43: Masks on the Table
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leaving ones facemask on the table in times of COVID-19.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
42: Reboiling Soup
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating reboiled soup stored at room temperature.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
41: Butter at Room Temperature
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing butter at room temperature
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Exposure of Listeria monocytogenes within an epidemic caused by butter in Finland - ScienceDirect
- Viability of Pathogenic Organisms in Butter.
- Applied Dairy Microbiology, Second Edition - Google Books
- Can You Leave Butter Out?
- Food Safety During Power Outage | FoodSafety.gov
- Microbiological Safety and Quality of Food - Google Books
- Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods
- Viability of Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Listeria monocytogenes in butter, yellow fat spreads, and margarine as affected by temperature and physical abuse - ScienceDirect
40: Refrozen Butter
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of refreezing butter.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
39: Chapman's Backyard Poultry
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Ben's backyard (and front yard) poultry flock.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- Backyard Poultry Flocks and Salmonellosis: A Recurring, Yet Preventable Public Health Challenge | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Salmonella Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices: A Survey of Backyard Poultry Owners Residing in Seattle, Washington and the Surrounding Metropolitan Area
- Notes from the Field: Environmental Investigation of a Multistate Salmonellosis Outbreak Linked to Live Backyard Poultry from a Mail-Order Hatchery — Michigan, 2018
- Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Associated with Live Poultry, United States, 1990–2014
- WKRP "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly" Thanksgiving - YouTube
- Food Safety Talk 149: Free-range, Grass-fed Raised Unicorns — Food Safety Talk
- About Risky or Not... and our music by Jonathan Coulton
38: Black Coffee at Room Temperature
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of holding black coffee at room temperature all day.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Antibacterial activity of tea (Camellia sinensis) and coffee (Coffee arabica) with special reference to Salmonella typhimurium. - Abstract - Europe PMC
- Antibacterial Activity of Coffee Extracts and Selected Coffee Chemical Compounds against Enterobacteria | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Food Safety Considerations for Coffee and Tea Brewers | Food Safety & Quality Blog
- Death Wish coffee recall: Nitro Cold Brew can kill you
37: Tea at Room Temperature
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making or holding tea at room temperature.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- Genmaicha - Wikipedia
- What You Should Know Before Sipping Your Next Batch of Sun Tea, According to a Food Microbiologist | News Break
- Health Relevance of the Presence of Fecal Coliforms in Iced Tea and Leaf Tea
- Herbal Tea recalled in Canada for Salmonella risk | Food Safety News
- Herbal tea for infants, adults recalled because of Salmonella risk | Food Safety News
- Survival of Salmonella on chamomile, peppermint, and green tea during storage and subsequent survival or growth following tea brewing - PubMed
- Survival of Salmonella on Chamomile, Peppermint, and Green Tea during Storage and Subsequent Survival or Growth following Tea Brewing | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
- US6120825A - Method for the hygienic preparation, storage, handling and dispensing of tea - Google Patents
36: Sucking the Air Out of a Meat Bag
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sucking the air out of a meat bag
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
35: Reusing Red Onion Pickling Brine
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks or reusing reusing red onion pickling brine
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
34: Thawing Frozen Fish in Vacuum Packed Bag
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of thawing frozen fish in vacuum packed bag
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
33: Black Garlic
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of fermenting black garlic
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
32: Food Stored in a Delivery Bag in a Restroom
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating food stored in a delivery bag in a restroom
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
31: Rice Left in a Warming Rice Cooker Over Night
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating rice left in a warming rice cooker over night
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
30: Cutting Mold Off Hard Cheese
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cutting mold off hard cheese
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
29: Methanol Hand Sanitizer
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of methanol hand sanitizer.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
28: Bar Soap
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using bar soap
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
27: Eating at a Restaurant in Times of COVID-19
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating at a restaurant in times of COVID-19
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
26: Dried Pig Ear Pet Treats
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from dried pig ear pet treats to pet owners.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
25: Vaping
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from vaping in light of recent CDC reports.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
24: Puppies
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the microbiological risks from puppies.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼