Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Cadmium and Lead in chocolate.

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

• neil chazin on Twitter: “https://t.co/lgEJD35HHh @bugcounter @benjaminchapman is dark chocolate risky now?” / Twitter
• Lead and Cadmium Could Be in Your Dark Chocolate - Consumer Reports
• Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: “Neal https://t.co/iVmAOlJr4v asks an excellent question, and there is a lot to unpack here. (1/10)” / Twitter
• As You Sow is Promoting Corporate Accountability Through Shareholder Action
• Cadmium in food - Scientific opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain | EFSA

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating raw milk maggot cheese.

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

• “Casu Marzu” The world’s most dangerous cheese Unpasteurized sheep milk + live maggots. Would you dare to eat it?
• Casu martzu - Wikipedia
• The secret resistance behind the world’s most dangerous cheese | The Outline
• Master thesis, Food Safety Law, Unsafe Casu Marzu
• MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly) DrugFacts | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Sardinian dietary analysis for longevity: a review of the literature | SpringerLink
• Production Under Controlled Conditions of “Casu Marzu” Cheese: Effect of the Piophila casei Colonization on Microbial and Chemical Composition of the Cheeses | Italian Journal of Food Safety
• Intestinal Infestation With Maggots of the “Cheese Fly” (Piophila casei) | JAMA | JAMA Network
• Urino-genital myiasis due to Piophila casei. - Abstract - Europe PMC

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of taking an infant and a toddler to a goat feeding farm.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Catherine G. | LinkedIn
• Spring Haven Farm
• Sarah Kirby, PhD | Agricultural and Human Sciences
• Benjamin Chapman, PhD | Agricultural and Human Sciences

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating Australian spinach just to get high.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Australia recalls spinach after toxic contamination causes hallucinations - The Washington Post
• From hallucinogenic spinach to contaminated salad: here’s why there’s alarm over these veggies | SBS News
• A Florida Family All Got High On Walmart LSD Steak | Cracked.com
• ‘Likely a nightshade’: Australians urged not to seek out spinach products for recreational high | Health | The Guardian
• Riviera Farms Spinach Recall: ‘At least’ 42 people seek medical help after consuming toxic spinach in NSW

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing Jalapeño Queso Dip for 12 hours at room temperature.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Landon Conover on Twitter: “After the party, it came home and sat on the counter overnight, 12+ hours. The next morning she is saving it by putting it in the fridge. Reasoning the velveeta cheese is shelf stable. Pretty sure I know the answer to this, but #riskyornot?” / Twitter
• 3-Ingredient Spicy Jalapeño Queso Dip - The Seasoned Mom
• US5935634A - Low-water activity cheese and method of preparation - Google Patents
• Foodborne Botulism Outbreak Associated With Commercial Nacho Cheese Sauce From a Gas Station Market - PubMed

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing simple syrup at room temperature.

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

• Quatercentenary Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
• Simple Syrup Kit | A Kit for Making Simple Syrup. By Studio Neat.
• cocktails - How to make syrups shelf stable? - Seasoned Advice
• How to Store Simple Syrup in 3 Easy Steps - 2022 - MasterClass
• Supersaturated Solution Definition and Examples
• Health Safety of Soft Drinks: Contents, Containers, and Microorganisms - PMC

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating decorative kale from a Pizza Hut in the 2000’s.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Pizza Hut Used to Be One of the Largest Kale Purchasers in the US
• Iman Jalali on Twitter: “Up until 2013, Pizza Hut was the largest buyer of kale in the US They used it to decorate their salad bar https://t.co/1rTLitCHRv” / Twitter
• Growth model of Escherichia coli O157:H7 at various storage temperatures on kale treated by thermosonication combined with slightly acidic electrolyzed water - PubMed
• Tracing Temperature Patterns of Cut Leafy Greens during Service in North Carolina School Food Service | Journal of Food Protection
• William Coney on Twitter: “@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Risky or Not - eating Kale from a 2000s / 2010s Pizza Hut salad buffet where it is being used in a decorative capacity” / Twitter
• It’s Corn - Remix & Original Video (Corn Kid) - YouTube
• Kale | Food Source Information

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using Stretch-Tite plastic to cover a pot of boiling water for 40 minutes.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Stretch-Tite FAQs

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks sending a dead whole un-eviscerated turkey through the mail.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Boxing Day - Wikipedia
• French Canadian Tourtière Recipe
• Taskmaster Series 14 Episode 6 | Long legged Lobster - YouTube
• Long-legged lobster. | Taskmaster Wiki | Fandom
• Ep 103. Dara Ó Briain - S14 Ep.6 - Taskmaster The Podcast | Acast
• The Complex Underworld of Lost Baggage Delivery - Underunderstood
• Botulism in Poultry - Poultry - Merck Veterinary Manual

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks consuming clam chowder from a container that is “puffy”.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Probably won’t take my chances with the puffy one. It is delicious though. : Costco
• Ivar’s Kettle Classic Clam Chowder with Uncured Bacon, 32 oz, 2 ct | Costco
• Prevalence of Clostridium botulinum in Seafood and Significance of Multiple Incubation Temperatures for Determination of Its Presence and Type in Fresh Retail Fish | Journal of Food Protection
• Flavors Should Burst, Not Packages | Food Safety