The nurse is providing nutritional guidance to the parents of a school-age child. Which comment by a parent would prompt the nurse to provide further education?
1. "We use separate utensils for food preparation and for eating."
2. "We allow our child to drink only pasteurized apple cider."
3. "We let our child sample cookie dough while making cookies."
4. "We always wash our hands well before any food preparation."
3
Explanation:
1. Using separate utensils for preparing raw meat and preparing fruits, vegetables, and other foods helps prevent infection with foodborne pathogens.
2. Not serving unpasteurized apple cider helps prevent infection with foodborne pathogens.
3. Raw cookie dough contains raw eggs which increases the risk for foodborne illness.
4. Washing hands helps prevent infection with foodborne pathogens.
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