432. Bog Butter

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating modern homemade bog butter.

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

• bruce bogbutter on Twitter: "some of you may remember that me and some pals went and buried some butter in a bog. today we retrieved it. it tasted extremely Ripe. https://t.co/7VBOa9MuR9" / Twitter
• Bog butter - Wikipedia
• DEVO "Whip It" [Official Music Video] - YouTube
• Butter was stored in bogs 3,500 years ago, researchers reveal – The Irish Times
• Ancient Bog Butter – Dublin, Ireland - Gastro Obscura
• BOG BUTTER on JSTOR
• Composition of ancient Irish bog butter - ScienceDirect
• Bog Butter: A Two Thousand Year History on JSTOR
• Phylogenetic Analysis and In Situ Identification of Bacteria Community Composition in an Acidic Sphagnum Peat Bog | Applied and Environmental Microbiology

431. Eating at a Restaurant Operating Without Power

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating in a restaurant without power.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Waffle House - Good Food Fast
• Nashville restaurant owner says power outage costing him business
• FATTOUSH CAFE - 1716 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, Tennessee - 104 Photos & 169 Reviews - Middle Eastern - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number - Menu - Yelp
• Fattoush Cafe - Menu - Nashville
• https://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17418/2017-FoodCodeAdoption-Summary-of-Changes-FINAL-WITH-EDITS-2021?bidId=
• Emergency Action Plan for Retail Food Establishment | Conference-Developed Guides and Documents | Conference for Food Protection
• ‎www.foodprotect.org/media/guide/Emergency%20Action%20Plan%20for%20Retail%20food%20Est.pdf
• Power Outage Guidance for Food Establishments | Washington State Department of Health
• 5: Doner Kebab — Risky or Not?

430. Wearing Silver-Threaded Clothing

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from wearing silver-threaded clothing.

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

• The Molecular Effect of Wearing Silver-Threaded Clothing on the Human Skin | mSystems
• Mack Weldon Underwear - Men's Underwear | Mack Weldon
• Full article: Silver as an antimicrobial: facts and gaps in knowledge
• 32 DEGREES Mens 3 Pack Active Mesh Boxer Brief
• Shop Graphic Tees, Hoodies, Phone Cases, and More. | Cotton Bureau

429. TikTok Fridge-Decorating Trend

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of decorating the inside of your refrigerator.

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

• People Are Up In Arms About This TikTok Fridge-Decorating Trend

428. Semi-Firm Cheese at 45-55 °F for an Undetermined Amount of Time

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing cheddar and gouda cheese at 45-55 °F for an undetermined amount of time.

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

• Everything you need to know about Semi-Hard Cheese | Castello | Castello
• CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21
• The Nibble: Types Cheese
• Curd Clinic: Cheese Safety/Storage
• Risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in Gouda cheese — Research@WUR

427. Storing "Teriyk" in an Old Hair Spray Bottle

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using homemade Teriyaki sauce stored in an old hair spray bottle.

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

• Teriyaki Sauce Recipe | Food Network
• Andrew W.K. - Wikipedia
• I Get Wet - Wikipedia

426. Sending Home Baked Lemon Squares to the Elderly in the Mail

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks sending home baked lemon squares to the elderly in the mail.

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

• What Are Nepotism Babies, And Why Is Everyone Talking About Them?
• Gabrielle Schaffner on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman For the full recipe https://t.co/xw55rjBPM1" / Twitter
• Whole Lemon Bars - David Lebovitz
• Recipes - Texas Cottage Food Law
• Food Safety of Frostings and Fillings

425. Reusing Room Temperature Butter for Sautéing Vegetables

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing room temperature butter for sautéing vegetables.

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

• Risky or Not?
• Heat Inactivation Rates of Botulinum Toxins A, B, E and F in Some Foods and Buffers - Woodburn- 1979 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
• Conditions associated with Clostridium sporogenes growth as a surrogate for Clostridium botulinum in nonthermally processed canned butter - PubMed
• Botulism outbreak in a rural Ethiopia: a case series | BMC Infectious Diseases | Full Text
• Outbreaks of Botulism at Albany, Oregon, and Sterling, Colorado, February, 1924 on JSTOR

424. Red Hot "Cured" Egg Yolks

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating egg yolks "cured" in Red Hot.

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

• Hot Sauce Cured Egg Yolks 🌶️🥚 A few months ago I thought to myself, ... | TikTok
• Jorts Kitchen - YouTube
• Hot Sauces, Buffalo Sauces, & Spicy Recipes | Frank’s® RedHot® US.
• ChatGPT: Optimizing Language Models for Dialogue
• 44: Salt Cured Egg Yolks — Risky or Not?
• How to Make a Safe Hot Sauce
• Pathogens | Free Full-Text | The Combined Effect of pH and Temperature on the Survival of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Implications for the Preparation of Raw Egg Mayonnaise

423. Pastor Pinkston's Plentiful Pork Products

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing frozen corn dogs in the refrigerator for several weeks.

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

• Classic | State Fair Corn Dogs
• Listeria Fear Prompts 372,000 Pound Hot Dog, Corn Dog Recall | Food Manufacturing
• Sara Lee Corp. Pleads Guilty In Meat Case - The New York Times
• Update: Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis -- United States, 1998-1999

422. Butter Candles

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using butter candles.

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

• Landon Conover on Twitter: "⁦@bugcounter⁩ and ⁦@benjaminchapman⁩, here is another viral trend that might make a good #riskyornot. Merry Christmas and thanks for an awesome show! https://t.co/OCj0XHZQA4" / Twitter
• Ain’t Too Proud To Meg on Instagram: “Follow @ainttooproudtomeg. VIRAL BUTTER CANDLE 🧈🕯️ What do you think? #foodtrend #buttercandle #feedfeed #food52 #tastemademedoit”
• Butter Candle · i am a food blog
• Elements of a Candle: Wicks - National Candle Association

421. Beer Kegs in the Bathroom

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing unused beer kegs in the bathroom of a restaurant,

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

• Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "@RyanMorey @Nowooski @benjaminchapman But also most definitely not a best practice. Maybe we should queue this one up for revisiting on risky or not, what do you think @benjaminchapman?" / Twitter
• Food Safety Talk 189: Guerrilla Sous Vide Is A Go (Live from Renton Technical College) — Food Safety Talk

420. Chicken in a Waffle Maker

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking chicken drumsticks in a waffle maker.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Christian Johnson Ent. 💫🏁 on Instagram: “CHICKEN ON A WAFFLE MAKER?? 🥴😳😂 #ChristianJohnsonComedy Follow Me! @christianjohnsoncomedy…”
• Waffled Chicken with Spicy Syrup Recipe | Food Network Kitchen | Food Network
• Location Finder | Maple Street Biscuit Company

419. Frozen Mixed Veggies in Yogurt

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of mixing uncooked, frozen vegetables into yogurt and storing for several days in your refrigerator.

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

• 163. Corn and Peas Microwaved for 90 Seconds — Risky or Not?
• Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Frozen Vegetables | Listeria | CDC
• Frederick Breidt : USDA ARS

418. Pocket Baked Potato

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bringing a baked potato to a football game in your pocket.

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

• Big Show - Wikipedia
• Big Game (American football) - Wikipedia)
• TK To come (publishing) - Wikipedia)
• (4) TK on Twitter: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter pocket baked potato #riskyornot" / Twitter
• (4) KC Potato Girl on Twitter: "Just wanted to hop on and show yall my appreciation! This has been a smashing time! 🙌❤️💛🏈🥔 thanks for everyone's support! no hate to JKill.. #Chiefs #ChiefsKingdom #pocketpotato #kcpotatogirl @Chiefs @HyVee @Wendys https://t.co/Ez7NVq37qa" / Twitter
• A large outbreak of botulism: the hazardous baked potato - PubMed
• The Four Yorkshiremen Sketch - YouTube
• Baked Potato Sellers of the 1800s in England - Geri Walton
• Potato hand-warmers? Anchors, viewers share their creative ways to #StayWarmTODAY
• Makebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now) | 43 Folders

417. Pickle From 1890

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a pickle from 1890

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

• The Juicy 4,000-Year History of Pickles - HISTORY

416. Leftover Home Cooked Vegetable Soup Stored in a Refrigerator During a Power Outage

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating leftover home cooked vegetable soup stored in a refrigerator during a power outage for a specific amount of time under certain conditions.

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

• ComBase
• Thermapen ONE | ThermoWorks
• Waterproof Pocket Digital Thermometer PDT300 from Comark
• Digital thermometers: Easy readout of measuring values | Testo, Inc
• Emergency Action Plan for Retail Food Establishment | Conference-Developed Guides and Documents | Conference for Food Protection
• Effect of thermal ballast loading on temperature stability of domestic refrigerators used for vaccine storage | PLOS ONE

415. Flying With Crabs

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating crabs after transporting live crabs via checked luggage.

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

• Reese Waters on Twitter: "WHO FLEW WITH CRABS?! https://t.co/c0cux6Jyyi" / Twitter
• Time‐Temperature Effects on the Bacteriological Quality of Stored Shellfish. - HOFF - 1967 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
• Rare Death Via Histamine Poisoning Following Crab Consumption: A Case Report - PubMed
• Cancer pagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) physiological responses to simulated live transport: Influence of temperature, air exposure and AQUI-S® - ScienceDirect

414. Slimy Meat With Holes

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating meat with holes that are slimy.

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

• Alex on Twitter: "@f*ckedupfoods @bugcounter and @benjaminchapman this is uh... Bad right" / Twitter
• f*cked up looking food on Twitter: "https://t.co/mI1yRQrNWu" / Twitter
• Microbiological Spoilage and Contamination of Vacuum-Packaged Cooked Sausages | Journal of Food Protection
• Sodium Nitrite and Sorbic Acid Effects on Clostridium botulinum Toxin Formation in Chicken Frankfurter‐Type Emulsions - Sofos - 1979 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
• CSIRO Meat Technology Update

413. Worker Not Wearing a Hair Covering in a Restaurant

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a worker not wearing a hair covering in a restaurant.

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

• food safety hair covering - Google Scholar
• Carriage of potentially pathogenic bacteria in the hair - Black - 1974 - BJS (British Journal of Surgery) - Wiley Online Library
• Scientific Evidence Supports the Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers as an Effective Alternative to Hand Washing in Retail Food and Food Service Settings When Heavy Soiling Is Not Present on Hands | Journal of Food Protection
• FDA Food Code | FDA
• Is Hair In Food A Health Risk? | Popular Science
• Food Defect Levels Handbook | FDA
• Human Hair in Food: Could it lead to contamination? - Food Safety Helpline