Module 3 — Personal Hygiene and PPE

Summary

This video script emphasizes the importance of hygiene and good manufacturing practices in food handling to prevent foodborne illnesses. It advises against touching ready-to-eat foods with bare hands, advocating for utensils or gloved hands instead. After removing pizza from the oven, gloves must be used. The necessity of wearing hairnets, aprons, and gloves to minimize cross-contamination is highlighted. It also stresses the importance of changing gloves after handling raw foods or unclean objects and the prohibition of certain jewelry to avoid contamination. Proper handwashing and covering cuts are essential, and safety tips like not catching falling knives are included.

Takeaways

• 🧼 Always maintain good personal hygiene, including washing hands, to prevent the spread of foodborne illness.
• 👐 Never touch ready-to-eat foods with bare hands; use utensils or gloved hands to handle such items.
• 🍕 For pizza preparation, use bare hands for ingredients before baking, but switch to utensils or gloves after removing from the oven.
• 🔄 Always wash hands when changing tasks and before putting on gloves to ensure cleanliness.
• 👕 Wearing hair or beard nets, aprons, and gloves is crucial to reduce cross-contamination risks.
• 🚫 Remove gloves and other protective gear before entering the restroom to avoid contamination.
• 🌟 Change gloves after touching raw animal foods, garbage, walls, or cleaning supplies to maintain food safety.
• 💍 Avoid wearing artificial fingernails, bracelets, or rings with stones; plain band or wedding rings are acceptable.
• ✋ Properly clean and cover any cuts or abrasions on the skin to prevent food contamination.
• ⚠️ Never attempt to catch a falling knife to prevent injury and maintain a safe working environment.

Q & A

What is the primary concern when handling ready-to-eat foods?

To prevent the spread of foodborne illness, one should not touch ready-to-eat foods with bare hands and should always use utensils or gloved hands.

Is it acceptable to touch pizza ingredients with bare hands before they go into the oven?

Yes, pizza ingredients may be touched with bare hands before the pizza goes to the oven, but after removing the pizza from the oven, utensils or gloved hands must be used.

Why is it important to wear hair or beard nets, aprons, and gloves while preparing food?

Wearing hair or beard nets, aprons, and gloves is important to reduce the risk of cross-contamination by avoiding the spreading of germs from workers into foods.

Do gloves need to be changed after certain tasks?

Yes, gloves must always be changed after touching raw animal foods, garbage, walls, floor cleaning supplies, or objects that are not clean.

What types of jewelry are not allowed to be worn by food handlers?

Food handlers must not wear artificial fingernails, bracelets, or rings with stones. Only plain band wedding rings are allowed, and other unsecured jewelry must be removed.

What should employees do if they need to scratch their skin while handling food?

Employees must always wash their hands after scratching their skin to avoid possible contamination of food or utensils.

How should cuts and abrasions on the skin of food handlers be managed?

Cuts and abrasions on the skin must always be properly cleaned and covered with a clean gauze band-aid or other type of bandage.

What is the recommended practice when changing tasks that involve handling food?

Employees should always wash their hands when changing tasks to prevent cross-contamination.

Why is it advised not to try catching a knife when it is falling?

It is advised not to try catching a knife when it is falling to prevent injury, which could lead to contamination of food or utensils.

What is the significance of good personal hygiene and good manufacturing practices in food handling?

Good personal hygiene and good manufacturing practices are crucial to prevent the spread of foodborne illness and ensure food safety.