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I’m in a line at a fast food restaurant when the cashier opens up the top of her shirt puts her face in it and sneezes. What I thought was disgusting was really much better than her sneezing out into the public space. I guess she never watched Elmo on where one should sneeze. Now with concerns running high with the Swine flu pandemic, restaurateurs are reinforcing the proper way of washing hands in hot water for 20 seconds, to sneeze into the crook of their arms and if you are sick-don’t come to work.
During my visit to the Mid-Atlantic Restaurant Expo on Thursday I stopped to chat with the folks at Ecolab, a global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection control products and services. Chad Cool, Corporate Accounts Manager – Global division took a moment to go on video to talk about what restaurants should be and are doing to keep their environments safer for their consumers. Here are facts they gathered about 2009 H1N1 Influenza as well as the CDC's website.
With no further ado, here is Chad Cool:
For those of you who have lost the Elmo still living inside of you here he is with his safety tips about proper sneezing/coughing etiquette and handwashing.
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