Personal Hygiene and Employee Health Flashcards

When must food handlers wash their hands?

Answer: After using the restroom, handling raw meat, touching the face, or handling garbage

Food handlers must wash hands after any activity that could contaminate them, including using the restroom, handling raw protein foods, touching the face, or handling garbage.

What is the minimum recommended time for proper handwashing in a food service setting?

Answer: 20 seconds

Proper handwashing should take at least 20 seconds of vigorous scrubbing with soap to effectively remove pathogens.

Which symptom requires a food handler to be excluded from working with food?

Answer: Vomiting

Vomiting is a symptom that requires a food handler to be excluded from the food service area because it indicates a potential infectious illness.

A food handler diagnosed with Hepatitis A must be excluded from food handling until:

Answer: 7 days after the onset of jaundice, or as directed by the regulatory authority

A food handler with Hepatitis A must be excluded for at least 7 days after the onset of jaundice or until cleared by the regulatory authority.

Which of the following is an acceptable practice regarding jewelry for food handlers?

Answer: Wearing a plain metal band (wedding ring) while handling food

A plain metal band (wedding ring) is generally the only jewelry permitted because it lacks crevices where bacteria can hide.

What type of gloves must be used when handling ready-to-eat foods?

Answer: Latex or single-use disposable gloves

Single-use disposable gloves must be used when handling ready-to-eat foods to prevent bare-hand contact and contamination.