Just saw this and thought it would be worth bringing it to everyone's attention!http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18206191
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Originally posted by veggiechicken View Posthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-
Just saw this and thought it would be worth bringing it to everyone's attention!
Oh - there's another thread about this - now wash your handsLast edited by ladylottie; 28-05-2012, 07:13 AM.Forbidden Fruits make many Jams.
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I think it's common sense really to wash your hands after being in the garden and putting anything near your face anyway? Unless I'm just the odd one out, but I generally always (though thinking about it, I have just remembered one time recently when I didn't ) wash my hands after touching compost/soil/pets before putting anything near my face.
I'm extremely 'on the ball' about it with my kids mind. I used to eat compost and suck lumps of coal when I was a kid, but having chickens with a little helper that touches them, and plays in the compost I use - I always make sure she washes her hands straight away afterwards.
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this isn't new news, every year there are reports of people dying from gardening. There was a poor fella who died after getting pricked by a rose.
It's definitely possible for bacteria to enter the body through cuts on the hands: so follow sensible precautions as Chris says ^
- keep cuts covered
- wash your hands in soap & HOT water if you cut yourself
- wear gloves if you're likely to get cut, or if you have cuts on your hands
- always wash your hands after handling soil (or compost), even if you had gloves on
It's the same advice for food preparation: bacteria are there just waiting for an "in"All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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Not long ago I read/heard something about LD being found in water butts too
Makes you wonder how all the 'old time' allotmenteers are still knocking around into their late 80's and 90's doesn't it?
We all need germs - and they're not so scarey now we have a vast selection of antibiotics compared to how things were 100 years ago.
Precautions? yes- of course- especially if someone is at 'high risk' due to medical problems
Will it stop me from eating strawberries straight off the plant- or fresh radish/carrots straight from the ground??? Nope."Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostYou mean there's another way to eat strawberries?sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Postthis isn't new news, every year there are reports of people dying from gardening. There was a poor fella who died after getting pricked by a rose.Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
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