Risky or Not?

A short podcast about everyday risks from germs

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DALL·E - A jar of pickles with a pork chop inside. A hand is reaching into the jar and pulling out the pork chop. The jar is transparent, filled with green pickles.

615. Pickles From a Jar Used to Marinate Raw Pork

May 15, 2024 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pickles from a jar used to marinate raw pork.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • Please Don’t eat the pickle!!!!!!this stunt was done by a professional !Pickle juice works great for brine especially on pork and chicken!… | Instagram
  • To what temperature should I cook pork?
  • Pathogens of Interest to the Pork Industry: A Review of Research on Interventions to Assure Food Safety - Baer - 2013 - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety - Wiley Online Library
  • Risk profiles of pork and poultry meat and risk ratings of various pathogen/product combinations - ScienceDirect
  • Comparison of acids on the induction of an Acid Tolerance Response in Salmonella typhimurium, consequences for food safety - ScienceDirect
  • Exposure assessment of Salmonella spp. in fresh pork meat from two abattoirs in Colombia
May 15, 2024 /Don Schaffner
Pork, Pickles, Salmonella

DALL·E - A fat ill looking German butcher with Hepatitis with a bloody white apron holding a plate of raw pork on bread covered in onions and parsley

519. Mett, Fresh From a Butcher

October 04, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating mett, fresh from a butcher.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • haroldina on X: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman I interact with some Germans who are awfully excited about spreading raw pork on bread and calling it food. https://t.co/bKS6hM3SAB You did this with beef before, but is there some way to not risky just because "it's fresh from a butcher"? https://t.co/tnuWlMPr5r" / X
  • Mett - Wikipedia
  • Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on microbiological risk assessment of viruses in foods - Part 1: food attribution, analytical methods and indicators
  • Hepatitis E virus and related viruses in wild, domestic and zoo animals: A review - Spahr - 2018 - Zoonoses and Public Health - Wiley Online Library
  • Occurrence of Hepatitis E Virus in Pigs and Pork Cuts and Organs at the Time of Slaughter, Spain, 2017 - PMC
  • Outbreaks attributed to pork in the United States, 1998–2015 - PMC
  • X.J. Meng, MD, MS, PhD | Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine | Virginia Tech
October 04, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Mett, Pork, Salmonella, Hepatitis E

296. Pastor Pinkston's Putrid (?) Pork

May 02, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Pastor Pinkston's pork chops. forgotten in the refrigerator for two weeks.

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

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  • Growth and inactivation of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in broth and validation in ground pork meat during simulated home storage abusive temperature and home pan-frying - PMC
May 02, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Spoilage, Pork, Refrigerator

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