824. Drinking Horatio Nelson's Embalming Fluid Made With Brandy
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking drinking Horatio Nelson’ embalming fluid made with brandy, with camphor and myrrh. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson - Wikipedia Camphor overdose: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia Nelson: A Personal History: Hibbert, Christopher: 9780201624571: Amazon.com: Books Christopher Hibbert - Wikipedia
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823. Costco Free Food Samples
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming Costco free food samples. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Food Safety Talk Multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with in-store sampling of an aged raw-milk Gouda cheese, 2010 - PubMed Are Costco Samples Safe To Eat? Here’s What You Need To Know About Hygiene Practices Coronavirus outbreak prompts Costco to stop serving free samples
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822. Don's Rusty Shower Event
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of standing in a hotel bathroom in Athens Greece after a shower head explodes. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Legionnaires disease in Athens 13th ICPMF About Legionnaires’ Disease | Legionella | CDC Legionnaires’ Disease - NYC Health CDC Providing a Home for Guests, not Legionella
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821. Consuming a Fly in Wine, Twice
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Consuming a fly in wine, on two different occasions. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Food Safety Talk 327: You Got It In Two (Live from AFDO 2025) — Food Safety Talk Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Wines - 19 Crimes 159. Food, Once a Fly Has Landed on It — Risky or Not? Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus - The Omni Group 201. Bug in Your Margarita — Risky or Not? 513. 12 Flies in a Soda Dispenser — Risky or Not? Epidemiology A systematic review of human pathogens carried by the housefly (Musca domestica L.) - PMC
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820. "Canning" an Unrefrigerated Low Acid Canned Food
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a beer canning line to package low acid canned food that will not be refrigerated. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Chumbawamba - Tubthumping - YouTube Iron Heart Mobile Canning | The Leader In Quality Canning Death Wish Coffee Co. Announces Recall of Nitro Cold Brew Cans From Retailers, Online Sales | FDA WO2022082110A1 - C. bot prevention in coffee - Google Patents Canned coffee products sold under 128 coffee roaster names recalled over potential Clostridium botulinum contamination | Food Safety News
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.
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