ChatGPT image description: A clear plastic bag of frozen tilapia fillets floats in murky, dirty dishwater inside a cluttered sink. Greasy utensils, food residue, and bubbles surround it. In the background, a box of storage bags sits on the counter, emphasizing unsafe thawing conditions and cross-contamination risk.

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks thawing frozen fish in a plastic bag in a fithy sink.

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

922. Thawing Frozen Fish in a Plastic Bag in a Fithy Sink

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ChatGPT image description: A freshly opened tub of cottage cheese sits on a wooden surface, its foil lid peeled back. The curds are surrounded by whey and dotted with numerous small carbon dioxide bubbles, giving a slightly effervescent appearance that suggests active fermentation or gas production within the dairy product.

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating cottage cheese that shows visible bubbles when opened.

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

921. Cottage Cheese With Bubbles In

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Image description: actual image from the TikTok video

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Easter eggs dyed in the toilet bowl

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

920. Eating Easter Eggs Dyed in the Toilet Bowl

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ChatGPT image description: A square image shows a bottle of ghost pepper pineapple hot sauce on a heavy metal band’s merch table. A handwritten $10 sign sits beside it. Guitar picks and dark-themed items surround the bottle, while three intense-looking band members loom in the background, slightly blurred, gesturing toward the sauce.

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming homemade unrefrigerated hot sauce purchased from a heavy metal band at their merch table.

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

919. Homemade Unrefrigerated Hot Sauce From Heavy Metal Band at Their Merch Table

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ChatGPT image description: A bunch of purple grapes sits in the child seat of a grocery cart. In the background, a toddler with a visibly soiled diaper looks back with a guilty expression. The blurred store aisle contrasts with the sharply focused cart, highlighting a humorous but unsanitary situation.

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from placing a fresh fruit on the seat of a grocery cart without a bag.

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

918. Naked Fruit on the Seat of a Grocery Cart

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Actual screen capture from YouTube.

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making butter while running.

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

917. Making Butter While Running

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ChatGPT image description: A sushi kitchen handwashing sink is shown as someone rinses their hands under running water. Nearby, an open box of disposable gloves sits too close, becoming visibly wet from splashing water. The scene highlights a cross-contamination risk, with food prep areas blurred in the background.

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with letting patrons use the handwash sink in a sushi restaurant kitchen.

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

915. Letting Patrons Use the Handwash Sink in a Sushi Restaurant Kitchen

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ChatGPT image description: A stainless steel toaster sits on a countertop with faint streaks and small droplets of raw chicken juice on its surface and slot edges. In the blurred background, a bowl of raw chicken rests at a distance. The image highlights subtle cross-contamination risk from minimal splashing.

Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using toaster after splashing raw chicken juice inside if you are immunocompromised.

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

914. Using Toaster After Splashing Raw Chicken Juice Inside if You Are Immunocompromised

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Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using the top paper plate in a package of plates.

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

913. Using the Top Paper Plate

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Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a plastic microwave food cover that you only rinse and do not wash.

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

912. Only Rinsing a Plastic Microwave Food Cover

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