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  • Novo folheto: Evite Contaminação Alimentar Durante os Feriados

    Posted: November 21st, 2009 - 1:50pm

    Date Published: 
    19.nov.09
    Source Title: 
    bites

    Traduzido por Manoelita Warkentien Destaques do folheto: -    O peru festivo das refeições comemorativas tem sido ligado a manifestações de salmonelose e campylobacteriose. -    Limpe e higienize os utensilios e superficies de trabalho após o manuseio do peru cru a ser cozido.

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  • New Food Safety Infosheet: Avoid foodborne illness during the holidays

    Posted: November 19th, 2009 - 8:31pm

    Date Published: 
    19.nov.09
    Source Title: 
    bites.ksu.edu

    The newest food safety infosheet, a graphical one-page food safety-related story directed at food handlers, is now available at www.foodsafetyinfosheets.com Food Safety Infosheet Highlights: - Holiday turkey meals have been linked to outbreaks of salmonellosis and campylobacterosis - Clean and sanitize utensils and work surfaces after preparing raw turkey for roasting

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  • WASHINGTON, D.C.: Hey RFD: Bring back the paper towels

    Posted: November 19th, 2009 - 8:30pm

    Date Published: 
    19.nov.09
    Source Title: 
    WeLoveDC

    After WLDC’s first photo walk a few weeks ago we adjourned to RFD, a place I’ve long loved for its great selection of beers on tap. However there’s a somewhat off-color but highly accurate truism: you don’t buy beer, you just rent it for a while.

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  • BARFBLOG: Handwashing for nerds: Are those Dysan jet dryers better than paper towel?

    Posted: November 12th, 2009 - 7:55am

    Date Published: 
    12.nov.09
    Source Title: 
    barfblog

    Amy, Sorenne and I spent a long last weekend in San Francisco, where Amy conferenced, I had some meetings, but mainly just hung out with the kid (three pirates and a little girl, right).

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  • NEW ZEALAND: Foodsafe Week: Beat the bugs this summer

    Posted: November 4th, 2009 - 7:22am

    Date Published: 
    03.nov.09
    Source Title: 
    NZFSA

    Each year about 200,000 New Zealanders get sick from foodborne bugs and estimates are that almost half of those cases are due to mishandling food in the home. With more people buying smarter, including making bulk purchases, the potential for food safety problems can also be multiplied.

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  • Diarrheal illness among women, infants, and children (WIC) program participants in Miami, Florida: Implications for nutrition education

    Posted: November 2nd, 2009 - 7:29am

    Date Published: 
    01.nov.09
    Source Title: 
    Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Volume 41, Issue 6, Pages 420-424

    Abstract Objective To assess risk factors for diarrheal illness among clients of a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinic in Miami, FL. Design A cross-sectional survey with questions about demographics, food safety practices, and diarrheal illness. Setting

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  • Bacterial contamination of hands increases risk of cross-contamination among low-income Puerto Rican meal preparers

    Posted: November 2nd, 2009 - 7:29am

    Date Published: 
    01.nov.09
    Source Title: 
    Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Volume 41, Issue 6, Pages 389-397

    Abstract Objective To examine the association of microbial contamination of the meal preparer's hands with microbial status of food and kitchen/utensil surfaces during home preparation of a “Chicken and Salad” meal. Design and Setting

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  • US: Unhealthy habits often hard to break

    Posted: October 30th, 2009 - 8:05pm

    Date Published: 
    30.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    Chicago Tribune

    When it comes to improving our health, we all know what to do. Exercise. Eat right. Quit smoking. Drink alcohol only in moderation. And wash our hands. It sounds simple. So why don't more of us do it?

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  • US: This Halloween, parents wary of flu

    Posted: October 29th, 2009 - 10:01am

    Date Published: 
    29.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    Baltimore Sun

    With infection rates rising and the H1N1 vaccine in short supply, this Halloween comes with the added scare of swine flu - and Baltimore-area parents find themselves balancing the fun of a favorite holiday with worries about keeping kids healthy.

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  • AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: Doctors' handwashing targeted

    Posted: October 26th, 2009 - 6:04pm

    Date Published: 
    26.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    The Press

    A hygiene campaign for health professionals begins in Canterbury next month as Australian research shows inadequate handwashing by most doctors. New research published in the Medical Journal of Australia found nurses were better than doctors and other health workers at handwashing. A clean hands campaign, run from 2006 to 2007, had resulted in better hand hygiene overall.

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