ODA eyes kids with food safety education effort June 2, 1999. . .
Young children are often more susceptible to food pathogens.
Like many grownups, they don't always practice proper sanitation and handwashing. Most of the time, they rely on the judgment of adults to give them foods that are safe and wholesome. That's why the Oregon Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Division is placing an emphasis on the education of kids, their parents, and their day care providers as summer approaches. When children get sick from food borne pathogens, we have a lot more potential problems than we ordinarily would have with adults. We need to take special care in the way we handle and prepare their food.