Proper Personal Hygiene Flashcards

A food handler who smokes must wash their hands:

Answer: After smoking and before returning to food handling duties

Smoking causes food handlers to touch their mouth, requiring handwashing before returning to food prep.

Which symptom would require a food handler to be excluded from the operation entirely (not just restricted)?

Answer: Jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes)

Jaundice is a symptom associated with Hepatitis A, which requires immediate exclusion from the food service operation.

What is the primary purpose of wearing a hair restraint in a food service operation?

Answer: To prevent hair from falling into food

Hair restraints are required to prevent hair from contaminating food as a physical hazard.

A food handler ate lunch and is about to return to their station. Before starting work, they must:

Answer: Wash their hands thoroughly

Hands must be washed after eating before returning to any food handling activity.

Under what circumstance may a food handler with Salmonella Typhi be allowed to return to work?

Answer: After receiving written medical clearance from a health practitioner

Salmonella Typhi is a Big 6 pathogen requiring written medical clearance before a food handler may return to work.

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate time to change single-use gloves?

Answer: After briefly stepping away to get a utensil from a clean drawer

Briefly retrieving a clean utensil from a clean drawer does not contaminate gloves, so changing them is not required in that scenario.

A food handler is scheduled to prep raw chicken but has a small infected cut on their hand. The correct action is to:

Answer: Report to a manager and follow their guidance on whether to cover it or restrict duties

An infected wound may be a source of Staphylococcus aureus, so the manager must assess whether the handler should be restricted or removed from food prep.