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ChatGPT image description: A square image shows a bottle of ghost pepper pineapple hot sauce on a heavy metal band’s merch table. A handwritten $10 sign sits beside it. Guitar picks and dark-themed items surround the bottle, while three intense-looking band members loom in the background, slightly blurred, gesturing toward the sauce.

919. Homemade Unrefrigerated Hot Sauce From Heavy Metal Band at Their Merch Table

April 24, 2026 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming homemade unrefrigerated hot sauce purchased from a heavy metal band at their merch table.

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

  • Occurrence of Salmonella in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Product Samples from U.S. Department of Agriculture–Regulated Producing Establishments. II. Salmonella in Ready-to-Eat Pork Barbecue Products, from 2005 to 2012 - ScienceDirect
  • Models for the Inactivation of Foodborne Pathogens in Salad Dressing from Challenge Studies - ScienceDirect
April 24, 2026 /Don Schaffner
Hot sauce, Heavy metal

424. Red Hot "Cured" Egg Yolks

February 24, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating egg yolks "cured" in Red Hot.

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

  • Hot Sauce Cured Egg Yolks 🌶️🥚 A few months ago I thought to myself, ... | TikTok
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  • 44: Salt Cured Egg Yolks — Risky or Not?
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  • Pathogens | Free Full-Text | The Combined Effect of pH and Temperature on the Survival of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Implications for the Preparation of Raw Egg Mayonnaise
February 24, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Hot sauce, Curing, Eggs, Salmonella
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94. Room Temperature Fermented Hot Sauce

January 15, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making and shipping room temperature fermented hot sauce

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

  • Kimchi Handout Colorado State
  • Frank’s RedHot
January 15, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Hot sauce, Hot peppers, Temperature, Fermentation

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