When Food Handlers should Wash hands and change gloves

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Food Handlers must wash their hands properly before putting on gloves. Gloves are not a substitute for regular proper hand washing but food handlers should use in conjunction with proper hand washing to help reduce the chances for foodborne illnesses..

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Food Handlers should wash their hands:

• Before beginning food preparation

• Before beginning a new task

• After touching equipment such as refrigerator doors or utensils that have not been cleaned and sanitized

• After contacting chemicals

• When interruptions in food preparation occur, such as when answering the telephone or checking in a delivery

• When handling money

• Anytime a glove is torn, damaged, or soiled

• Anytime contamination of a glove might have occurred

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Our Food Handler Hand Washing poster is available here.

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