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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.

Risky or Not‪?‬ Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

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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.

    Eating a Food Recalled for Misbranding if You Are Not Allergic to Any of the Ingredients

    Eating a Food Recalled for Misbranding if You Are Not Allergic to Any of the Ingredients

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a food recalled for misbranding if you are not allergic to any of the ingredients
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    Sage on X: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Just curious, assuming you’re not allergic to eggs, why does FSIS consider this so risky they need to be discarded? Is it because it was such a monumental lapse in QC that they’re hedging for other issues? https://t.co/SU0aOtSuiH https://t.co/LtUxW34tS0” / X Conagra Brands, Inc., Recalls Frozen Beef Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens | Food Safety and Inspection Service Beef & Broccoli labels Out of an Abundance of Caution definition | Cambridge English Dictionary P.f. Chang’s Frozen Orange Chicken Meal - 22oz : Target

    • 11 min
    Thawing a Whole Turkey in a Hot Garage Twice

    Thawing a Whole Turkey in a Hot Garage Twice

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks thawing a whole turkey in a hot garage twice.
    Dr. Don - risky ☣️
    Professor Ben - risky ☣️
    Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in US Meat and Poultry - PMC Thawing at Ambient Temperature on the Counter - O. P. Snyder

    • 12 min
    Eating at a New York City Restaurant With a "C" Rating

    Eating at a New York City Restaurant With a "C" Rating

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating at a New York City restaurant with a “C” rating.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    Gallaghers Steakhouse has been a staple of New York’s Theater District since 1927. Some believe, to this day, it rivals other famous New… | Instagram Restaurant Grading System - Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center ABCEats-Restaurants John Roderick (@johnroderick) • Instagram photos and videos

    • 14 min
    Picking Up Dog Poop Using a Composable Bag

    Picking Up Dog Poop Using a Composable Bag

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from picking up dog poop using a composable bag.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    Amazon.com : Earth Rated Dog Poop Bags, Guaranteed Leak Proof and Extra Thick Waste Bag Refill Rolls For Dogs, Unscented, 120 Count : Pet Waste Bags : Pet Supplies Amazon.com: Doggy Do Good Poop Bags | Dog Waste Bags | Unscented, 38% Vegetable-Based, Thick & Leak Proof, Easy Open | Standard Size | 60 Count : Pet Supplies Amazon.com: BioBag (USA), The Original Compostable Bag, 3 Gallon, 100 Total Count, 100% Certified Food Scrap Bags, Kitchen Compost Bin Compatible : Health & Household

    • 13 min
    Washing Produce in the Dishwasher

    Washing Produce in the Dishwasher

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of washing produce in the dishwasher.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    Pamela N. Martinez Person Detail Home | New Mexico State University | BE BOLD. Shape the Future. Instagram video by Lara • Jun 3, 2024 at 12:35 PM dishwasher - Risky or Not? Do Dishwashers Use Hot Water or Heat Their Own? | Maytag Dishwashers as an Extreme Environment of Potentially Pathogenic Yeast Species - PMC 90. Dishwasher Seals — Risky or Not? Original MayTag Repairman TV Commercial - YouTube 1989 Maytag Repairman Christmas Commercial - YouTube Gordon Jump - Wikipedia

    • 17 min
    Drinking a Cocktail Using Ice From a Core Sample From Your Birth Year

    Drinking a Cocktail Using Ice From a Core Sample From Your Birth Year

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking a cocktail using ice from a core sample from your birth year.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    xkcd: Ice Core bioRxiv.org - the preprint server for Biology Camellia sinensis - Wikipedia Diversity and association of psychrophilic bacteria in Antarctic sea ice | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Professor Thomas McMeekin AO | Australian of the Year About Ice Cores | NSF Ice Core Facility Human and Environmental Impacts of Volcanic Ash

    • 15 min

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