Risky or Not?

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DALL·E Kids on a lawn playing in a water sprinkler in the style of norman rockwell

506. Kids on Lawns Irrigated With Water Containing Pathogenic E. coli

September 04, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of letting your kids play on a lawn 24 hours after that lawn has been irrigated with water containing pathogenic E. coli.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • Justin Ekins on X: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter would it be #RiskyOrNot if my kids played on the lawn watered by this E. Coli contaminated water 24 hours after shutting off the sprinklers? https://t.co/5CKbLVELOd" / X
  • More E. coli cases appear in Lehi; city taking steps to treat irrigation water | News, Sports, Jobs - Daily Herald
  • Lehi City - Lehi City
  • E. Coli Information - Lehi City
  • Survival of Escherichia coli in the environment: fundamental and public health aspects - PMC
  • Pressurized Irrigation - Lehi City
506. Kids on Lawns Irrigated With Water Containing Pathogenic E. coli
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September 04, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Water, Cross-contamination, E. coli

375. Eating a Medium Rare Blade Tenderized Steak

November 02, 2022 by Don Schaffner

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
375. Eating a Medium Rare Blade Tenderized Steak
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November 02, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Meat, Blade tenderized, E. coli

356. Uncooked Vegan Cookie Dough Stored Hot Car All Day

September 19, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating uncooked vegan cookie dough after it has been stored in a hot car all day.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️ *
Professor Ben - risky ☣️ *

* Over 350 perfect episodes and not a single mistake. We goofed. It’s right on the package. And the hot car is a red herring. If it’s safe at room temperature the hot car reduces risk.

356. Uncooked Vegan Cookie Dough Stored Hot Car All Day
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September 19, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Raw cookie dough, Salmonella, E. coli

348. Drinking a Glass of Polluted Water From a ‘Holy River’

August 31, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking drinking a glass of polluted water from a ‘holy river’, with bonus content from Ben's vacation.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • Ashok Swain on Twitter: "Punjab Chief Minister openly drinks a glass of polluted water from a ‘holy river’ to prove that water is clean. Now admitted to hospital. https://t.co/MH1OLwUlUw" / Twitter
  • Latest Golf News - PGA TOUR
  • Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema
  • CDC - DPDx - Giardiasis
  • CDC - DPDx - Cryptosporidiosis
  • Recreational Water Quality Criteria and Methods | US EPA
  • Understanding Water Quality on Bass Lake
  • Water ingestion during swimming activities in a pool: A pilot study | Journal of Water and Health | IWA Publishing
348. Drinking a Glass of Polluted Water From a ‘Holy River’
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August 31, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Water, Fecal pollution, E. coli

314. Unrefrigerated Cut Watermelon Over Night

June 13, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating cut watermelon left unrefrigerated overnight

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • Growth of Salmonella spp. in Cantaloupe, Watermelon, and Honeydew Melons | Journal of Food Protection
  • Effect of time before storage and storage temperature on survival of Salmonella inoculated on fresh-cut melons - ScienceDirect
  • Survival and Growth of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Cantaloupe and Watermelon | Journal of Food Protection
  • Modeling the growth of Listeria monocytogenes on cut cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon - ScienceDirect
  • Outbreaks Associated with Cantaloupe, Watermelon, and Honeydew in the United States, 1973–2011 | Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
314. Unrefrigerated Cut Watermelon Over Night
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June 13, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Fruit, Fresh produce, Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli
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182. Dashboard Cookies

August 09, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of making making cookies on the dashboard of a car.

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

  • Andrew H on Twitter
  • An Assessment of Time/Temperature Combinations for Salmonella Lethality Achieved when Baking Cookies in Vehicles (IAFP 2016 Annual Meeting)
  • Starch Gelatinization in the Presence of Emulsifiers. A Morphological Study of Wheat Starch
  • Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella on Sesame-topped Bread during Baking Using High and Low Oven Humidity
  • A Thermal Process Lethality Model for Low Water Activity Food
  • Validation of Baking to Reduce Coliform Counts and Salmonella in Cookie Dough
  • Low water activity refrigerated cookie dough - Google Patents
182. Dashboard Cookies
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August 09, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Dashboard, Cookies, Salmonella, E. coli, Flour, Eggs

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