Most parents are more concerned if their kid is actually eating what they packed verses if it is safe after sitting for hours unrefrigerated. A study just published in the journal Pediatrics, indicates that fewer than 2% of the perishable foods packed in sack lunches for kids ages 3 – 5 were at safe temperatures. According to the CDC, 1:6 Americans will get food poisoning this year. Thirty-one organisms are known causes of 9.4 million of these illnesses, but 38.4 million people will be sickened by unknown pathogens. The "Danger Zone" is temperatures between 40 – 140 degrees, not uncommon in packed lunches and are ideal for bacterial growth.
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Fsis.usda.gov/OA/news/1997/school
Nytimes/com/2011/08/30/health/30brody
Blog.cleveland.com/taste_impact/print
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