610 episodes

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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    • 4.8 • 60 Ratings

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.

    Unrefrigerated Unlabeled Pickled Quail Eggs From a Country Store

    Unrefrigerated Unlabeled Pickled Quail Eggs From a Country Store

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating unrefrigerated unlabeled pickled quail eggs from a country store.
    Dr. Don - risky ☣️
    Professor Ben - risky ☣️
    Amazon.com : Buc-ee’s Pickled Quail Eggs 16oz : Grocery & Gourmet Food Buc-ee’s in St. Augustine: Quail eggs, kolaches and other unusual eats Physical and Microbiological Characteristics of Pickled Eggs from Physical and Microbiological Characteristics of Pickled Eggs from Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) of the Pharaoh Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) of the Pharaoh Variety Pickled Eggs - National Center for Home Food Preservation Foodborne Botulism From Eating Home-Pickled Eggs — Illinois, 1997 Southern Coast Enterprises - 547377 - 05/25/2018 | FDA

    • 19 min
    Unexpected Powdered Gravy

    Unexpected Powdered Gravy

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from receiving unexpected powder in the mail.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 P
    rofessor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    Gravy delivered to Ontario legislature: police | CP24.com Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods.pdf 2001 anthrax attacks - Wikipedia Home | Food Protection and Defense Institute

    • 11 min
    608. Breaking Your Eggs on Something Pointed

    608. Breaking Your Eggs on Something Pointed

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of breaking your eggs on something pointed versus something flat.
    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
    Jacques shows us a unique way to make fried eggs #jacquespepin #chef #… | jacques pepin | TikTok Chickpea masala pancake. Ingredients: Chickpea savoury pancakes: - 1 … | pancakes | TikTok Betteridge’s law of headlines - Wikipedia Uncle (food) Zee - YouTube Do you Crack Eggs on a Flat Surface or Sharp Surface (like side of the pan)? : r/Cooking How Restaurants Prepare Eggs | EHS-Net | EHS | CDC

    • 15 min
    607. Giving CPR to a Baby Rabbit

    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

    • 10 min
    Shaking Hands

    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

    • 14 min
    Only Washing Your Veggies After Peeling

    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

    • 11 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
60 Ratings

60 Ratings

michimochi ,

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!)

seeareess ,

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!

DrHoigul ,

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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