NC STATE FAIR & FOOD SAFETY Slide 2 EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE THE
NC STATE FAIR. TO CELEBRATE NCS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE IS WHAT
BUILT THIS STATE. FARMERS BRING THEIR TOP CROP AND ANIMALS TO FAIR
TO SHOW OFF AND COMPETE AGAINST OTHERS. WHAT IS OUR TOP CROP? Slide
3 HISTORY Slide 4 STEVE TROXLER NC AG COMMISSIONER Slide 5 THE SOD
FATHER JIM GRAHAM 1964-2001 HELD OFFICE FOR ALMOST 40 YRS MADE
STATE FAIR WHAT IT IS TODAY Slide 6 FAIR STARTS IN 1853
HTTP://WWW.NCSTATEFAIR.ORG/2014/NEWSROOM/HISTORY.HTM Slide 7
COMPETITIONS HTTP://WWW.NCSTATEFAIR.ORG/2014/INDEX.HTM CROPS &
LIVESTOCK MAKING CLOTHES COOKING/BAKING ART/PHOTOGRAPHY/CRAFTS
Slide 8 GERM CITY @ NC STATE FAIR
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=G0_UZ-GTEJW HANDWASHING LAB IN 6 TH
GRADE SHOWS THE GERM AND HOW WELL YOU WASH YOUR HANDS Slide 9 WHY
DO WE WASH OUR HANDS? PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. WHAT ILLNESSES
CAN WE SPREAD? GERMS CAN LIVE ON A SURFACE FOR A FEW HOURS. RULES:
NEVER PUT YOUR HANDS IN YOUR EYE, NOSE OR MOUTH WHY? Slide 10
COMMON FOOD SAFETY MISTAKES
HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/PICTURES/10-DANGEROUS-BUT-COMMON-
FOOD-SAFETY-MISTAKES/
HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/PICTURES/10-DANGEROUS-BUT-COMMON-
FOOD-SAFETY-MISTAKES/ FOOD TEMPERATURES IS A HUGE ISSUE SOUTHERN
LEES FOODS CLASSES BOOTH AT LEE CO FAIR Slide 11 FOOD SAFETY
HTTP://WWW.NCFOODSAFETY.COM/ HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/FOODSAFETY/ Slide
12 NOROVIRUS THE STOMACH BUG
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/NOROVIRUS/DOWNLOADS/KEYFACTS.PDF Slide 13
WINNABLE BATTLE
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/WINNABLEBATTLES/FOODSAFETY/INDEX.HTML Slide 14 E
COLI OUTBREAK
HTTP://WWW.NORTHCAROLINAHEALTHNEWS.ORG/2012/10/16/CLEVELAND-
COUNTY-E-COLI-OUTBREAK-LOOMS-OVER-STATE-FAIR-PREVENTION- EFFORTS/
HTTP://WWW.NORTHCAROLINAHEALTHNEWS.ORG/2012/10/16/CLEVELAND-
COUNTY-E-COLI-OUTBREAK-LOOMS-OVER-STATE-FAIR-PREVENTION- EFFORTS/
WASH HANDS!!!!!!!!!! Slide 15 SALMONELLA OUTBREAKS
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/SALMONELLA/GENERAL/INDEX.HTML MOST RECENT:
FOSTER FARMS CHICKEN PAST: PETER PAN PEANUT BUTTER & TACO BELL
LETTUCE BACTERIA Slide 16 MAD COW DISEASE ORIGINATED IN UNITED
KINGDOM CAUSED COWS TO LOSE THEIR FUNCTIONS STAGGER & FALL
COULD BE PASSED ALONG TO HUMANS THROUGH EATING FOOD CONTAMINATED
WITH THE COWS BRAIN, SPINAL CORD OR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Slide 17 MAD
COW PANDEMIC Slide 18 USDA & FDA UNITED STATES DEPT OF AG FOOD
& DRUG ADMINISTRATION IMPORTING FOOD FROM OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE
TO MEET OUR STANDARD Slide 19 ESSAY GUIDLINES
HTTP://WWW.LEE.K12.NC.US/PAGE/15796
