New International Food Safety Network Infosheet — Hepatitis A scare at Amherst, New York Wegmans store - (International Food Safety Network)
February 13, 2008 – 5:01 pmThe newest food safety infosheet, a graphical one-page food safety-related story directed at food handlers, is now available at foodsafetyinfosheets.ksu.edu.
Infosheet highlights:
-Over 1000 shoppers potentially exposed between January 7 and 26, 2008 through produce handler
-Handwashing can reduce the chance of passing on Hepatitis A to patrons.
-Keep the poop (yours or others) off your hands
-You may pass the virus in your poop for over a month without knowing you have it.
Infosheets are created weekly by iFSN and are posted in restaurants, retail stores, on farms and used in training throughout the world. If you have any infosheet topic requests, or photos, please contact Ben Chapman at bchapman@uoguelph.ca.
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