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374. Eating Meat of a Properly Cooked (160 °F) Rabid Animal

October 31, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating meat of a properly cooked (160 °F) rabid animal

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

  • Furious Rabies after an Atypical Exposure | PLOS Medicine
  • What if? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
  • Rabies virus in slaughtered dogs for meat consumption in Ghana: A potential risk for rabies transmission - PubMed
  • Rhabdovirus (Rabies Virus) document from AABB
  • Home - Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies
October 31, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Rabies, Thermal inactivation, Heating, Cooking

302. Reheating Food in a Microwave

May 16, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reheating food in a microwave.

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

  • A computer vision method to locate cold spots in foods in microwave sterilization processes - ScienceDirect
  • Variability in temperature distribution and cooking properties of ground pork patties containing different fat level and with/without salt cooked by microwave energy - ScienceDirect
  • Cooking with Microwave Ovens | Food Safety and Inspection Service
May 16, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Heating, Leftovers, Microwave

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