Over 30 ill with Clostridium perfringens at parent-teacher conference in Evanston Ill

Food Safety Infosheet Highlights:
– Outbreak traced to catered BBQ that was held at incorrect temperatures
– Food was reportedly delivered by caterer and BBQ dishes sat out at room temperature throughout the afternoon and evening.
– Have the proper tools available, such as chafing dishes with a heat source, to keep the food above 135°F.

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Dr. Ben Chapman is a professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University. As a teenager, a Saturday afternoon viewing of the classic cable movie, Outbreak, sparked his interest in pathogens and public health. With the goal of less foodborne illness, his group designs, implements, and evaluates food safety strategies, messages, and media from farm-to-fork. Through reality-based research, Chapman investigates behaviors and creates interventions aimed at amateur and professional food handlers, managers, and organizational decision-makers; the gate keepers of safe food. Ben co-hosts a biweekly podcast called Food Safety Talk and tries to further engage folks online through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and, maybe not surprisingly, Pinterest. Follow on Twitter @benjaminchapman.