Myth of the Month
May 26th 2009 This month's Myth of the Month from HSE is that ice cream toppings have been banned for safety reasons.
The reality
The HSE says it was recently surprised to hear that ice cream toppings had been banned amid health and safety fears.
This rumour came from an ice cream parlour giving out extra toppings in separate containers, instead of pouring them over the ice cream. They were concerned that people might slip on any spills.
It’s important to prevent slips - they remain the most common cause of major injuries.
But in this case simply clearing up any spills as they occurred would have stopped people slipping and helped the company continue to make great ice cream taste even better.
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