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Earlier this week an elderly acquaintance told me that she took her small dog for a walk in the local woods when she encountered a group of primary school children and their teachers on an educational outing of some sort.
One of the kids came up to her and made a fuss of the dog which is a benign creature, and was instantly screamed at by a teacher. The reason behind her outburst wasn't that she feared the dog might attack, but that she had no means of cleaning the child's hands.
No doubt that eventuality wasn't included in the multi page risk assessment document that had to be completed prior to the expedition.
Ideally, you wash your hands before eating if you've had contact with the great outdoors, and if you are involved in food preparation of any description, especially in commercial operations, it is of paramount importance, but there doesn't seem to be any sense of proportion in these matters.
I get the distinct impression that kids are being brought up in a sterile bubble and probably won't develop the resistance to every day infections that they should.***
I spent twenty years up to my knees in horse... 'doings'.... and occasionally helped with lambing and was exposed to its attendant blood and gore. I've never suffered any ill effects as a result. (As far as I am aware!)
Rant over. Just going to prepare lunch and yes, I will wash my hands.
***Orthodoc, can you help out here? Is that a reasonable supposition?
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