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Good Personal Hygiene Practices
How long should you scrub your hands and arms?
How long should the entire hand washing take?
Describe how to properly wash your hands.
Hand washing…
Personal cleanliness:
Shower or bathe before work!
Other Good Personal Hygiene Practices
Hair restraints: Wear a clean hat or other hair restraint when in a prep area. Keep hands out of hair and hair out of food!
Correct Work Attire
Wear clean clothing everyday! If possible, change into work clothes at
work.
Clean Clothing
Remove aprons when leaving prep areas for any reason.
Aprons
Remove jewelry from hands and arms before prepping food or when working around prep areas.
Rings, except for plain band Bracelets, including medical
bracelets
Watches
Jewelry
Your company may also require you to remove other jewelry such as earrings, necklaces, and facial jewelry.
Other Jewelry
DO NOT Eat Drink Chew gum or tobacco When prepping or serving food Working in prep areas Working in areas used to clean utensils and
equipment. Use only designated areas
Other Concerns
If you must taste the food during prepping, it should be placed in a separate dish and tasted with a clean utensil.
Tasting Food
Staff must be REQUIRED to report when they are sick.
When food handlers are sick they may need to be restricted or excluded. (Handout)
Reporting Health Issues