619. Eating the Minnesota Twins Lucky Sausage

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating the Minnesota Twins lucky sausage in its current state.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• The Twins’ new home-run sausage is fueling their winning streak | MPR News
• How the Minnesota Twins’ lucky summer sausage got made | MPR News
• Original Tangy Summer Sausage - Cloverdale Foods
• Rigdon | Texture of Fermented Summer Sausage With Differing pH, Endpoint Temperature, and High Pressure Processing Times | Meat and Muscle Biology
• Dry and Semi-Dry Fermented and Direct Acidified Sausage Validation - Pork Information Gateway

138. Non Airtight Bags of Chips

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating chips from a bag that is not air-tight.

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

• A review of acoustic research for studying the sensory perception of crisp, crunchy and crackly textures
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• FDA Food Tampering fact sheet
• 'Food terrorism' and other possible culprits behind the strawberry contamination scare - ABC News