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Keeping food safe not so simple at Olympics By
Liz Bellessa
The Olympics start today, and what have Utah and its residents done to keep Utah and the Games safe? Allyson Davis of Mendon is helping Utah keep food sold at the Ogden Ice Sheet and Snowbasin safe for all to eat. Allyson and her colleagues, who work for Weber Morgan Health Department, have gone through Olympic protocol training, CERT (Community Emergency Response Training), and some training in bioterrorism. Although Allyson is already licensed in environmental health service, "The focal point is the Olympics," Allyson said. The food that is sold and eaten at the venues has already gone through pre-inspection and it is pre-packaged in Salt Lake City. "It is not like people are going to be flipping hamburgers," Allyson said. With all the supplies that are provided at the venues for Allyson and her team, there will be an immense amount of security. In case of an outbreak, certain procedures are followed. Radios and cell phones provide a great avenue of communication. Allyson said, "The first person I would call is security." There is a call list that the Weber Morgan Health Department has been provided with to ensure safety of the people at the venues. Allyson and her team go to the venues for at least two to three hours during the events, and then another team will take their place. Getting into the Olympic venues will obviously be extremely tough, and Allyson said, she is "concerned about the irritability of people." The credentials everyone needs to get into the venues are color coded, have a numbered access code, and a huge portrait on them, so this will make it quite difficult for someone to sneak into a venue.
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