1. NC STATE FAIR & FOOD SAFETY

2. 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?

3. HISTORY

4. STEVE TROXLER NC AG COMMISSIONER

5. THE SOD FATHER JIM GRAHAM 1964-2001 HELD OFFICE FOR ALMOST 40 YRS MADE STATE FAIR WHAT IT IS TODAY

6. FAIR STARTS IN 1853 HTTP://WWW.NCSTATEFAIR.ORG/2014/NEWSROOM/HISTORY.HTM

7. COMPETITIONS HTTP://WWW.NCSTATEFAIR.ORG/2014/INDEX.HTM CROPS & LIVESTOCK MAKING CLOTHES COOKING/BAKING ART/PHOTOGRAPHY/CRAFTS

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

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?

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 LEE’S FOODS CLASSES BOOTH AT LEE CO FAIR

11. FOOD SAFETY HTTP://WWW.NCFOODSAFETY.COM/ HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/FOODSAFETY/

12. NOROVIRUS THE STOMACH BUG HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/NOROVIRUS/DOWNLOADS/KEYFACTS.PDF

13. WINNABLE BATTLE HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/WINNABLEBATTLES/FOODSAFETY/INDEX.HTML

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!!!!!!!!!!

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

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 COW’S BRAIN, SPINAL CORD OR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

17. MAD COW PANDEMIC

18. USDA & FDA UNITED STATES DEPT OF AG FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION IMPORTING FOOD FROM OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE TO MEET OUR STANDARD

19. ESSAY GUIDLINES HTTP://WWW.LEE.K12.NC.US/PAGE/15796