The Safe Food Handler
Coursebook Chapter 4
2-7-13
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6th edition of the Coursebook.
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How Food Handlers Can Contaminate Food
Food handlers can contaminate
food when they:
Have a foodborne illness
Have wounds that contain a pathogen
Sneeze or cough
Have contact with a person who is
sick
Touch anything that may contaminate
their hands and dont wash them
Have symptoms such as diarrhea,
vomiting, or jaundicea yellowing of
the eyes or skin
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Managing a Personal Hygiene Program
Managers must focus on the following:
Creating personal hygiene policies
Training food handlers on personal
hygiene policies and retraining them
regularly
Modeling correct behavior at all times
Supervising food safety practices
Revising personal hygiene policies when
laws or science change
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Infected Wounds or Cuts
Infected wounds or cuts:
Contain pus
Must be covered to prevent pathogens
from contaminating food and food-contact surfaces
How a wound is covered depends on
where it is located:
Cover wounds on the hand or wrist with an
impermeable cover, (i.e. bandage or finger cot) and
then a single-use glove
Cover wounds on the arm with an impermeable cover,
such as a bandage
Cover wounds on other parts of the body with a dry,
tight-fitting bandage
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Single-Use Gloves
Single-use gloves:
Should be used when handling
ready-to-eat food
Except when washing produce
Except when handling ready-to-eat
ingredients for a dish that will be cooked
Must NEVER be used in place
of handwashing
Must NEVER be washed and reused
Must fit correctly
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Single-Use Gloves
How to use gloves:
Wash and dry hands before putting gloves on
Select the correct glove size
Hold gloves by the edge when putting them on
Once gloves are on, check for rips or tears
NEVER blow into gloves
NEVER roll gloves to make them easier to put
on
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Bare-Hand Contact with Ready-to-Eat Food
Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat
food must be avoided:
Some jurisdictions allow it but
require
o
Policies on staff health
Training in handwashing and
personal hygiene practices
NEVER handle ready-to-eat food
with bare hands when you primarily
serve a high-risk population
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Handling Staff Illnesses
If:
The food handler has a sore throat with a fever
Then:
Restrict the food handler from working with
or around food
Exclude the food handler from the
operation if you primarily serve a high-risk
population
A written release from a medical practitioner
is required before returning to work
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Handling Staff Illnesses
If:
The food handler has at least one of these symptoms
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Then:
Exclude the food handler from the operation
Before returning to work, food handlers who vomited
or had diarrhea must meet one of these requirements
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Have had no symptoms for at least 24 hours
Have a written release from a medical practitioner
Handling Staff Illnesses
If:
The food handler has jaundice
Then:
Food handlers with jaundice must be reported to the
regulatory authority
Exclude food handlers whove had jaundice for less
than
7 days from the operation
Food handlers must have a written release from a
medical practitioner and approval from the regulatory
authority before returning to work
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Handling Staff Illnesses
If:
The food handler has been diagnosed with a foodborne illness
caused by one of these pathogens and has symptoms
Hepatitis A
Salmonella Typhi
Enterohemorrhagic and shiga toxin-producing E. coli
Norovirus
Shigella spp.
Then:
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Exclude the food handler from the operation
Work with the food handlers medical practitioner and/or the local regulatory
authority to decide when the person can go back to work
Review
Lets review
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Review
How long should you scrub your hands with soap?
10 to 15 seconds
3-16
Review
When do food handlers have to wash their hands?
3-17
Review
When do food handlers have to wash their hands?
3-18
Review
Whats wrong with this picture?
3-19
Review
Whats wrong with this picture?
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Review
Whats wrong with this picture?
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Review
A grill operator places a raw hamburger patty on the grill.
Next she assembles a hamburger. Is a glove change
required between tasks?
A. Yes
B. No
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Review
A cook preps raw chicken. Next he preps onions for the
salad bar. Is a glove change required between tasks?
A. Yes
B. No
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Review
Mary works in a restaurant and has a sore throat and fever.
Should she be excluded from the operation or restricted
from working with or around food?
A. Excluded
B. Restricted
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Review
Martha is a cook who is vomiting. Should she be excluded
from the operation or restricted from working with or around
food?
A. Excluded
B. Restricted
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Review:
Identify errors in personal hygiene
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