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Plus much more. I recall when a bunch of people got sick at my health department picnic. The next inservice was on "food poisoning".
The health department where I worked once had to give Hepatitis A shots to some people who'd been exposed at a church school dinner. Someone even called me to ask about their dog who had eaten some of the food. I referred her to her vet.
One time, someone at my church had the bright idea to have kids decorate cookies for the Christmas program. I saw a kid licking the knife he was using to spread the frosting. I talked to the pastor who made some comment before we ate them about how the iced cookies might be difficult for some people with dentures, etc to eat, being diplomatic!
Not all child-made goodies are unsanitary. Parents with clean kitchens teach their budding cooks about food safety. My son's specialty, chocolate chip cookies, were absolutely safe to eat. Teaching him food safety was a part of teaching him to cook and it was an easy lesson because he watched me cook with care about food safety.
No "five second rule" in my house. If it hit the floor, it hit the garbage.
Not all child-made goodies are unsanitary. Parents with clean kitchens teach their budding cooks about food safety. My son's specialty, chocolate chip cookies, were absolutely safe to eat. Teaching him food safety was a part of teaching him to cook and it was an easy lesson because he watched me cook with care about food safety.
No "five second rule" in my house. If it hit the floor, it hit the garbage.
Baked goods are usually safe because they've gone through the oven, as long as they handlers have washed their hands when touching the finished product.
Nobody wants sugary stuff, candy. Almost everyone I know would turn it down. They're either on a diet, or they are diabetic. But I don't see this peanut brittle, fudge, etc as real food; it has too much sugar in it to be healthy for human consumption.
I guess we must travel in different circles. Homemade sugary stuff, candy or other homemade goodies brought into a workplace or other gathering usually causes a virtual feeding frenzy as people line up to sample the wares, LOL.
Plus much more. I recall when a bunch of people got sick at my health department picnic. The next inservice was on "food poisoning".
The health department where I worked once had to give Hepatitis A shots to some people who'd been exposed at a church school dinner. Someone even called me to ask about their dog who had eaten some of the food. I referred her to her vet.
One time, someone at my church had the bright idea to have kids decorate cookies for the Christmas program. I saw a kid licking the knife he was using to spread the frosting. I talked to the pastor who made some comment before we ate them about how the iced cookies might be difficult for some people with dentures, etc to eat, being diplomatic!
ok, I was pretty much commenting tongue in cheek. My point simply is we have all eaten things that might gross us out if we thought about it and yet it is rare we have gotten sick from any of it, regardless of where it came from. Some people just spend too much time worrying about stuff that isn't worth worrying about. being aware is one thing, imagining all that could happen is taking this too far.
Not all child-made goodies are unsanitary. Parents with clean kitchens teach their budding cooks about food safety. My son's specialty, chocolate chip cookies, were absolutely safe to eat. Teaching him food safety was a part of teaching him to cook and it was an easy lesson because he watched me cook with care about food safety.
No "five second rule" in my house. If it hit the floor, it hit the garbage.
gee our pastor used to say 15 second, but either way, I pretty much agree with you. I think my kids are more aware of the possibility of germs than I am. don't think any of them though worry about a food gift prepared for them.
I guess we must travel in different circles. Homemade sugary stuff, candy or other homemade goodies brought into a workplace or other gathering usually causes a virtual feeding frenzy as people line up to sample the wares, LOL.
LOL. Where I work, too. It only lasts a few hours and when I go back it's gone. Could be donuts, candy, cookies, all gone...and fast. No germaphobes there.
I guess we must travel in different circles. Homemade sugary stuff, candy or other homemade goodies brought into a workplace or other gathering usually causes a virtual feeding frenzy as people line up to sample the wares, LOL.
Pretty much the same anywhere I've worked in the last 50 years, as well.
Unless it’s store bought I throw it out! I don’t know what is in it or how old.
Can someone say "paranoid"? I'm glad I'm not in the shape you're in.
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