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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.
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607. Giving CPR to a Baby Rabbit
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of giving mouth-to-mouth CPR to a baby rabbit.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
sean: “today is a good day to remind everyone not to give wild rabbits mouth to mouth CPR” — Bluesky Tularemia facts | American Veterinary Medical Association Ecology of Tularemia in Central US Endemic Region | Current Tropical Medicine Reports Tularemia - JAVMA, Vol 222, No. 6, March 15, 2003 Dr Ellie Murray, ScD on X: “Tularemia is a Category A pathogen, meaning its severity and transmissibility—and the fact that it’s relatively easy to get from wild rabbits—make it potentially modifiable into a bioweapon. Please don’t ever give a wild rabbit CPR.” / X CDC Tularemia | FAQ About Tularemia How to deal with problem Rabbit in Delaware | WildlifeHelp.org -
Shaking Hands
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by shaking hands.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Douglas (Alan) Powell | LinkedIn Food Safety Talk 64: The One With Doug — Food Safety Talk Learning through Teaching: A Microbiology Service-Learning Experience | Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Relax—you actually don’t need to sanitize your food – TimeHorse Harvard experts weigh in on the fate of the handshake — Harvard Gazette Bowing Out of Shaking Hands? - Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC -
Only Washing Your Veggies After Peeling
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of washing vegetables after peeling instead of before peeling.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Quantification of Transfer of Salmonella from Citrus Fruits to Peel, Edible Portion, and Gloved Hands during Hand Peeling - ScienceDirect Role of Salmonella Newport cell surface structures on bacterial attachment and transfer during cucumber peeling | Letters in Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic Enterobacter aerogenes B199A May Be an Effective Surrogate for Quantifying Transfer of Salmonella Newport 96E01152C-TX from Cucumber Peel to Edible Flesh and Peeler during Peeling - ScienceDirect -
A Cut Apple That Has Been to School Twice
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sending a kid to school with a cut apple that has already been to school the day before.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
ComBase Growth of Listeria monocytogenes within a Caramel-Coated Apple Microenvironment | mBio Multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to whole apples used in commercially produced, prepackaged caramel apples: United States, 2014–2015 | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core Survival of outbreak, food, and environmental strains of Listeria monocytogenes on whole apples as affected by cultivar and wax coating | Scientific Reports Fate of Listeria monocytogenes in Fresh Apples and Caramel Apples - ScienceDirect Prevalence of Listeria Species on Food Contact Surfaces in Washington State Apple Packinghouses | Applied and Environmental Microbiology https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/pdis.2000.84.2.177 Bacterial meningitis in the United States in 1995. Active Surveillance Team - PubMed Foods | Free Full-Text | Updated Parameters for Listeria monocytogenes Dose–Response Model Considering Pathogen Virulence and Age and Sex of Consumer -
Drinking Water That Had a Body in It for a Month
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking water from a reservoir that had a body in it for a month.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Center for Instructional Excellence Landing Page - Innovative Learning Vision | Marvel’s Avengers Assemble Wiki | Fandom “On line” vs. “In line”: Which Do You Say? - Dictionary.com Highland Park reservoir broke EPA rules. It was never covered for drinking water safety. Why? Steve Howe - Wikipedia Highland Park, NJ | Home Deep Purple - Smoke On the Water (Official Music Video) - YouTube Wonderful Life (book) - Wikipedia Progressive rock - Wikipedia 450 Highland Ave - Google Maps Shock the Monkey - Wikipedia -
Hamburger Made With a Bun Touching Raw Meat
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a burger made with the bun touching the raw meat during cooking.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
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Customer Reviews
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 the risks of eating food. But I obviously have to say that “the risks of not eating outweigh the risks of eating!” I’ve even submitted questions in a few times and received responses every time and have had my questions featured twice now. I only wish the episodes came out more frequently but the frequency is probably actually perfect to keep me interested and not overwhelmed (and Don and Ben too, I’m sure!)
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 too. Everyone should listen to this!
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? I left that on the counter for 4 hours, is it still safe? And they do it in about 10 minutes. And their fun!
Thanks for all the great shows
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