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HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
“Patty Melt” isn’t what it used
to be.
Instead, combining a rap song,
interactive skit, and a six-foot tall
walking cheeseburger dressed in
purple and day-glo pink, the Pen
nsylvania Beef Council is teaching
kids about food safety.
Recently the mascot, “Patty
Melt,” and her friends made an
appearance at Harrisburg’s Dow
ney Elementary School as part of
the council’s new school food
safety program.
At the school assembly, teach
ers and students played the roles of
colorful characters with names
such as “Professor Bubbles” and
“Sammy Salmonella.”
It’s all apart of the 4-C’s of food
safety: COOL it, CLEAN it,
COOK it, and don’t CROSS it
Here are some games, courtesy
of Patty Melt.
Try to find these words
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Don't Cross It DC HVEEHBZYOA
Cook It OR XGAPWOWAUF
Wash hands Nl BYUUAIPDJO
Health y TWZI ESTRZARR
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Food Safety RPVELHEALTHY
Germs OJ OORNUTTWED
Forty Degrees SROLSOCPXCLE
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