Risky or Not?

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280. Thirty-Three Year Old Baseball Card Gum

March 25, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of chewing 33 year old baseball card gum.

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

  • Patrick Byrne on Twitter: "@midniteumbrella @Topps Paging @bugcounter and @benjaminchapman. #RiskyOrNot?" / Twitter
  • 188. Reused Chewing Gum — Risky or Not?
  • The effect of chlorhexidine acetate/xylitol chewing gum on the plaque and gingival indices of elderly occupants in residential homes - Simons - 2001 - Journal of Clinical Periodontology - Wiley Online Library
  • Chew on this: No support for facilitating effects of gum on spatial task performance - ScienceDirect
  • Omya Recalls Ground Limestone for Salmonella
  • 10 Most Valuable 1989 Bowman Baseball Cards - Old Sports Cards
  • Chewing gum - Wikipedia
March 25, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Chewing gum, Expired foods

272. Thirteen Year Old Tapioca Flour

March 07, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating 13 year old tapioca flour.

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

  • haroldina on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman I've got a bag of tapioca flour that's was opened back when I got it 13 years ago and stored in a ziplock bag in my pantry since then. There aren't any bugs in it and it's not clumped at all, so I expect it didn't get any moisture in it 1/2" / Twitter
  • Don argues on Twitter
  • An unusual case of anaphylaxis. Mold in pancake mix - PubMed
March 07, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Tapioca flour, Mold, Expired foods

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