Safe Food Café - Petting zoos and their risk
The International Food Safety Network’s Safe Food Café campaign has returned with a new video aimed at petting zoos. E. coli outbreaks have been linked to petting zoos in recent years that have resulted in hundreds ill. This has resulted in safety measures being stepped up around the animals. Make sure to stay tuned to The Safe Food Café on YouTube for more reports.
I really hope they have proper handwashing stations
The Ontario Farm Animal Council and the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) today announced that they are challenging members of the media to be farmers for a day.Ron Douglas, CNE Farm Superintendent and farmer, was quoted as saying,
"We are challenging the media to milk a cow, feed chickens, shear sheep and plant crops at this years’ CNE. We are also inviting them to bring their children along so that they can be one step closer to understanding what life on the farm is like in this day and age."
Great idea. But in addition to proper facilities, I really hope the organizers encourage and insist on proper sanitation and explain why. This from the U.S. CDC should help.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5605a1.htm
