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Raw Seafood ~ On the Half Shell
The topic is fascinating, but there is not much for learners to do here. Food borne illness has always been a problem for humans to face, and here, data from the Center for Disease Control is analyzed. Learners look at the number of...
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Banquet Menu Assessment: Exposure Investigation Exercise
Learners identify sources of Food Borne illness and their prevention. They formulate hypotheses based on collected information. Pupils become aware of Nutrintional value of food. Students collected data are synthesized to formulate...
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Hand Washing: I Can Handle It!
Fifth graders examine virus transmission. For this health and nutrition lesson, 5th graders explore hand washing and food handling techniques that prevent food borne illnesses. Students name viruses and the diseases caused by them
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Providing Safe Food to the Consumer
Students identify safe practices that must be followed to assure the food chain from the farm or ranch to dinner table is providing safe and quality food for the consumer. Students visit websites to examine numbers of food borne...
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Washington University School of Medicine: Botulism
Everything you could imagine about botulism. Very extensive information in outline format.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Viral Hepatitis a Fact Sheet
Great overview of the facts surrounding Hepatitis A. Presented in a very clear format. Click on the PDF to download.
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Kids Health: Infant Botulism
Site provides an excellent description of botulism and how it affects infants, including information about symptoms, prevention and treatment.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: e.coli
Answers to the most frequently asked questions about E.coli.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Salmonella
This resource general information including the most frequently asked questions about salmonella. Also technical information and links to articles about outbreaks.
New York State Dept. of Health
New York State Health Dept.: Hepatitis a & Food Service
A fact sheet about Hepatitis A with a focus on food service workers and personal hygiene practices.
US Food and Drug Administration
Fda/bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Overview and background information on BSE in the U.K. Also includes steps taken in the U.S. to reduce risks.
CNN
Cnn: In Depth Inspection at Beef Plant
A CNN news story detailing a USDA inspection of a beef plant - hoping to find the source a large e.coli scare. The search for the source and details about the recall of large quantities of tainted meat are detailed.
CNN
Cnn: Usda:take Burger's Temperature to Prevent e.coli
A short news story about the need to test the temperature while cooking meats.