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Ben Chapman
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Food safety. Hockey. NC State professor. Sometimes known as the Canadian who 'uh's and 'um's on http://foodsafetytalk.com and https://www.riskyornot.co
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Food Safety Talk 330: Some People Call Me Dr. Sweaty with @bugcounter.bsky.social is now up. This one has everything: Cartridge blowing, Selling Sunset pitches, radioactive shrimp and sweat

www.foodsafetytalk.com/food-safety-talk/2025/11/10/food-safety-talk-330-some-people-call-me-dr-sweaty
Food Safety Talk 330: Some People Call Me Dr. Sweaty — Food Safety Talk
After warming up on hockey, baseball and other things, the guys dig into the CDC's scaling back of FoodNet as well as budget cuts ending some federally supported nutrition education. The conversation ...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Another one is up! Food Safety 329: Thing 1 and Thing 2 with @bugcounter.bsky.social and a couple of special guest is now up at www.foodsafetytalk.com/food-safety-talk/2025/10/16/food-safety-329-thing-1-and-thing-2 This one has everything: Hampsterdam, Intergalactic, blue hogs, and hand soap.
Food Safety 329: Thing 1 And Thing 2 — Food Safety Talk
In this episode Ben and Don are joined by not one, but two(!) mystery guests. In a surprise twist, Ben actually gets both correct (sorry for the spoiler). Kaitlyn Casuli and Dylan Bickers join the guy...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Catching up on all the shows we have in the can. Should be a couple more episodes of Food Safety Talk posing in the next week or so.
September 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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This episode was a bit silly. I like the way the show art turned out. We also discover a potential real risk and appreciate how it was mitigated.
823. Costco Free Food Samples — Risky or Not?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming Costco free food samples. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
www.riskyornot.co
September 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Late posting about yesterday‘s episode. This was an interesting one.
820. "Canning" an Unrefrigerated Low Acid Canned Food — Risky or Not?
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 ☣️
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September 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Food Safety Talk 327: You Got It In Two (Live from AFDO 2025) with @bugcounter.bsky.social is now up.
www.foodsafetytalk.com/food-safety-talk/2025/9/4/food-safety-talk-327-you-got-it-in-two-live-from-afdo-2025
Food Safety Talk 327: You Got It In Two (Live from AFDO 2025) — Food Safety Talk
Don and Ben planned on being in the room together for this one but travel problems hit and Ben ended up Zooming in. The guys go through a bunch of outbreaks and recalls including listeria in some read...
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September 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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I ate shrimp twice last week!
August 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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in today’s episode we discuss white bread. That’s it, that’s the whole topic. Just white bread. www.riskyornot.co/ep... You might be saying to yourself why would they talk about that? Well, listen to the episode and you’ll find out!
810. White Bread — Risky or Not?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from white bread. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
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August 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Ben is currently on vacation, but I hope he has his thermometer. www.riskyornot.co/ep... i had a fun chat with ChattyG about the image
chatgpt.com/share/68...
804. Ben's Missing Thermometer — Risky or Not?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a beef hamburger cooked by Professor Ben without a hamburger. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
www.riskyornot.co
July 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I’m in Cleveland for the IAFP annual meeting. Ben is at an undisclosed location in North Ontario, but still the podcasts keep posting www.riskyornot.co/ep...
803. Unpasteurized Suitcase Saint Nectaire Cheese — Risky or Not?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of transporting unpasteurized Saint Nectaire Cheese from France to Canada Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
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July 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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While most of the food safety nerds are at @iafp.bsky.social, I’m here working away to post podcasts😂. Food Safety Talk 326: Kimchi Bread
with @bugcounter.bsky.social is now up www.foodsafetytalk.com/food-safety-talk/2025/7/29/food-safety-talk-326-kimchi-bread
Food Safety Talk 326: Kimchi Bread — Food Safety Talk
In this episode Don and Ben kick things off with some local flavor talking through Ben's hockey consumption experiences. before diving deep into the world of academic publishing and journals. The guys...
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July 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Today's episode was an interesting one. In the end we made our decision based on CDC data. www.riskyornot.co/ep...

Also, ChatGPT doesn't really like it when you talk about breasts. Here was the conversation to eventually get us show art: chatgpt.com/share/68...
799. Combining Breastmilk Collected in Shells Over Three Days to Feed a Healthy Infant — Risky or Not?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of collecting breastmilk in shells over three days to feed to a healthy infant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
www.riskyornot.co
July 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Tagging @benchapmanncsu.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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it was great to hear from my old college friend Dave who found the podcast through my posting on LinkedIn: www.riskyornot.co/ep... Dave doesn’t really look like this and I’m pretty sure he keeps his epees out of the kitchen.
July 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Only a day late posting about this episode. The episode was a lot of fun to record and I think the show art is [chef's kiss] www.riskyornot.co/ep... it was a bit of a ride to get the image correct: chatgpt.com/share/68...
797. Ben's Pants Pocket Forks — Risky or Not?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of putting plastic forks in your pants pocket for later use. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
www.riskyornot.co
July 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Even though you get it here first, I have been extremely delinquent in editing/posting. But here you go:
July 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Get it here first: Food Safety Talk 324: Richard Fingers Uncured with @bugcounter.bsky.social is now up! This one has everything: uppers, downers, tidy data, Tubular Bells and chlorinated chicken.

www.foodsafetytalk.com/food-safety-talk/2025/6/2/food-safety-talk-324-richard-fingers-uncured
Food Safety Talk 324: Richard Fingers Uncured — Food Safety Talk
Ben and Don do a normal sort of show, for them. They start the show talking through Ben's sports ball obsessions including the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Durham Bulls. The guys play one of Ben's fav...
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June 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Yay, @bugcounter.bsky.social and @benchapmanncsu.bsky.social are finally doing the Simpsons-themed Risky or Not arc I've always dreamed of. The ham also smelled vile, but I suppose that could just be related to it tasting vile. www.riskyornot.co/episodes/778...
778. Out of Date Simpson's Ham — Risky or Not?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating out of date ham as depicted on the Simpsons. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
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May 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Deviled eggs are not my thing. Especially if they are grey.
May 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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It might be a holiday in the US but we are still publishing episodes! www.riskyornot.co/ep... I knew ChatGPT would probably not draw a picture of a Snickers bar so I asked it what a Snickers bar looks like and then told it to draw that.
776. Eating a Half Eaten Candy Bar After the Pandemic — Risky or Not?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a half eaten candy bar left on a desk during the COVID-19 pandemic Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
www.riskyornot.co
May 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Just catching up on this episode which posted Friday. www.riskyornot.co/ep...

The next week of posts is set, and recording a new batch on Monday!
772. Reusing Bench Flour — Risky or Not?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reusing bench flour. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
www.riskyornot.co
May 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Get it here first! Food Safety Talk 323: If It's Wet, And It Isn't Yours, Don't Touch It (Live From CFP 2025) with @bugcounter.bsky.social is now up

www.foodsafetytalk.com/food-safety-talk/2025/5/14/food-safety-talk-323-if-its-wet-and-it-isnt-yours-dont-touch-it-live-from-cfp-2025
Food Safety Talk 323: If It's Wet, And It Isn't Yours, Don't Touch It (Live From CFP 2025) — Food Safety Talk
In this very special episode, Ben and Don take the stage to moderate a powerhouse panel on the evolution of retail food safety, featuring Jill Hollingsworth (Ecolab), Cory Hedman (Meijer), Laurie Farm...
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May 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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We record new episodes on Monday but this episode should tide you over until then www.riskyornot.co/ep...
769. Onion and Shallot Black Mold — Risky or Not?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from onions and/or shallots with black mold. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
www.riskyornot.co
May 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Yesterday's episode was a fun one: www.riskyornot.co/ep... but DALL·E was not cooperating. For details on my struggles look here: chatgpt.com/share/68...
767. Eating and Drinking at Nudist Bar — Risky or Not?
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks eating and drinking at nudist bar. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
www.riskyornot.co
May 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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It’s catch up day, so I’m posting some Food Safety Talk episodes we have in the can. Food Safety Talk 322: I'm Also Not A Food Scientist with @bugcounter.bsky.social is now up.
www.foodsafetytalk.com/food-safety-talk/2025/5/2/food-safety-talk-322-im-also-not-a-food-scientist
Food Safety Talk 322: I'm Also Not A Food Scientist — Food Safety Talk
In this episode, Don and Ben are joined by a mystery guest, Dr. Xenia Morin, Don's great colleague at Rutgers who works at the intersection of science, social science and society, specifically around ...
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May 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM