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A short podcast about everyday risks from germs

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DALL·E - A fish tank-shaped glass jar filled with a variety of food items, such as fruits, snacks, and colorful treats. On the jar, there is a label that reads SIMBA.

682. Storing Food in a Glass Jar That Used to Be a Fish Tank

October 18, 2024 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from storing food in a glass jar that used to be a fish tank.

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

  • How long did your betta live/How old is your betta? : r/bettafish
  • Bacterial zoonoses of fishes: A review and appraisal of evidence for linkages between fish and human infections - ScienceDirect
  • Mycobacteria - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
  • method to evaluate factors influencing the microbial reduction in domestic dishwashers | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic
  • Development of a new method to identify parameters affecting the microbial reduction in domestic dishwashers
  • Microbial Diversity and Potential Pathogens in Ornamental Fish Aquarium Water | PLOS ONE
  • 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
October 18, 2024 /Don Schaffner
Fish pathogens, Dishwasher, Fish

DALL·E - An Olympic athlete sitting at a table in the Olympic village, holding a piece of fish with a surprised expression as they notice a small worm in the fish.

658. Eating Fish in the Olympic Village

August 23, 2024 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating fish in the Olympic Village.

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

  • Food Vision - Paris 2024
  • ‎Illness-Causing Fish Parasites (Worms)
  • Effect of Lime Juice on Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Salmonella enterica Inactivation during the Preparation of the Raw Fish Dish Ceviche - ScienceDirect
  • Response to the questions posed by the Food and Drug Administration and the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding determination of cooking parameters for safe seafood for consumers - PubMed
  • About Anisakiasis | Anisakiasis | CDC
August 23, 2024 /Don Schaffner
Fish, Parasites, Anisakiasis

DALL·E - A plate of Jamaican dish Escovitch on a wooden table. The dish features fried fish topped with pickled vegetables such as carrots, and bell peppers.

653. New York Times Escovitch Fish Recipe at Room Temperature for 12 Hours

August 12, 2024 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating escovitch that has been held at room temperature for 12 hours.

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

  • Escovitch Fish Recipe
  • Ceviche - Wikipedia
  • Escovitch food poisoning - Google Scholar
  • Effect of Lime Juice on Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Salmonella enterica Inactivation during the Preparation of the Raw Fish Dish Ceviche - ScienceDirect
  • Microbiological safety and quality of ceviche, poke, and sushi dishes sold at retail outlets in Orange County, CA: Heliyon
  • Fried Jamaican Escovitch Fish | Meiko and The Dish
  • The Caribbean people have created a wealth of unique dishes based on native foods
  • BEAM Dashboard | CDC
  • Merch — Risky or Not?
August 12, 2024 /Don Schaffner
Fish, Time temperature control for safety food, Escovitch, pH

Here's the image of a swollen can of Surströmming, showcasing the high pressure inside due to the fermentation process. The can is set on a rustic wooden table, featuring a label with classic Swedish design elements.

588. Swollen Can of Surströmming

March 13, 2024 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating surströmming from a swollen can.

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

  • Surströmming - Wikipedia
  • Fermented and ripened fish products in the northern European countries - ScienceDirect
  • Discovering microbiota and volatile compounds of surströmming, the traditional Swedish sour herring - ScienceDirect
  • Safety of Fermented Fish Products - ScienceDirect
  • Fermented and ripened fish products in the northern European countries - ScienceDirect
  • Strictly anaerobic halophiles isolated from canned Swedish fermented herrings (Surströmming) - ScienceDirect
  • Swollen can of surströmming - SURSTRÖMMING - THE OFFICIAL STORE
March 13, 2024 /Don Schaffner
Fish, Botulism, Surströmming

DALL·E - A whimsical and surreal scene where a goldfish is swimming through a hole in a wooden table filled with clear, sparkling water…

583. Food From a Table With Live Fish Swimming in It

March 01, 2024 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating at a table with live fish swimming in it.

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

  • A tea table with a filter#teatable #table #coffeetable #diningtable #woodentable #desk #carpentry #fishculture #fish #growflowers #tealife | Instagram
  • XIMU Tea House
  • Place a table by the window for coffee and fish farming.#table#teatable#coffeetable #diningtable #woodentable #desk #carpentry #fishculture… | Instagram
  • Fish | Healthy Pets, Healthy People | CDC
  • 213. Eating on an Active Fishing Pier — Risky or Not?
  • 290. Yeeting a Real Fish Into a Crowd — Risky or Not?
  • 493. Visiting a Fish Market — Risky or Not?


March 01, 2024 /Don Schaffner
Fish, Cross-contamination

493. Visiting a Fish Market

August 04, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from visting a fish market.

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

  • Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "Visiting a fish market, #RiskyorNot @benjaminchapman?" / X
  • 290. Yeeting a Real Fish Into a Crowd — Risky or Not?
  • Best in Show (4/11) Movie CLIP - Naming Nuts (2000) HD - YouTube


August 04, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Fish, Seafood, Pathogens

290. Yeeting a Real Fish Into a Crowd

April 18, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of yeeting a real fish into a crowd.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • yeet Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com
  • Seattle Kraken - Wikipedia
  • Hartford Whalers - Wikipedia
  • Three stars (ice hockey) - Wikipedia)
  • Andrew Branagan on Twitter: "@SeattleKraken @NHL @benjaminchapman @bugcounter Yeeting a fish into a crowd. Risky or not?" / Twitter
  • Nashville Predators Catfish Tradition: Why Fans Throw Catfish on the Ice - Thrillist
  • Legend of the Octopus - Wikipedia
  • Cornell–Harvard hockey rivalry - Wikipedia
  • Inside the Fish-Throwing Tradition at Lynah Rink | The Cornell Daily Sun
April 18, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Yeeting, Fish, Hockey

264. Kapchunka

February 16, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Kapchunka

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • Russ & Daughters on Instagram: “It's our bagel corner now, but do you know what used to hang in its place? KAPCHUNKAS. Yes, this #tbt we're evoking the old-school…”
  • Kamchatka Peninsula - Wikipedia
  • Botulism Associated with Commercially Distributed Kapchunka -- New York City
  • International Outbreak of Type E Botulism Associated With Ungutted, Salted Whitefish
  • CPG Sec 540.650 Uneviscerated Fish Products that are Salt-cured, Dried, or Smoked (Revised) | FDA
February 16, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Fish, Botulism
frozen-fish-stock-finance.png

66. Eating Old Frozen Fish

November 11, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating old frozen fish.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

  • FoodKeeper App | FoodSafety.gov
  • Quality in Frozen Food - Marilyn C. Erickson, Yen-Con Hung - Google Books
  • How Does the Freezer Burn Our Food? - Schmidt - 2009 - Journal of Food Science Education - Wiley Online Library
November 11, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Frozen Food, Shelf-life, Fish
frozen fish.jpg

34: Thawing Frozen Fish in Vacuum Packed Bag

August 28, 2020 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of thawing frozen fish in vacuum packed bag

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • NACMCF report on MAP fishery products

  • Conservative Prediction of Time to Clostridium botulinum Toxin Formation for Use with Time-Temperature Indicators To Ensure the Safety of Foods | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press

  • Consumer home refrigeration practices: results of a web-based survey - PubMed


August 28, 2020 /Don Schaffner
Botulism, Fish, Thawing, Vacuum packaging

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