Inspections start before State Fair opens

Inspectors will be at the State Fairgrounds on Tuesday, checking out rides, food vendors and exhibits to make sure everything is safe before gates open Thursday.
Posted 10/15/2019, 10:45:51 AM

GOING TO TURKEY.

>> HEALTH INSPECTORS WILL BE

OUT OF THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS

CHECKING ON THE HOT TUB

EXHIBIT.

>> THIS COMES AFTER AN EXHIBIT

IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WAS

LINKED TO A DEADLY LEGIONNAIRES

OUTBREAK.

95 AT THE FAIRGROUNDS TO

EXPLAIN WHAT'S BEING DONE TO

KEEP VISITORS SAFE AT THE FAIR

IN RALEIGH.

>> COME THURSDAY, THIS AREA

WILL BE VERY BUSY.

ONE THING HAPPENING THIS

MORNING IS GOING TO BE THOSE

HEALTH INSPECTORS WHO ARE GOING

TO COME OUT AND EDUCATE VENDORS

WHO ARE REALLY MANNING THESE

HOT TUBS AND TRYING TO TALK TO

THEM ABOUT HOW THEY CAN KEEP

PEOPLE SAFE FOLLOWING THE

GUIDELINES THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN

FROM THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC

HEALTH.

THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

HAS ALREADY BEEN WASHED. WITH A

WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM FACES A

GREATER RISK.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM

HEALTH OFFICIALS TO SEE IF THEY

HAVE ANY UPDATE ON THE WALK

THERE.

WRAL NEWS, RALEIGH.

>> TODAY INSPECTORS WILL CHECK

OUT THE RIDES AND FOOD STANDS.

THIS YEAR THERE ABOUT 200 FOOD

VENDORS AND 155 FERRIS WHEEL

CALLED THE SKY GAZER.

THE STATE FAIR RUNS OF THE

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