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Convincing children to wash their hands could get much easier for parents now that a Braintree consultant has created a line of books that stress the importance of food safety.
Cindy Rice-Andrea launched Green Apple Tales, a new line of children’s books that emphasize food safety, about six months ago.
The Braintree resident, 56, has been involved in food safety since 1993. The idea to write children’s books came to her a year ago.
“Rather than writing a food safety book for the public, I thought I would write it for the kids,” Rice-Andrea said. “It’s important for us to start with our children.”
Rice-Andrea started Dining in the Light Co. in 1993 as a catering business. She then opened two cafes in corporate office buildings, and started a brownie baking company. In 2002, Rice-Andrea sold the cafes and brownie businesses, and started Eastern Massachusetts Food Safety, a teaching and consulting branch of Dining in the Light.
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