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923. 20 year old Cheez-Its
May 4, 2026
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922. Thawing Frozen Fish in a Plastic Bag in a Fithy Sink
May 1, 2026
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921. Cottage Cheese With Bubbles In
Apr 29, 2026
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920. Eating Easter Eggs Dyed in the Toilet Bowl
Apr 27, 2026
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919. Homemade Unrefrigerated Hot Sauce From Heavy Metal Band at Their Merch Table
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| 5/4/26 |  923. 20 year old Cheez-Its | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming ~20 year old Cheez-Its. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Home | Cheez-It® Sunshine Biscuits - Wikipedia Getting cheesy in Cary: Cheez-It bakery produces 14 million crackers per hour WRAL.com In the Region/New Jersey; Transforming a Plant From Hydrox to High Tech - The New York Times Bon Jovi - Wikipedia | — | ||||||
| 5/1/26 |  922. Thawing Frozen Fish in a Plastic Bag in a Fithy Sink | 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 👍🏼 Hannaford (supermarket) - Wikipedia Cook It Frozen! Cooking Techniques | Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute The Do's and Don'ts of Thawing Frozen Fish! Preserving Your Catch & Purchase: A Guide to Freezing and Thawing Seafood at Home | NC State Extension Publications | — | ||||||
| 4/29/26 |  921. Cottage Cheese With Bubbles In | 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 👍🏼 What's Going On With Cottage Cheese? US20120114794A1 - System and method for making organic cottage cheese - Google Patents Production of soft unripened cheeses using acidic and salty coagulants: Investigation of technological and sensory characteristics - PMC Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere: What Your Bubbly Cottage Cheese is Trying to Tell You - Cheese Lover Heaven Cottage Cheese - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics | — | ||||||
| 4/27/26 |  920. Eating Easter Eggs Dyed in the Toilet Bowl | 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 👍🏼 Woman Dyes Easter Eggs in Her Toilet and Attracts Angry Comments on Her Video Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Associated With an Easter Egg Hunt | JAMA | JAMA Network Easter eggs can be dyed and still eaten. Just follow these tips to make sure it's safe | ABC22 & FOX44 | — | ||||||
| 4/24/26 |  919. Homemade Unrefrigerated Hot Sauce From Heavy Metal Band at Their Merch Table | 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. Listen for Ben's asterisk. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Occurrence of Salmonella in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Product Samples from U.S. Department of Agriculture–Regulated Producing Establishments. II. Salmonella in Ready-to-Eat Pork Barbecue Products, from 2005 to 2012 - ScienceDirect Models for the Inactivation of Foodborne Pathogens in Salad Dressing from Challenge Studies - ScienceDirect | — | ||||||
| 4/22/26 |  918. Naked Fruit on the Seat of a Grocery Cart | 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 👍🏼 Durham Bulls | MiLB.com Bull Durham - Wikipedia How the 'Glengarry Glen Ross' "Coffee Is for Closers" Scene Got Made | Vanity Fair Bulls So Far Raise Over $16,000 for United Way with Wash Your Horns Shirt – Capitol Broadcasting Company NACS Food Safety Forum | NACS Bacterial contamination of shopping carts and approaches to control The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal Odds ratio - Wikipedia | — | ||||||
| 4/20/26 |  917. Making Butter While Running | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making butter while running. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Making butter - YouTube Dead Internet theory - Wikipedia | — | ||||||
| 4/17/26 |  916. Tasting the Sauce Before the Meat Is Cooked | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of tasting the sauce before the meat is cooked. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Why do thicker sauces simmer at lower temperatures? : r/AskCulinary | — | ||||||
| 4/15/26 |  915. Letting Patrons Use the Handwash Sink in a Sushi Restaurant Kitchen | 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 👍🏼 What's the Deal With Tuna Scrape? A closer look at the… | Marler Clark Microbial Biogeography of Public Restroom Surfaces | PLOS One Quantifying the Effect of Hand Wash Duration, Soap Use, Ground Beef Debris, and Drying Methods on the Removal of Enterobacter aerogenes on Hands - ScienceDirect | — | ||||||
| 4/13/26 |  914. Using Toaster After Splashing Raw Chicken Juice Inside if You Are Immunocompromised | Dr. 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 👍🏼 Sleepless in Seattle - Wikipedia Scoring of Toast and Factors Which Affect Its Quality 1 - Cathcart - 1940 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Toast (food) - Wikipedia | — | ||||||
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| 4/10/26 |  913. Using the Top Paper Plate | 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 👍🏼 How Dirty Are Paper Plates? Science Explored | TikTok Streaking (microbiology) - Wikipedia | — | ||||||
| 4/8/26 |  912. Only Rinsing a Plastic Microwave Food Cover | 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 👍🏼 Trump Freaks Out After Tucker Carlson Implies He's the Antichrist | The New Republic Amazon.com: Galleyby Silicone Microwave Splatter Cover Dishwasher Safe - Pack of 2 Microwave Cover for food- Space Sving design 10.5 Inch BPA Free: Home & Kitchen When it comes to balloons, size matters | Pat Beall – Sun Sentinel Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) - Wikipedia Scrambled Eggs in a Mug Recipe | — | ||||||
| 4/6/26 |  911. Mixing People and Giardia Infected Dog Dishes in the Dishwater | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from mixing dishes from people and from Giardia infected dogs in the dishwater. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Recipe for Real Chicago Style Giardiniera Giardia in Dogs: Symptoms & Treatment Giardia: Infection, treatment and prevention | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Impact of Environmental Conditions on the Survival of Cryptosporidium and Giardia on Environmental Surfaces - PMC M.C. Hammer - U Can't Touch This - YouTube Amazon.com: TempPro TP30 Infrared Thermometer Gun TempPro Temperature Gun and Meat Thermometer Digital with Super Long Probe | — | ||||||
| 4/3/26 |  910. Eating at a Two Star Michelin Restaurant With a One Star Hygiene Rating | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating at a two star Michelin restaurant with a one star hygiene rating Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Two-star Michelin restaurant in Wales handed one-star hygiene rating | Wales | The Guardian Food Hygiene Rating Scheme | Food Standards Agency Ynyshir restaurant & rooms | Rating Business Details | Food Hygiene Ratings | — | ||||||
| 4/1/26 |  909. Bulging Yogurt at Elevation | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming yogurt that was bulging after transport to a higher elevation. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Inflated yogurt safe to eat? Bursted air out when opened, looks and smells fine : r/isthissafetoeat If You See Bloated Food Packaging, This Is What It Means | Taste of Home Dull Men's Club® | I live at 6400 feet elevation | Facebook Is Food Safe If Its Package Is Bulging? | HuffPost Life | — | ||||||
| 3/30/26 |  908. Using Butter Rubbed on a Dirty Pan | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using butter that was rubbed on a dirty pan. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Applied Dairy Microbiology - Google Books Outbreak of Listeria Monocytogenes Serotype 3a Infections from Butter in Finland | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Amazon.com | Popcorn & Butter Matching His & Hers Couples Stainless Steel Insulated Tumbler: Tumblers & Water Glasses | — | ||||||
| 3/27/26 |  907. Vegetables Grown in Soil with Composted Botulinum Toxin | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating vegetables grown in soil with composted botulinum toxin. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Composting At Home | US EPA Temperature Effects on Botulinum A Toxin.∗ - T. E. Cartwright, Max A. Lauffer, 1958 Methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States Avian botulism - Wikipedia Manure contamination with Clostridium botulinum after avian botulism outbreaks: management and potential risk of dissemination - Souillard - 2020 - Veterinary Record - Wiley Online Library Clostridium botulinum and Bio‐compost. A Contribution to the Analysis of Potential Health Hazards Caused by Bio‐waste Recycling - Böhnel - 2000 - Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B - Wiley Online Library Methods for Health Risk Assessment by Clostridium botulinum in Biocompost | Springer Nature Link Overview of botulinum neurotoxin-producing clostridia in soils in France - PMC NRT Quick Reference Guide: Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) (causes Botulism) The Effect of Temperature on Toxin Formation and Toxin Stability of Clostridium Botulinum Type E in Different Environments Botulinum Toxin A: Is it Really that Fragile a Molecule? - SHOME - 2010 - Dermatologic Surgery - Wiley Online Library Botulism outbreaks in natural environments – an update - PMC Schoenoplectus - Wikipedia | — | ||||||
| 3/25/26 |  906. White Castle Burgers in a Cooler for 12 Hours | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating White Castle burgers in a cooler for 12 hours. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ White Castle (restaurant) - Wikipedia Menu | Krystal Restaurants Wilson, North Carolina - Wikipedia Like a Local: Wilson | Our State Conetoe, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell Pierce - Wikipedia SQFI | SQF Unites 2026 ComBase Home USDA FSIS C. perfringens Risk Assessment Executive Summary Incidence of Clostridium perfringens in Commercially Produced Cured Raw Meat Product Mixtures and Behavior in Cooked Products during Chilling and Refrigerated Storage - ScienceDirect We tried White Castle from an airport vending machine. It was bleak. - The Washington Post Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - Wikipedia | — | ||||||
| 3/23/26 |  905. Eating With Poopy Fingernail Hands | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating with poopy fingernail hands. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 A large outbreak of antibiotic-resistant shigellosis at a mass gathering - PubMed Rainbow Gathering - Wikipedia | — | ||||||
| 3/20/26 |  904. Dishwasher Hot Dogs | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making hot dogs in your dishwasher. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Instagram reel of dishwasher hotdogs Why It's Never A Good Idea To Cook Your Food In A Dishwasher | — | ||||||
| 3/18/26 |  903. Three Month Old Compound Butter | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from three month old refrigerated compound butter. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Wire - Wikipedia Compound butter - Wikipedia Kitchen Confidential - Wikipedia The effects of butter characteristics on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes - VOYSEY - 2009 - International Journal of Dairy Technology - Wiley Online Library Exposure of Listeria monocytogenes within an epidemic caused by butter in Finland - ScienceDirect | — | ||||||
| 3/16/26 |  902. Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Saint Patrick's Day - Wikipedia Shamrock Shake (Small): Calories and Ingredients | McDonald's Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder - Wikipedia David Bowie, Bing Crosby and the story of the strangest Christmas duet ever | CBC Music Read Bing Crosby – Who Threw the Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? (Single Version) - YouTube Safety Data Sheet (SDS) – Masonry Cement Mortars Supplementary Material 45: Mick Drops, The Weinstein Conspiracy Hour, and Lessons from History - Decoding the Gurus | — | ||||||
| 3/13/26 |  901. Coffee Made in a Coffee Maker Used to "Wash" Underwear | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee from a coffee pot used to wash underware. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 health influencer's video / X Urban Dictionary: mann's assumption AeroPress Go Travel Coffee Press | Camping Coffee Maker Neat Traveler Case Complete Travel Kit for Spirits – Aged&Ore How hot is the water in the brewer? | Knowledge Article | — | ||||||
| 3/11/26 |  900. Dried Garlic in Cold Process Soap | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making garlic soap. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Whisky - Wikipedia Irish coffee - Wikipedia Chumbawamba - Tubthumping - YouTube Wild Waters Soapery Garlic Soap | Don't Eat It! Soap and Skin Care Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. | AJPH | Vol. 80 Issue 11 Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed Black Garlic Infused Soap Soap Poisoning | A Christmas Story | TBS - YouTube Garlic soap | Soapmaking Forum - Soap & Candle Forums | — | ||||||
| 3/9/26 |  899. Wine From Grapes Grazed by Goats | Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking wine from grapes grazed by goats. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Goats Do Roam Red - Fairview Marketplace What is Côtes du Rhône? | Wine Enthusiast Magazine Mississippi Pot Roast {The BEST Pot Roast EVER} - Belle of the Kitchen Cryptosporidium, an important enteric pathogen in goats – A review - ScienceDirect A Simple Alcohol-based Method of Oocyst Inactivation for Use in the Development of Detection Assays for Cryptosporidium - ScienceDirect Effect of Organic Acids and Hydrogen Peroxide on Cryptosporidium parvum Viability in Fruit Juices - ScienceDirect The Cryptosporidium Problem in Water and Food Supplies - ScienceDirect | — | ||||||
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13 placements across 13 markets.
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13 placements across 13 markets.