E Coli outbreak - A question for parents.

[Grumpmeister]

I've been following the Godstone Farm story and while I've seen the farm & the health protection agency getting the blame for the outbreak I do have 1 question.

Am I being overly cynical in thinking that surely responsible parents would have made sure their children washed their hands between petting the animals and having something to eat?

I'm not saying that the farm and hpa are blameless but I would be interested to see how many children who visited during that period didn't contract E. Coli.

[Darwins Selection]

I've been following the Godstone Farm story and while I've seen the farm & the health protection agency getting the blame for the outbreak I do have 1 question.

Am I being overly cynical in thinking that surely responsible parents would have made sure their children washed their hands between petting the animals and having something to eat?

I'm not saying that the farm and hpa are blameless but I would be interested to see how many children who visited during that period didn't contract E. Coli.

1. There is always e-coli about in such a collection of animals, it is not 'an outbreak', how it got in the stomachs of several kids is the problem.

2. The sudden contraction of it by a lot of children sounds much more like it was present in some food they all ate, probably handled by unwashed staff.

3. HSA should have shut any cafe, burger van, barbecue immediately.

4. Parents should have the brains to get the kids to wash their hands before eating, but I doubt that was really the cause in this case.

[Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons)]

Wot he said.

I have kept a number of animals over the years, funnily enough they crap and pee, my children helped were dragooned in to helping, on numerous occasions, not one of them contracted E. Coli.despite my valiant efforts.

[Snoopy]

I think you may be missing the point. This isn't about the children not washing their hands or about parents taking/allowing their children to be taken to the farm to cuddle the animals. This is about two matters of primary importance to the medja.
Point 1 = A good story involving victims and assumed breaches of elf n safety LEGISLATION (Shock/Horror words may be used here)
This leads naturally to
Point 2 = Compensayshun, which is why the parents are all bleating that someone else is to blame.


Expect this non story to run and run, the children will get better, the parents will get some money, the law will have a victim, the lawyers will get richer, insurance premiums will increase, politicians will pass some more legislation, employees at the farm will end up adding to the dole queues where they will find life a lot easier that getting up at 5am for milking, the farmer will go out of business ~ Ultimately nobody except the farmer will lose.

[Nick]

Wot he barked

[Darwins Selection]

I was going to start an 'Adopt a Turnip' scheme, but this has scared me off.

[Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons)]

   Excellent idea I like turnips.

[Darwins Selection]

  Excellent idea I like turnips.

Obviously a lady of taste in vegetables.

Perhaps I should give you one?

[Barman]

 

[Snoopy]

As foretold:
http://tinyurl.com/y85f8fc

Redhill parents to sue E. coli farm