Personal Hygiene & Handwashing Flashcards
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Which of the following is a Big 6 illness requiring food handler exclusion?
Answer: E. coli O157:H7 infection
E. coli O157:H7 infection is one of the FDA's Big 6 illnesses that requires a food handler to be excluded from food handling duties.
What is the primary purpose of an illness reporting policy for food handlers?
Answer: To ensure sick food handlers don't contaminate food before customers are harmed
Illness reporting policies ensure food handlers with symptoms or diagnoses of foodborne illness are identified and removed before they can contaminate food.
How should a food handler dry their hands after washing?
Answer: With a single-use paper towel or an air dryer
Hands must be dried with a single-use paper towel or air dryer to avoid re-contamination from shared cloth towels.
A food handler is experiencing vomiting and diarrhea. What is the correct action?
Answer: Notify the manager and leave the operation
A food handler with vomiting or diarrhea must notify their manager and be removed from food handling duties immediately.
Which action is required after a food handler uses the restroom?
Answer: Wash hands in the restroom, then wash again at the kitchen handwashing sink
Handwashing must occur in the restroom and again at the designated kitchen handwashing sink before resuming food handling.
What type of hair restraint is required for food handlers during food preparation?
Answer: A hairnet, hat, or other effective hair restraint
Food handlers must wear an effective hair restraint such as a hairnet, hat, or cap to prevent hair from falling into food.