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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…
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Risky or Not?
Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman · Tech & Science · English
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 somethi
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E993 · 14 Oct 2026 · 27 minNew
993. Cooking Stuffing in a Turkey Without a Thermometer
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E992 · 12 Oct 2026 · 12 minNew
992. Wegman's Deli Meat and Cheese Left on the Counter for 10 Hours
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
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E991 · 9 Oct 2026 · 11 min
991. Toothpaste From Kristin's Split Toothpaste Tube
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
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E990 · 7 Oct 2026 · 18 min
990. Bacon With a Pinhole Leak in the Package
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…
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E989 · 5 Oct 2026 · 10 min
989. Eating Re-cooked Store Bought Lasagna Left Out Over Night
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
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30 Sep 2026 · 17 min
987. Ant Yogurt
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
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E986 · 28 Sep 2026 · 19 min
986. Eating an Unopened Package of Live It Up® Super Greens That Was Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
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…
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E985 · 25 Sep 2026 · 12 min
985. Eating Untouched Leftovers From the Previous Patron at a Restaurant
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…
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E984 · 23 Sep 2026 · 14 min
984. Sharing a Tissue With a Dog
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 -…
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E983 · 21 Sep 2026 · 19 min
983. Reheating Milk From Nespresso Aeroccino Left in the Refrigerator for a Few Days
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 -…
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