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Food Safety Begins on the Farm: A Grower Self Assessment of Food Safety Risks

PETTING ZOOS

Petting Zoos

Petting zoos have become anintegral part of many enter-tainment farms. Precautions,however, must be taken, withboth the design of the exhibitand communication with cus-tomers, in order to insure thatthese visits are safe and healthrisks are minimized. Outbreaksof human illness have beenlinked to visits to petting zoosin Pennsylvania, Washington,Canada and the United King-dom. Some of the infectious

agents include Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli 0157:H7, Giardia,and Cryptosporidium. These disease organisms are passed via fecesand can be picked up directly by petting animals or indirectlythrough contact with bedding, fencing, food, or water troughs. Asthe number of these exhibits increases, precautions must be empha-sized to both operators and visitors.

Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) focus on educating custom-ers about risks, paying attention to animal health, and designingand maintaining exhibits to prevent contamination. Post signs in-structing visitors of farm policies regarding handwashing andhuman-animal interactions. Train employees to assist visitors withunderstanding the risks and ways they can prevent contamination.Providing handwashing facilities and emphasizing the importanceof proper handwashing after visiting the petting zoo and prior toeating or picking fresh fruits and vegetables are some of thestrategies to minimize risks.

All animals in the petting zoo should be up to date for vaccines,and very young animals should be excluded from the exhibit.Animal health should be monitored daily. It is important to remem-ber that many of these diseases can be spread via water troughs

Petting Zoos and Farm Animalsand one sick animal may suggest the whole herd is infected. Manyanimals can harbor these disease organisms without showing anysymptoms.

The design of the animal exhibit should allow careful monitor-ing of visitor traffic and interactions with animals. Visitor movementshould be in a single direction and hand-to-mouth activities (eating,sippy cups, etc) should be avoided while in the exhibit. Handwashingfacilities should be near all exits, with signs describing the impor-tance of handwashing. Providing footdips, shoe disinfectant mats,or a shoe brush at petting zoo exits will help prevent movement ofanimal fecal material to fields. Separate all eating areas from thepetting zoo to minimize risks of cross contamination.

Proper GAPs implementation at on-farm petting zoos will re-duce risks and provide educational, rewarding, and safe experiencesfor farm visitors.

Post signs instructing visitors of farm policies regardinghandwashing and human-animal interactions.

PETTING ZOOS

Good Agricultural Practices Practices Requiring Attention

Grower Self Assessment of Food Safety Risks Petting Zoos and Farm Animals—1

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Petting Zoos and Farm Animals Action Plan

ManagementAction for Person Estimated TargetArea

Improvement Responsible Cost Date

Date: __________________ Reviewer: _____________________________________ Field or Commodity: _______________________________

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Your Plans to Reduce Risks

Do not remove. Photocopy this master for evaluations. Petting Zoos and Farm Animals Action Plan—1 of 3

Signage and first aid response toinjuries (bites, scratches) causedby animals

Signage at petting zoosdescribing risks and need forchild supervision

On-farm designated eating areas

Handwashing for visitors

Vaccination of petting zooanimals





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Visitor access to productionfields after visiting petting zoo

Domesticated animals on thefarm

Petting zoo exhibit maintenanceand sanitation

Health of animals accessible byvisitors

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Signage quality for toilet andhandwashing facilities

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