The sprinkler family of irrigation devices â used for about 15% of farm irrigation â is a bit better than flood irrigation in terms of efficiency, but thatâs not saying much. Bringing up the rear in terms of usage is drip irrigation, which is the method of choice for about 5% of farms.
The ready-to-eat cafeteria foods were also found to be contaminated with Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus faecalis at similar rates (Table 2). Up to half of the ready-to-eat foods were contaminated with two or more strains of these pathogenic bacteria (data not shown).
Since contaminated food can take anywhere from minutes to days to cause illness, it's possible that your customer is ill from something he ate at home or another restaurant. Having a procedure in place to deal with potential problems may help your restaurant avoid unwanted negative publicity or lawsuits.