Using Gloves Safely In The Restaurant Food Business
The use of gloves does not replace hand washing. Hand washing and glove use go hand-in-hand and care should be taken not to allow gloves to create a false sense of security.
Glove Safety Rules:
- Hands must be washed before donning gloves and after removing them.
- Always use fresh gloves.
- Change your gloves at least once every hour.
- Use gloves before handling ready-to-eat foods.
- Use gloves that fit properly.
- Change gloves when changing jobs, such as, when switching between raw and ready-to-eat foods.
- Change gloves after taking out the garbage.
- Change gloves after sweeping, mopping and cleaning.
- Change gloves if they become contaminated from Sneezing, coughing or touching one's hair or face with a gloved hand.
- Change gloves if they tear.
- Because perspiration causes bacteria to multiply in the warm climate under gloves, wash hands after you take the gloves off and before you switch to a fresh pair. Do Not use latex Gloves! Latex gloves can cause serious allergic reactions.
Links:
National Food Safety Programs
Reporting Illnesses and Product Complaints
HACCP Education Materials for Food Service Workers
FDA food recalls and Safety Alerts
Foodhaccp.com
GUIDE TO MINIMIZE MICROBIAL FOOD SAFETY HAZARDS FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sprout Growing HACCP checklist from International Sprout Growers Association
Pesticides and Food - What You and Your Family Need to Know from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
