Personal Hygiene for Food Workers Flashcards
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What is the role of the food handler certification program in Ontario?
Answer: It provides recognized training in food safety principles, though certification itself is not mandatory under the regulation
While Ontario Regulation 493/17 requires food handlers to have food safety knowledge, it does not specifically mandate certification. However, certification programs provide recognized, standardized training that satisfies this requirement.
How should a food handler properly use disposable gloves when handling money and food?
Answer: Remove gloves after handling money, wash hands, and put on new gloves before handling food
Money carries significant amounts of bacteria. Gloves worn while handling money must be removed, hands washed, and fresh gloves put on before touching food to prevent cross-contamination.
Which of the following behaviors would be considered a critical personal hygiene violation during a health inspection?
Answer: A food handler preparing sandwiches with bare hands and no handwashing observed
Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food combined with no observed handwashing is a critical violation that directly increases the risk of food-borne illness transmission.
What precaution should food handlers take regarding personal medications?
Answer: Store medications in a designated area away from food, clearly labeled, and never use them in food preparation areas
Personal medications must be stored separately from food and food preparation areas to prevent accidental contamination. They should be in labeled containers in a designated personal area.
A food handler with asymptomatic Hepatitis A (no symptoms but confirmed carrier) wants to return to work. What is required?
Answer: They must obtain written clearance from a physician or public health authority
Asymptomatic carriers of Hepatitis A can still shed the virus and contaminate food. Medical clearance from a physician or public health authority is required before returning to food handling duties.
In Ontario, who has the authority to order a food handler to stop working due to illness?
Answer: The operator, the local Medical Officer of Health, or a public health inspector
The operator has a duty to exclude sick workers, and both the local Medical Officer of Health and public health inspectors have legal authority under the Health Protection and Promotion Act to order food handlers to cease work.