Beginning this month, Giant Food is promoting summer environmental health and safety awareness for children in all of its stores as part of a year-long campaign. Giant Food’s Kid’s Corner Activity Sheet will be devoted to teaching children about air quality and sun safety.

Each store will also display EPA's sun safety poster and beginning in July, one-quart milk cartons will feature information about AQI and the UV Index.

The Air Quality Index, or AQI, is a simple color-coded system that tells the public how clean the air is and whether there are any people who may be at risk of experiencing health effects. The Ultraviolet (UV) Index is a tool used by EPA, the National Weather Service and weather reporters around the country since 1994 to report the day’s risk level of UV exposure.

These activities are part of Giant Food’s program to increase public awareness about children’s environmental health issues. In March, Giant Food focused on safety issues around mercury fever thermometers. EPA is providing technical assistance with the entire campaign.

For information about AQI or the UV Index .

6/11/2004