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

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bringing an open Dippin’ Dots container into a bathroom stall during a sporting event (you know what kind of sport we’re talking about 🏒).

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

• Dippin’ Dots
• Dippin Dots Vending Machine
• Reusable grocery bag carried nasty norovirus, scientists say
• Prevalence of Human Noroviruses in Commercial Food Establishment Bathrooms - PMC
• The Spread of a Norovirus Surrogate.pdf

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a boiling water bath canning method for canning water for long-term storage.

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

• Risky or Not Water Episodes
• Fact check: Plastic water bottles leach chemicals, but not dioxins
• NCHFP Factsheets on Home Canning Water
• Quantifying the Influence of Relative Humidity, Temperature, and Diluent on the Survival and Growth of Enterobacter aerogenes | Journal of Food Protection

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by Nancy’s box of salted butter, eggs and bacon left out for 12 hours at 62°F

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

• Bacon Method
• The fate of a toxigenic strain of Staphylococcus aureus in vacuum-packaged bacon - PMC
• Evaluating Microbial Safety of Slow Partial-Cooking Processes for Bacon: Use of a Predictive Tool Based on Small-Scale Isothermal Meat Inoculation Studies | Journal of Food Protection
• How Long Can Bacon Be Out of the Fridge? | MyRecipes
• Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of some vacuum sealed olives found by Polly in a bar fridge.

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

• Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed
• Amazon.com : Marinated Mixed Olives With Orange and Herbs | Kalamata Greece | Terra Creta | 250g : Grocery & Gourmet Food
• Archaeopteryx - Wikipedia

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a commercial dishwasher to wash shoes.

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

• Clean your footwear : KitchenConfidential
• 300. Washing Your Toilet Seat in Your Dishwasher — Risky or Not?
• Fresh Foam Arishi v4 - New Balance
• Tree Dasher 2 for Men | Running Shoes | Allbirds

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing eating utensils with the business end pointing up.

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

• Bacterial Transfer During Eating
• The survival and transfer of microbial contamination via cloths, hands and utensils - PubMed
• Bacterial Transfer During Eating: Transfer of bacteria from mouth to different utensils and from utensils to food: Dawson, Paul, Purohit, Chaitali, Han, Inyee: 9783639218381: Amazon.com: Books