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993 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
Don Schaffner and Ben ChapmanExplicit
No
Date created
2020/01/12
Latest episode
2026/10/16
Average duration
16 min.
Release period
3 days
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Risky or Not is a short podcast from Professor Ben Chapman from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Don Schaffner from Rutgers University. Dr. Don and Professor Chapman promise to do their best not to waffle, dither, dissemble or equivocate, and to give straight up answers about whether something is risky or not.
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Reheated Buffalo Wings That Fell Into a Clean Sink
2026/10/16
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating reheated Buffalo wings that fell into a clean sink.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
hockey - Risky or Not? The Rise & Fall … & Rise of Midget Hockey - Total Package Hockey MYHockey Rankings - MYHockey Minor ice hockey - Wikipedia Warren Zevon – Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song) Lyrics | Genius Lyrics North Carolina 16U Rankings - MYHockey Rutgers Researchers Debunk 'Five-Second Rule': Eating Food off the Floor Isn't Safe | Rutgers University Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food - PubMed
Cooking Stuffing in a Turkey Without a Thermometer
2026/10/14
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking stuffing in a turkey without a thermometer.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Thanksgiving (Canada) - Wikipedia Texas Environmental Health Association Stuffing and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service Turkey Basics: Stuffing | Food Safety and Inspection Service Stuffing the turkey and other Thanksgiving food-safety mistakes | Penn State University Stuffing Your Turkey Could Make You Sick—Here's What Our Editors Do Instead
Wegman's Deli Meat and Cheese Left on the Counter for 10 Hours
2026/10/12
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks to a teenage boy from consuming deli meat and cheese left on the counter for 10 hours
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼|
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Wegmans Oven Roasted Off The Bone Turkey Breast | Wegmans ComBase Retail Deli Slicer Inspection Practices: An EHS-Net Study Retail Deli Slicer Inspection Practices: An EHS-Net Study - PMC
Toothpaste From Kristin's Split Toothpaste Tube
2026/10/09
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using toothpaste that came from a tube split during the packaging process.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Contents of toothpaste - safety implications - Australian Prescriber US7135163B2 - Prevention of crystal formation in toothpaste - Google Patents Antimicrobial Efficacy of Different Toothpastes and Mouthrinses: An In Vitro Study - PMC Antimicrobial Effect of Newly Formulated Toothpastes and a Mouthrinse on Specific Microorganisms: An In Vitro Study - PMC
990. Bacon With a Pinhole Leak in the Package
2026/10/07
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating bacon with a pinhole leak in the package.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Great Value Hickory Smoked Sliced Bacon, 12 oz Naturally Smoked Pork Bacon Slices - Walmart.com Bacon Prices Set to Surge Anew in Threat to More Meat Inflation - Bloomberg Use of Optical Oxygen Sensors in Non-Destructively Determining the Levels of Oxygen Present in Combined Vacuum and Modified Atmosphere Packaged Pre-Cooked Convenience-Style Foods and the Use of Ethanol Emitters to Extend Product Shelf-Life Bacon and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service Toss Your Bacon Immediately If You Notice These Signs Bacon Method Accidental Tech Podcast
Eating Re-cooked Store Bought Lasagna Left Out Over Night
2026/10/05
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Fulminant Bacillus cereus food poisoning with fatal multi-organ failure | BMJ Case Reports Predictive Model for Growth of Bacillus cereus at Temperatures Applicable to Cooling of Cooked Pasta - Juneja - 2019 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Heat-stable toxin production by strains of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus firmus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus simplex and Bacillus licheniformis | FEMS Microbiology Letters | Oxford Academic
Consuming or Preparing Vichy Squirrel
2026/10/02
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming or preparing Vichy squirrel.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Vichy - Wikipedia Mortar and pestle - Wikipedia Monty Python - The French Taunter - HD WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES - YouTube Native and introduced squirrels in Italy host different Cryptosporidium spp. - ScienceDirect A Peek into the Bacterial Microbiome of the Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) What Diseases Can Squirrels Carry? - Varmint Gone All About Squirrels: 6 Common Questions - Waltham Pest Services Bucknell University EHS/Risk Compliance Guide Eastern Grey Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)
987. Ant Yogurt
2026/09/30
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating ant yogurt.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Rob Dunn | Applied Ecology Making yogurt with the ant holobiont uncovers bacteria, acids, and enzymes for food fermentation: iScience Ant Yogurt Is a Traditional Recipe That Crawls on 6 Legs - The New York Times
Eating an Unopened Package of Live It Up® Super Greens That Was Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
2026/09/28
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Super Greens recalled for Salmonella contamination.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Actual distribution of Cronobacter spp. in industrial batches of powdered infant formula and consequences for performance of sampling strategies - ScienceDirect Superfoods Inc. dba Live it Up. Recalls Live it Up Super Greens Because of Possible Health Risk | FDA Survival of Salmonella enterica in Military Low-Moisture Food Products during Long-Term Storage at 4, 25, and 40°C - ScienceDirect Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Moringa Leaf Powder | Salmonella Infection | CDC Models for factors influencing pathogen survival in low water activity foods from literature data are highly significant but show large unexplained variance - ScienceDirect Live it Up | Natural Nutrition That Fits Your Life What kind of probiotics are in Super Greens?
Eating Untouched Leftovers From the Previous Patron at a Restaurant
2026/09/25
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating apparently untouched leftovers from a previous patron at an outdoor restaurant.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
An Outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning in a commercially catered buffet | Communicable Diseases Intelligence An Outbreak of gastroenteritis linked to a buffet lunch served at a Canberra restaurant | Communicable Diseases Intelligence A cohort study investigating a point source outbreak of Clostridium perfringens associated with consumption of roasted meat and gravy at a buffet on Mothering Sunday 2018, South West, England - ScienceDirect Mothering Sunday - Wikipedia Bank of Canada unveils new vertical $20 bill featuring King Charles | CBC News
Sharing a Tissue With a Dog
2026/09/23
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a tissue used for a dog (but not for a big snot glob).
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Bacterial microbiome of the nose of healthy dogs and dogs with nasal disease | PLOS One The Surprising Reason Your Nose Runs When You Eat | Banner Is Kennel Cough Contagious to Humans: Symptoms and Treatment Review of bacterial and viral zoonotic infections transmitted by dogs - PMC About Dog Flu | Influenza in Animals | CDC Elton John - Bennie And The Jets (Official Music Video) - YouTube Enteric Campylobacteriosis in Animals - Digestive System - Merck Veterinary Manual
Reheating Milk From Nespresso Aeroccino Left in the Refrigerator for a Few Days
2026/09/21
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reheating milk from Nespresso Aeroccino left in the refrigerator for a few days.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Amazon.com: TASSIMO Single Serve Coffeemaker, T45: Single Serve Brewing Machines: Home & Kitchen Nespresso Aeroccino Milk Frother Black : Target Amazon.com: Baratza Virtuoso - Conical Burr Coffee Grinder : Home & Kitchen Development of Molecular Typing Methods for Bacillus spp. and Paenibacillus spp. Isolated from Fluid Milk Products - Durak - 2006 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Ebay - Nespresso Aeroccino 3 Milk Frother Black Model 3594 - Open Box Tyndallization - Wikipedia
Casey's Leftover Tailgate Mac and Cheese
2026/09/18
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Casey's* Leftover Tailgate Mac and Cheese.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Food Safety Talk 254: Bridge-Tunnel-Bridge-Tunnel — Food Safety Talk Accidental Tech Podcast Is you taking notes? 😂 (The Wire) #stringerbell #thewire #youtubeshorts - YouTube Emetic food poisoning caused by Bacillus cereus - PubMed https://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/118/TimeasaPublicHealthControlApplication1.pdf Cheese sauce linked to Clostridium perfringens outbreak | Food Safety News The Worst Person in the World - Wikipedia * who the hell is that guy in the middle of the image? No seriously, that's not Casey. I mean, the other two are recognizable as vaguely Marco and vaguely John, but that guy in the middle?
Very Expired Agave Nectar, Unopened in a Cork-Sealed Bottle
2026/09/16
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming very expired agave nectar, unopened in a cork-sealed bottle.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Frontiers | Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Sugar Esters in Honey and Agave Syrup Agave syrup - Wikipedia Case Report Infant Botulism in a 2-Month-Old Female Simple Truth Organic® Light Golden Blue Agave Nectar Syrup, 23.5 oz - Fred Meyer
Cooked Cajun Red Beans Left Out Overnight
2026/09/14
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating cooked Cajun red beans left out overnight.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Growth of Clostridium perfringens during Cooling of Refried Beans - ScienceDirect Tyndallization - Wikipedia A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of Bacillus cereus in foods - ScienceDirect The Occurrence of Bacillus cereus in some Dried Foods Including Pulses and Cereals - BLAKEY - 1980 - Journal of Applied Bacteriology - Wiley Online Library 821. Consuming a Fly in Wine, Twice — Risky or Not?
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Gregoryakoch 2025/06/02
They always answer my crazy questions
I love this podcast. They answer food safety questions about whether something is risky or not. Some serious, some absurd like brewing tea in nacho ch...
JustHappyToBeHere_ 2025/02/24
So helpful
Previous to listening to Risky or Not? I knew most of the safe food handling rules I needed to know, which is great, but you often run into edge cases...
dunkinstirling 2024/08/24
Short time listener; first time reviewer
Just started listening to this show (Jul 2024). Really enjoying it. Love that it's a short podcast. Just have one recommendation that I have to imagin...
Mally_Mal_Mal6789 2024/06/12
Love it
I love this show. I have learned so much and laughed along the way!
michimochi 2022/10/25
Great show!
Love this show! The episodes are short but packed with lots of information. Don and Ben are great to listen to and make me laugh while I learn about t...
seeareess 2021/11/13
Risky or Not?
Very useful and informative podcast. It’s great to have a source of reliable, thoroughly researched answers to important questions. And entertaining ...
DrHoigul 2020/10/03
Love it
This podcast does a great service and is very informative: they analyze the questions you’ve always had about good: can I eat that old X in the fridge...
neilathotep 2020/10/01
Quick and fun and informative!
This is bite sized food safety, with humor and poignancy. I am not even 100% sure what this means, but I do know I enjoy this show, the best, short fo...
1 dope queen 2020/07/26
Fun and informative
I really enjoy this show. It’s quick, funny, and informative, answering a lot of questions about food safety that I’ve wondered about. The hosts, Don ...
hoosierdaddy11 2020/03/02
If it’s what you say it is, I love it! Like and subscribe.
Long overdue. Thanks guys.
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