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PERSONNEL 2c. Personnel hands washed as needed PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE The hands are particularly important in transmitting foodborne disease-causing bacteria. Food employees with dirty hands and/or fingernails may contaminate the food being prepared. Therefore, any activity which may contaminate the hands must be followed by thorough handwashing. Even seemingly healthy employees may serve as reservoirs for disease-causing microorganisms that are transmissible through food. Staphylococci bacteria, for example, can be found on the skin and in the mouth, throat, and nose of many healthy employees. The hands of employees can be contaminated by touching their nose, mouth, hair or other body parts. Hands must be washed after: (a) Using the restroom (b) Handling raw meats, poultry and fish (c) Smoking, eating, or drinking (d) Coughing or sneezing (e) Touching head, hair, mouth, cuts, burns or other sores (f) Handling dirty dishes, utensils and equipment (g) Handling money |
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