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(Franfogel) wrote:

> I just spent some time with my daughter and grandchildren and found
> out, to my surprise, that when their elementary school has a bake
> sale no one can bring homemade baked items. They must all be bought
> at the store. She was told that this was to prevent anyone getting
> sick (and presumably to prevent the school from being sued). This
> seems totally absurd to me. In all the years I've been on this
> planet I have never heard of anyone getting sick from something they
> bought at a school bake sale. Am I off the beam here? What do you
> think?
> Fran

Been that way around here (MN) for probably 25 years. Thank our
litigious society. OTOH, the big draw at the annual local Srs. Ctr.
fund-raiser is the homemade stuff. Must be something about consenting
adults.
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