663. Eating Foods With Pathogens as Long as You Are Drinking Alcohol

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pathogen laden food while drinking alcohol.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• ཨ་རིའི་གླུ་མ་ Amalia སེང་འབྲུག་མཚོ། | #foodsafety #health #sterilization #sanitization #lifehack | Instagram
• Epidemiology
• The protective effect of alcohol on the occurrence of epidemic oyster-borne hepatitis A - PubMed
• Bellido-Blasco: The protective effect of alcoholic... - Google Scholar
• Wine is Bactericidal to Foodborne Pathogens - Møretrø - 2004 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
• The antimicrobial effect of wine on Listeria innocua in a model stomach system - ScienceDirect
• When beer is safer than water: Beer availability and mortality from waterborne illnesses - ScienceDirect
• The Claim: Drinking Alcohol With a Meal Prevents Food Poisoning - The New York Times
• ALCOHOLIC DRINK CUTS HEALTH RISK IN OYSTERS – Orlando Sentinel
• Betteridge's law of headlines - Wikipedia

662. Enjoying a Sourtoe Cocktail

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking a cocktail made with a mummified toe.

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

• The history of the Sourtoe Cocktail: a shot of whiskey garnished with a human toe | Short Docs
• Food Safety Talk 176: Bug Book — Food Safety Talk
• Sourtoe: The Story of the Sorry Cannibal | Short Docs

649. Drinking Cicada-Infused Malört Shots

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking cicada-infused Malört shots.

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

• Hot Italian Giardiniera Recipe
• Chicago-style pizza - Wikipedia
• Flag of Chicago - Wikipedia
• Fort Dearborn - Wikipedia
• New Raleigh Flag
• Jeppson's Malört | A Chicago Icon : Malört
• John Hodgman Loves Malort: "It Tastes Like Pencil Shavings And Heartbreak" - The Chicagoist
• Cicada-infused Malört: Chicago area brewpub offering cicada shots
• Periodical Cicadas | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Hygienic indicator bacteria in the 2 species of wild-caught Japanese cicadas, large brown cicadas and robust cicadas in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed Volume 10 Issue 6 (2024)
• Can you eat cicadas? Yes, but those with seafood allergies might want to steer clear – NBC Chicago
• Allergic risks of consuming edible insects: A systematic review - Ribeiro - 2018 - Molecular Nutrition & Food Research - Wiley Online Library
• Burnt Tires and Bug Spray: We Asked Our Readers to Describe the Taste of Malört. They Delivered. | WTTW Chicago

643. Drinking an Unknown Liquid Found in a Bottle at Sea

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking from a bottle with unknown contents found at sea.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Apple News+ - Apple
• Five Fishermen Dead After Drinking from Bottles Found at Sea
• Bodies of fishermen who died after drinking from bottle found in sea brought to Tangalle
• Five Fishermen Dead After Drinking from Bottles Found at Sea
• Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea
• ChatGPT on Finding Alcohol in the Ocean
• At Least Five Fishermen Dead After Drinking Contents of Bottles Found at Sea
• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Big in Japan (phrase) - Wikipedia

569. Breast Milk White Russian Cocktail

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking a White Russian cocktail made with human breastmilk.

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

• Coffee Creamer Note
• “Careful Man. There’s A Beverage Here!” 6 Variations On Lebowski’s White Russian
• Proper Storage and Preparation of Breast Milk | Breastfeeding | CDC
• Maternal and Infant Lactation Knowledge (MILK) Research and Education
• Storage of Unfed and Leftover Mothers' Own Milk - PubMed
• Stability of the Antimicrobial Capacity of Human Milk Against Cronobacter Sakazakii During Handling - PubMed

551. Jungle Juice in a Tub

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming "jungle juice" from a tub.

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

• Braden Williams on X: "Drinking out of a tub - part 2? https://t.co/ELUa4MkqGi @bugcounter @benjaminchapman" / X
• Jungle juice - Wikipedia
• Jungle Juice for a Crowd Recipe
• Can you safely cook or store food in galvanized trash cans?
• 175. Drinking From the Bathroom Tub — Risky or Not?
• Is it Safe for Food to be in… | American Galvanizers Association
• Steve Jobs 'BOOM' complete compilation 1992-2010 - YouTube

509. Non-Alcoholic Beers on Tap

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by having nonalcoholic beer on tap.

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

• Sage on X: "@OlympicTavern Risky or Not, @bugcounter @benjaminchapman?" / X
• Growth and Survival of Foodborne Pathogens in Beer - ScienceDirect
• Survival of Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria (Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, and Listeria monocytogenes) and Bacillus cereus Spores in Fermented Alcoholic Beverages (Beer and Refined Rice Wine) - ScienceDirect
• Sci-Hub | Pathogens in Beer. Beer in Health and Disease Prevention, 403–413 | 10.1016/b978-0-12-373891-2.00039-0
• lake effect kid on X: "@MarkLaFaro @bugcounter @benjaminchapman more context / input for a potential episode 👀" / X
• Mitch Steele (@MitchHopTripper) / X
• Mitch Steele - New Realm Brewing Co.

238. Raw Egg Eggnog Refrigerated for 6 Months

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking raw egg eggnog refrigerated for 6 months.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• Plan Ahead: 30-Day Eggnog - Ruhlman
• Survival of pathogenic microorganisms in an egg-nog-like product containing 7% ethanol - ScienceDirect
• If Eggnog Has Eggs in it, Why Is it Safe to Drink? | NC State News
• Would you like some eggs with your cocktail? | barfblog
• Tainted Eggnog Fatal to 4 Residents of a County Nursing Home in Jersey - The New York Times
• The Safe Way to Enjoy Eggnog This Winter | Homegrown | NC State University

202. Mailing Fruit and Vegetable Infused Tequila

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of shipping Fruit and Vegetable Infused Tequila through the mail.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• IAFP Foundation - International Association for Food Protection
• Effect of Ethanol on the Growth of Clostridium botulinum | Journal of Food Protection
• Growth/no growth interfaces of Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enteritidis in model systems based on water activity, pH, temperature and ethanol concentration - ScienceDirect
• How to Science Your Way to Better Spirit Infusions | PUNCH
• About Us - PUNCH
• How to Infuse Oils, Vinegars, Liquor or Honey (Without Making People Barf) | NC State News
• FEMA GRAS assessment of natural flavor complexes: Origanum oil, thyme oil and related phenol derivative-containing flavoring ingredients - ScienceDirect

201. Bug in Your Margarita

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of a big bug landing in your huge Margarita.

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

• Merch — Risky or Not?
• The GIANT Margarita Glasses Were Almost Enough To Save Natasha & Dr. Joe
• Quantitative Analysis of Houseflies-mediated Food Contamination with Bacteria
• Why a female fly will ruin your drink, but a male is fine | New Scientist
• The scent of the fly | bioRxiv

65. Egg Whites in Alcoholic Drinks

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using egg white in alcoholic drinks.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Would you like some eggs with your cocktail? | barfblog
• Antibacterial activity of egg white: influence of physico-chemical conditions