disinfection Method - International Association for Food Protection
- Characterizing Microbial Cross-Contamination on Large Surfaces Using a Traditional “Cloth and Bucket” Disinfection Method
- Allergen Removal and Transfer with Wiping and Cleaning Methods Used in Retail and Food Service Establishments - PubMed
- PURELL Surface Disinfecting & Sanitizing: No Harsh Chemicals