Georgia state health officials are investigating whether E. coli was spread at the Georgia National Fair held earlier this month.
Officials with the Georgia Department of Public Health said they have confirmed four cases of the illness among children who were at the event from Oct. 7 to Oct. 17,
Continue Reading Four children infected with E. coli after attending fair in Georgia
There are many food safety risks associated with fairs and carnivals; mobile and temporary vendors can lack clean workstations, there aren’t always sinks for employees to wash their hands or even gloves for employees to use when handling food, and vendors might not have refrigeration on-site for raw ingredients or
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This past weekend I woke up to the sad news of yet other injuries and a death linked to animal contact at a fair.
San Diego County health officials announced late Friday night that a 2-year-old child has died and three other children between 2 and 13 years old
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