
865. Cleaning a Food Thermometer With Just Water
2025/12/19 | 13 mins.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cleaning a food thermometer with just water. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Cleaning and Other Control and Validation Strategies To Prevent Allergen Cross-Contact in Food-Processing Operations - ScienceDirect Evaluation of the potential for electronic thermometers to contribute to spread of healthcare-associated pathogens - ScienceDirect

864. Tap Water From a Sketchy Bathroom Sink
2025/12/17 | 10 mins.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking tapwater from a bathroom sink where the bathroom smells like a bathroom. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Arc - Robot or Not? #310 - The Incomparable Water Quality : r/Brooklyn The toilet at NYC club CBGB - by Chris Stein : r/UtterlyUniquePhotos CBGB - Wikipedia Cat's Cradle | Live Music and Concerts | Carrboro, NC

863. Taking a Pill Dropped in the Bathroom Sink
2025/12/15 | 17 mins.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from taking a pill dropped in the bathroom sink for less than five seconds. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - Mayo Clinic Rutgers Researchers Debunk 'Five-Second Rule': Eating Food off the Floor Isn't Safe | Rutgers University SINKSHROOM Ultra Revolutionary Bathroom Sink Dog, Cat & Small Pet Drain Protector, Stainless Steel - Chewy.com SinkShroom Chrome Stainless Steel Drain Protector Mfr# SSULTR321 - Ace Hardware Some realtors no longer using "master" to describe bedrooms and bathrooms - CBS News Bathroom sink pop-up drain with overflow (Large Top) - Lulani

862. Wearing "New" Clothes Without Washing
2025/12/12 | 22 mins.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of wearing "new" (to you) clothes without washing first. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Robot or Not? - a podcast from The Incomparable Ep. 604: "Unintentional Curator" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Potential Skin Pathogens on Second Hand Clothes and the Effectiveness of Disinfection Methods - Semantic Scholar "Public Health Implications of Retailer Resale of Returned Textile Clot" by Antonette M. A. Francis-Shearer Contaminated clothing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers is a potential source of transmission - ScienceDirect Second-Hand Clothe, a New Threat for Acquiring Parasitic Infection - PMC

861. Russel's 120 °F Prime Rib
2025/12/10 | 21 mins.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Russel's 120 °F prime rib recipe, which is a follow up to episode 854, Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ 854. Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib — Risky or Not? Conference for Food Protection, Inc - Issues 2025-III-33 Raw Animal Foods Come-Up-Time (CUT) Conference for Food Protection, Inc - Biennial Meeting Materials 2025 Council III Issues Packet sent to Assembly of Delegates.pdf - Google Drive Conference for Food Protection, Inc - Guides CFP Guidance Documents for Safe Handling and Cooking of Roaster Pigs 10-25-21. Microbiological Safety of Commercial Prime Rib Preparation Methods: Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella in Mechanically Tenderized Rib Eye - ScienceDirect



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