The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-04-04, Page 27County he aith ns
"What's one. man's poison, is
another's meat or drink", says
a famous old quotation.
However, some meat and drink
can be poisonous to every man,
woman and child who con-
sumps
onsumps it.
Food poisoning is a threat all
year but with summer ap-
•proaching,' bringing with it
family reunions and picnics,
tainted food becomes more
• common.
Improper food handling,
preparation and storage are the
most common causes of food.
poisoning, says Jack MacKin-
non • Huron. County health in -
wierrirrOSICSZ
Gus Balkouras is busy making plans for a trip to Ottawa,
the end of this week: He will attend a conference and
workshop on food poisoning sponsored by the federal
department of ,Health and Welfare. The workshop covers._
many topics. Gus is checking his itinerary. (staff photo) -
Local man off
.Ottawa -for
oisqningconference
Better fciod. and -f'ood han-
dling are important to C.G.
(Gus)- t3alkouras, 'of Goderieh,
. In response to an invitation,
`he. i:'ging to Ottawa to learn
more -about it. He may be the
only. person from . Hurbn.
County going.
The invitation comes from.
Health and Welfare• Canada,
,Health protection Branch, to
attend a c•onfe,rence and
workshop. on ",food poisoning:
and its significance , in• -the food
serviee 'ineiustrv.
The. workshop offers a wide-
ranging program ' which in -
d
•
cludes explanations, .effects,
legal. aspects, economics- and
prevention of food, poisoning. •
Mr,. Balkouras, • etnj�lovecas- by
the Candlelight Restaurant,
has been in the food service in-
dutry since he came to Canada
in October 192.•
What does he hope to accom-
plish in Ottaws,?
"A clearer understanding. of
':food! handling'; for myself and
-Huron County'", -Mr. Balkouras
said. -•
He • likes living in Huron
County and plans to stay here.
The play-offs are now well,
under way with 7Charlie
MacDonald defeating Jim
Weary in two •straight to Tnove
onto the first level finals. Dave
Weary won ;two in • a row to:
eliminate Jim Kingsley.
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signs of ,cr•'she can -
infect foo4 '':
Clean i '
,l<t,t
�ef,yK, adequate
preparation, anti.,. proper
refri er t' 4 tri they. best.
fa
safe uards: a � salmoriella
food poi �, ,; • iuntains Mr:
Ma .Kin
Staph . ° k eorRrnon.
It can infe"at- _ ` oat any food.
Cream, l;l' nip., salad
dressings i 4 t meats are
easily infect'd �`
•
Unlike Silinot'tet'`however,
staph threatens ,people with a
toxin - prodi c?d *bile bacteria
multiply..'i ook destroys
spector. microbes t spot The toxin they
The most common types are produce... ,
'salmonella and staphylococcal, . S'aph`' lXr-; 'nnt .fatal
referred to as staph, infections." butyouw,' -=;; atJ.t;'re
Both are caused by bacteria'. dying", 'says.
The organisms multiply bet- Prevents •
". are
ween temperatures of 40 the same as 'salmonella.
degrees and 150 degrees Foods should be refrigerated
keit.• with as little delay as possible.
fahren
Salmonella -poisoning, which
infested chocolates seized°. by ,
local health inspectors recently,.
•is especially Common to turkey,
chicken and eggs.
"E''g salad sandwiches are
infamous.- Cold, turkey should
be just that— cold turkey", Mr.
Mackinnon says.
After a turkey has been
Prepared for the oven, counter
• and cooking utensils should be
cleaned. Conking will kill
salmonella bacteria, bqt. sitting
a .roast turkey on an"infected
area and using infected -Utensils
• could allow bacteria tci ,ruin an
impending feast..
Leftovers should be
�refriger'afied`w-ith`rrrone.,hrnxr
ter , cooking. The temperature
'should( be below 40• degrees.
Mr. MacKinnon suggests a
thermometer be placed in tht
refrigerator to check the tem- .
• perature..
• "Anything over one hour -is a'
danger point. After that,•foo
1.
Davenow Modes up to the ,
semi-finals _ to ch'al•lenge
Laverne Riley: This promises'
to' be. a hard..fought series with
the . winner moving on to
challenge 'Charlie MacDohald
-for the over-all winner. '
•Iii Level, two play-offs Dennis
Little and -John Kane have hat-
• tled to a dead=lock with a win
and a loss.ap'iece. The winner• •
.-•of•this series. will advance. to -
finals . against either' Glen,
Falkiner or 4iarold'�Kloeze.
Harold played strongly. in •
quarter -final 'play to' defeat
• Glen Wightman in.two straight..._.
Harold will now play against ,
Glen Falkinei''" 'in the Semi-
finahs,
In Level three quarter -finals,
Dave Carruthers fell into"."a
-stalemate :position in his first
game against Kathy Weary.
Dave then won the •second
game to dead the series with a
win and a draw, .
The deciding. game is •to be
played this .week. The winner
of this 'series will play Laird
Eisler in semi-final .play.
In the other semi-final series, •
John- Kloeze played well,
defeating Larry McDougall
twice in .a row. .John now
moves up to the finals.
subject, to. mass growth of
teria", he' adds.
While salmonella.:ra,r.ely
causes death,' affected persons
do become quite .ill.
-Victims suffer severe cramps,
nausea, 'vomit°ing, ' and
diarrhea. : Symptoms usually
appear in 12 to 24 hours.,,„
although suffering could' start
in six to 48 • hours after infec-.
dODERIcR� SION STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 4
Cleanliness should be
righteously, observed. Effects
include nausea, vomiting,
cramps and diarrhea, They last
for two or three days and begin,
one to six' hours"after food has
been consutn.ed•
Each year, Statistics Canada
repprts over 1,000 cases of food
poisoning. The statistics don'°t
reflect the actual numbers as
^Mr. MacKirinpn „notes, "They
think they" have the flu ,"
• If ,a . person suspects food
poisoning, the county health
unit should . be contacted to
begin 'an' investigation,.
Investigations may isolate
causes and prevent spreading.
Prevention s better,
Cleanliness of food handlers
and their education of proper -
preparation. ti the best means
of avoiding;•food poisoning.
The Canadian department of
Health " and Welfare advises
K
that several basic rules should
be followed specifically to
prevent ,food poisoning.
The department says con-
sumers shbuld'buy only froth
reputable- -dealers with clean
stores that sell government ap-
proved • meat.
When buying vacuum packed
meats, shoppers should remem- ,
ber that these goods too, are
perishable and should be
refrigerated.
In handling frozen foods, do
not allow • diem to thaw and
then be refr.ozeh, Foods sup
posed to be frozen should ' not
by purchased thawed.
Cooks'ahould read labels' and
follow instructions on packaged
goods.
:P-repared' foods-- containing --
eggs, meat, milk, gravy,, and
,•s,alad dressing should be
refrigerated with in two hours
after preparation as should= -lef-
tovers
Picnickers should not
prepare,,sandwiches .or other
dishes more than four hours
before consumption: unless the
- :food is refrigerated.
Persiihs with bad coughs or
infected cuts shouldnot '
prepare .food,,
Although' everyone is not a
gourmet, most people can tell if
food has an off flavor. This.
food should not be eaten..
Above . all, the department
stresses cleanliness as the best
1 means of poisoning prevention. '
spituIwaitiiig
atient facilities
tion.
Health inspectors ' Have,
problems dealing with persons
who suspect food poisoning.
"People c.'an;,t•° remember
what. they ate the day before or
even 'two days before", Mr.
MacKinnon notes.
Most people don't even,
realize 'they ,,have. been.'
poisoned.
"They thjnk its the flu'.'., he
says. The serious,ness''..of .
salmonella' goes beyond a. few
days discomfort. Infected per-
sons can carry .bacteria for up
to three years, although six.'
nionths is more common.
Carriers cannot work. as food
handlers .by law. "
A,-;Goderich resident, infected
with salmonella last December,
was•found• by county health in-
spectors to be employed as a
food •handler. Employment
-soon ceased.
Although a •. rriex'notices no
The annual meeting of the. of tremendous help- to the ..•dlev; and- Secretary, E.A.
Alexandra•Marine:and General`' hospital. They have helped- ' Elliott, - '. •
Hospital orp rat~i-o-rt-'- F�f-.-financiallv'iand personally a - !, Y
Goderich was held at the well as supporting -the Candv
hospital, March 25, , • Stripers: ' •
K.G. Dunn, ;;,Chairman of Reports`bf theMedical Staff,
th t iE t aid^ .xe Inn lst delayed ._ we t'h esen,ted.....by...,...Dx".. A....13—
patient
al3�..
1 • p e, Chief of Staff and h '
hecause,of current restraints, of . Dr, I.C. Larnbert, President of,
the Health Department of the the Medical Staff.. ' -
Provinc•ial Government. .J.W. Britnell, P.S. MacEwan,
Every effrirt is being 'made to A.G. Barber, and K.G.. Dunn
get it off the ;.ground in 1974, were re-elected to 'the board for
'Fie .hospita.I *e U p','priortty a term of two years.. G.G. Par-,
in our regtf.. ,, . ,'k ,, • sons was elected for a term of
"Mr. Dunn.' also •advised the_ twp• Years replacing •J•H.
meeting that there is some;good - Kinkead. who .has retired from
news in 1973. Thee. iospit-aI has the Board -after .many years of
received full .ac' e(l�"ttation . for , service.
another tli�•ee. ve ' ,0oderich , I'n addition- the Board con -
has
- has a hospital' rrjui/hich• it can sists of the following members:
he extreriir •�' '' Mrs, .John G. ` Berry, A.P.
. Annuiil reepct t e4ivere also, Boutilier, 'Qr. M. Cauchi, Dr.
riven hy. E.A; � Ilio'tt, Ad- A.B. Deathe, Dr. K.C. Lambert, '
rriinistr,ato-r atn -Mr'. Cd: J.K. McCaul, D.,A iMcNeil,'•J.
McDonald, 1irec tt`r1,of Nursing.. Remington, J.A.Scheafer, •J.K.
Service.. . Sc;ratt:�,G_S. Teal.;..-11iLIA;•,:Ward,lev
, UhuhITFflWAY
Y b`antQ.TYoung
`Auditor ►. y
Immediately after the annual
Williarri �•-;�, °� �et�ttihg
Due 'to 'government restric-
tions,.19.74 could he a most dif-
ficult year but' the Board is
prepared to • do everything • it
cad .t o..rnaintaithigh, St.andarSl&
in 'the hospital.
Again, t;he hospital is a major
employer in the area with' a'
payroll -for 1974 of • over
$1,150,000, plus thousands of
dollars, for supplies arid equip-
ment. .
The Board of Governors
thanks the people, and
organizatih'nS in the area who
,have helped the hospital in
1973 with ,their dollars and co-
operation.
The -board feels.that the con-
,unity is heing•well served by
the, Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital. •
GIVE THE
A.M. Harpei.--artArfmors were meeting the first meeting of the
new. Board' was held and the
fin<in"c«ially •soUhr :'",:Y' .: ,
Mrs.i.Jot Oe' ,'tt;a
e following officers 'were elected:
the -an-
nual report'. for,=:il'e. ,Ladies' Chairman of the I3o�ard, K.G.
Auxiliary, who .agati had been Dunn: Vi e -Chair , r, D,A.
• McNeil; Treasurer, W.M. War-
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