TOPEKA, KS: Poop in Lake Shawnee - (barfblog)
July 30, 2008 – 6:14 pmLake Shawnee http://www.co.shawnee.ks.us/parksandrec/lakeBeach.shtm#Information in Topeka, Kansas recently had a code brown: poop in the lake. Lakes with swimming areas should have a safe policy in place, but two year lifeguard Gray Botswell was told to [go] into the water and retrieve the fecal matter with his bare hands. When he refused, he was asked to go home and not to return. http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/25910039.html Girlfriend Kristen Whithorn who has been a lifeguard at the lake for four years also walked off the job after she was told that she couldnt speak to media about her boyfriends incident.
It sounds like there was no proper policy in place, so the guys in charge decided that the lifeguards would just have to take care of the problem. However, removing fecal matter with bare hands isnt ideal. http://health.families.com/blog/poop-in-the-pool Its much better to try to protect the hands somehow or to fish out the poop with a […]
MORE:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=27631
Related posts:
BARFBLOG: Top 10 movie poop scenes - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Australian ice cream positive for poop but whose poop is it? - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Theres a lot of poop in produce - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Water, soap and paper towel: Aggieville bars have the handwashing tools - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Chinese poop turns heads in Lawrence (Kansas) - (barfblog)
BARFBLOF: Don’t Eat Poop - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: When football and food safety collide - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Cooking with Pooh - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Pigeon poop payoff - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Sandbox safety and poop Michelle Mazur - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Poop and pools do not mix - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: 20 sick with E. coli at Guelph; doesnt anyone say theyre sorry anymore? - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Salmonella Saintpaul found in irrigation water and serrano pepper at a Mexican farm - (barfblog)
iFSN COMMENTARY: Cooking the poop out of pot pies - (barfblog.com)
‘Quake lake’ canal completed
Race against time to drain ‘quake lake’
BARFBLOG: Hank Hill on food safety and hygiene - (barfblog)
NEW YORK: Fecal facial is latest wacky skin treatment - (N.Y. Post)
Thousands flee China ‘quake lake’ peril
New strategies required to reduce foodborne illness says CDC; don’t eat poop - (barfblog)
China races to dynamite ‘quake lake’
Water rising too fast at China quake lake
New International Food Safety Network Infosheet — Water parks and pools can be source of illnesses - (International Food Safety Network)
BARFBLOG: Salmonella in dog treats presents human risk - (barfblog)
TENNESSEE: No source yet determined for hepatitis A outbreak - (Knoxnews.com)
AUSTRALIA: Record oyster crop - (Great Lakes Advocate)
CHICAGO: Restaurant report cards - (Lake County News-Sun)
ILLINOIS: Restaurant report cards - (Lake County News-Sun)
iFSN: Food safety culture — where iFSN is going - (iFSN)
MISSOURI: Norovirus strikes in Lake County - (The Missoulian)
Trailer de Saw IV
BARFBLOG: 500 barfblogs - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Employees must wash hands - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Employees must wash hands - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Two years in Kansas; barfblog turns 1; what’s next - (barfblog)
ILLINOIS: Restaurant report card - (The News-Sun)
New International Food Safety Network Infosheet — Hepatitis A scare at Amherst, New York Wegmans store - (International Food Safety Network)
BARFBLOG: T-shirts now available - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Does Cher have foodborne illness? - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Bathroom horrors in the friendly skies - (barfblog)
KANSAS health officials investigating E. coli cases - (nbc action news)
TENNESSEE: Hepatitis A vaccinations needed for Cherokee Lake area - (Knox News)
BARFBLOG: Guelph still sucks too - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Raw milk and sprouts sicken Santa - (barfblog)
ONTARIO: E. Coli outbreak tests North Bay’s mettle - (HealthZone.ca)
CANADA: More food inspection tests needed: Smiths Snacks GM - (The Western Star)
BARFBLOG: Doggie dining, handwashing and Hurricane Fay - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Canadian bureaucrats still arent that into me - (barfblog)
New International Food Safety Network Infosheet — Brazilian soccer club hit with hepatitis A - (International Food Safety Network)
BARFBLOG: Handwashing rates low in hospitals: report - (barfblog)
Quake lake aftershock causes landslides
BARFBLOG: Cooking a frozen pot pie in a microwave - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Does Maple Leaf read barfblog? - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Squirrel melts for lunch like tuna melts, but with squirrel - (barfblog)
Lake in Chile empties from melting glacier
Soldiers blow up houses in quake lake
BARFBLOG: Paging Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman - (barfblog )
WASHINGTON: Lake Stevens restaurant may be E. coli source - (SeattlePI.com)
WASHINGTON: Lake Stevens eatery reopens as E. coli suit filed - (The Seattle Times)
Mouse poop in Babwa’s prune juice? - (TMZ.com)
BARFBLOG: The Amazing Race: Whos ready to work up a thirst? - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Food safety infomercials still suck - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: The Safe Food Café - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Emergency plans for retail food establishments - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Scores on doors - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Dougie Downer at the diner table - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: How to know if its done? Dont listen to Good Housekeeping or NBC - (barfblog)
2007 deadliest for U.S. in Iraq
BARFBLOG: Mouse bits in shrimp snack shocks Koreans - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Canadian government information on listeria is mushy - (barfblog)
‘Mass grave’ uncovered in Iraq
Quake lake water surges through cities
BARFBLOG: Pot pies are back: new labels, same problems - (barfblog)
ONTARIO: Study suggests drinking water may be source of winter norovirus outbreaks - (Canadian Press)
BARFBLOG: Salmonella numbers up; media magic - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Toronto shuts restaurant after rat sighting - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Marketing food safety: take control or the following (gross) images will proliferate - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Cooking the poop out of pepperoni pizza - (International Food Safety Network)
WYOMING: Illness that hit ranch likely a common one - (Billings Gazette)
BARFBLOG: Something I can get behind or on: World Toilet Day - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Im not sending officers down to enforce the making of your cheeseburger - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Football, food safety and family - (barfblog )
BARFBLOG: Can mistletoe be dangerous? - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Raw milk thought to sicken one with E. coli O157 - (barfblog)
Spillways ease pressure on quake lake dam
BARFBLOG: Retailers can do more: market microbial food safety - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Condom found in meat in Colorado - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Silence of the lettuce - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Michael McCain whines some more - (barfblog)
Water behind ‘quake lake’ nearing top of dam
BARFBLOG: Are you food safety savvy? - (barfblog)
ONTARIO: Links in new E. coli outbreak unclear - (Globe and Mail)
BARFBLOG: Whole Food food porn it aint about safety - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Johnny Depp: Words can’t describe pain of daughter’s E. coli illness - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: How to check if a turkey is cooked: “piping hot” is not sufficient - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: 15 dead in Canadian listeria outbreak; government messages turn from bizarre to banal - (barfblog)
Want news faster? Subscribe to barfblog.com - (iFSN)
BARFBLOG: Pediatrics warns against pets for toddlers - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Raw milk sickens infant; lawsuit filed - (barfblog)
BARFBLOG: Should deli meats be on the menu for pregnant women and at medical care facilities? - (barfblog)