NC STATE FAIR & FOOD SAFETY
EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE THE NC STATE FAIR. TO CELEBRATE NC’S 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?
HISTORY
STEVE TROXLER NC AG COMMISSIONER
THE SOD FATHER JIM GRAHAM HELD OFFICE FOR ALMOST 40 YRS MADE STATE FAIR WHAT IT IS TODAY
FAIR STARTS IN
COMPETITIONS CROPS & LIVESTOCK MAKING CLOTHES COOKING/BAKING ART/PHOTOGRAPHY/CRAFTS
GERM NC STATE FAIR HANDWASHING LAB IN 6 TH GRADE SHOWS THE GERM AND HOW WELL YOU WASH YOUR HANDS
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?
COMMON FOOD SAFETY MISTAKES FOOD-SAFETY-MISTAKES/ FOOD-SAFETY-MISTAKES/ FOOD TEMPERATURES IS A HUGE ISSUE SOUTHERN LEE’S FOODS CLASSES BOOTH AT LEE CO FAIR
FOOD SAFETY
NOROVIRUS THE STOMACH BUG
WINNABLE BATTLE
E COLI OUTBREAK COUNTY-E-COLI-OUTBREAK-LOOMS-OVER-STATE-FAIR-PREVENTION- EFFORTS/ COUNTY-E-COLI-OUTBREAK-LOOMS-OVER-STATE-FAIR-PREVENTION- EFFORTS/ WASH HANDS!!!!!!!!!!
SALMONELLA OUTBREAKS MOST RECENT: FOSTER FARMS CHICKEN PAST: PETER PAN PEANUT BUTTER & TACO BELL LETTUCE BACTERIA
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 COW’S BRAIN, SPINAL CORD OR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
MAD COW PANDEMIC
USDA & FDA UNITED STATES DEPT OF AG FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION IMPORTING FOOD FROM OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE TO MEET OUR STANDARD
ESSAY GUIDLINES