Risky or Not?

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ChatGPT image description: A restaurant worker in a black uniform and gloves leans over a large roast beef sub sandwich in a commercial kitchen. She is visibly spitting onto the sandwich, creating an intentionally unsanitary scene. Food-preparation ingredients and an employee handwashing sign are visible in the background.

953. Herpes Spit Sandwich

July 13, 2026 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a sandwich contaminated with spit from someone with oral herpes.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • Arby’s customer claims sandwich came with vile surprise and lasting consequences | Fox News
  • About Genital Herpes | Genital Herpes | CDC
  • The possibility of spreading herpes simplex virus type 1 via food handling and sharing - PubMed
  • Julie Jean | LinkedIn
  • IAFP Announces 2025 Award Recipients - International Association for Food Protection
  • Maurice Weber Laboratorian Award - International Association for Food Protection
953. Herpes Spit Sandwich
Risky or Not
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July 13, 2026 /Don Schaffner
Herpes, Spit, Cross-contamination

466. Drinking From a Wine Spit Bucket

June 02, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drink wine from a spit bucket like in the movie Sideways.

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

  • Sideways (2004) - IMDb
  • Thomas Haden Church - Wikipedia
  • Detection of Norovirus in Saliva Samples from Acute Gastroenteritis Cases and Asymptomatic Subjects: Association with Age and Higher Shedding in Stool - PMC
466. Drinking From a Wine Spit Bucket
Risky or Not
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June 02, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Wine, Spit, Norovirus

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