245. Licking an Ice Sculpture

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of licking an ice
sculpture

Dr. Don - not risky
Professor Ben - not risky


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From David W. Tharp, Executive Director, International
Association for Food Protection: I'm not sure when this
"tradition" began, but I'm fairly certain that there was an ice
sculpture at my first meeting in 1993.  From memory, Charlie
Felix was the liaison to the Packaged Ice Association (now
International Packaged Ice Association).  Charlie worked
from 1966 to 1985 for the Foodservice and Packaging Institute
(per his LinkedIn profile).  He became a publisher and
consultant after 1985 and was active in IAFP through 2012.