Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- May 19, 2009
Penn State expert promotes food safety on the hiking trail (:45)
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Suggested Intro:
AS THE WEATHER WARMS, CAMPERS ARE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH NATURE ON THE HIKING TRAIL. AN EXPERT IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS IF YOU DON'T PRACTICE FOOD SAFETY ON THE TRAIL, THAT TOUCH CAN GET UNCOMFORTABLE. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THIS REPORT:
Story:
(:17) THOMAS PALCHAK IS MANAGER OF PENN STATE'S BERKEY CREAMERY AND AN AVID OUTDOORSMAN, AND HE PUT TOGETHER SOME HANDY TIPS ON HOW TO COOK AND EAT DURING OUTINGS THAT TAKE YOU FAR FROM HOME FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. HIS FIRST TIP: NEVER DRINK THAT COOL WATER FROM THAT SPARKLING WOODLAND STREAM WITHOUT PURIFYING IT FIRST:
Palchak Actuality:
(:18) "THERE MAY BE A DEAD ANIMAL A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS UP THE STREAM; THERE MAY BE AN OLD MANUFACTURING PLANT, THERE MAY BE SILT FROM AGRICULTURE. EVERY OUNCE OF WATER IN THE OUTDOORS MUST BE PURIFIED, AND NOT JUST BECAUSE OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF GIARDIA. THIS IS THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE THAT I SEE."(:10) OTHER TIPS INCLUDE PROPER CLEANING AND STORAGE OF COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS, AND AVOIDING PERISHABLE FOODS AFTER THE FIRST EVENING OF A LONGER CAMPING TRIP. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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