{"id":1436,"date":"2018-06-18T10:56:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T16:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/?p=1436"},"modified":"2018-06-19T14:22:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T20:22:31","slug":"prevention-always-starts-with-good-hand-hygiene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/prevention-always-starts-with-good-hand-hygiene\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevention always starts with good hand hygiene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Searching for the cause of an E Coli outbreak can send investigators in many different directions. This is a reminder that good <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/search?q=hand+hygiene\">hand hygiene<\/a><\/strong> practices and proper food preparation are of utmost importance. E Coli can be found in contaminated soil or water but it can also be spread through infected people. Germs that make us sick are everywhere and while we cannot always control where or how our food is grown we can control how we prepare it and make sure our hands are clean when doing so. Check out these links to the latest news on the Romain lettuce E Coli outbreak and the CDC which both reference person-to-person contact and the importance of hand washing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/01\/health\/romaine-ecoli-outbreak-deaths.html\"><strong>New York Times<\/strong>: \u00a0Four More People Die From Tainted Romaine Lettuce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ecoli\/2018\/o157h7-04-18\/index.html\"><strong>CDC.gov<\/strong>: \u00a0Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Discount code \u2018<strong>SUMMER<\/strong>\u2019 good for <strong>10% Off!<\/strong> <em>extended to June 30<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"brevis-btn\" title=\"Shop now and save 10%\" href=\"\/\">Shop Now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Searching for the cause of an E Coli outbreak can send investigators in many different directions. This is a reminder that good hand hygiene practices and proper food preparation are of utmost importance. E Coli can be found in contaminated soil or water but it can also be spread through infected people. 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