Announcement! Food Safety Talk will be recording live at International Association for Food Protection in New Orleans, LA. The recording will be in Room 231 Ernest Morial Convention Center. All listen...

In this Risky or Not Live cross-over episode, Don and Ben get together in person and do a live show from Boise, Idaho. After doing a bit of shucking and jiving to introduce new audience members to Foo...

The items were pulled as part of a voluntary recall last year at stores like Food Lion, Aldi, Walmart and others with locations across the state. The affected products include Food Lion and Walmart pr...

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 ...

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...

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming Costco free food samples. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

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 ☣️

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...

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from white bread. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

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 👍🏼

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 ☣️

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...

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 👍🏼

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 👍🏼

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...

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 ☣️

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 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reusing bench flour. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

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...

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 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks eating and drinking at nudist bar. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

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 ...

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating garlic yogurt dip 10 days post making, just prior to surgery. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating an apple bitten by stink bugs. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

The guys start the episode talking about their respective treadmills and then get into some stuff they are watching. They do some follow-up about the great episode on botulism with Jane Talkington. Th...

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using re-usable straws. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of re-heating leftovers indefinitely and the lasagna of Theseus. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Girl Scout Cookies Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

As a father of three beautiful and strong young women, I have become nearly immune to constructive criticism. It is in that vein I call out my friends at

In this episode, Ben and Don start with some warm up chatting about Decoding the Gurus, George Strombolopolis (which Don thinks is a made up name, but it is not) and James Acaster's obsession with a n...

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a toddler placing chicken nuggets in their shoes. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using water from a bedside glass to refill a humidifier. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Ben and Don are joined by a very special mystery (to Ben) guest, Jane Talkington, author of Recognizing Botulism: New Insights from Old Narratives. After an always embarrassing game of 20 questions, t...

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a strawberry that has fallen into a garbage disposal. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of slow cooling vegetarian chili. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from sticking energy chews to a bike's frame for easy access. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from accidentally leaving your contact lens solution bottle open. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating expired turkey deli meat. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of letting your baby lick a snake. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

After a quick discussion of the ongoing saga (that has now come to a conclusion) of Ben's bricked AirPods and baths, Ben and Don jump into food safety stuff. They start with the question of the moment...