Proper Personal Hygiene Flashcards
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A food handler has a small burn on their wrist. How should they handle this?
Answer: Cover it with a clean bandage under their uniform sleeve
All wounds including burns must be covered with clean bandages to prevent secondary infection and contamination.
What is the primary reason food handlers should keep fingernails short and clean?
Answer: The area under fingernails harbors bacteria that are difficult to remove even with thorough handwashing
The subungual space traps bacteria that resist removal during normal handwashing.
Which personal behavior is MOST likely to contaminate food during service?
Answer: Using a cell phone then handling ready-to-eat food without washing hands
Cell phones carry more bacteria than a toilet seat on average, and touching one without handwashing transfers pathogens to food.
A food handler has been prescribed antibiotics for strep throat. What should they do?
Answer: Report the illness and remain excluded until on antibiotics for 24 hours with symptom improvement
The food handler can return after being on antibiotics for at least 24 hours and showing improvement.
Why are food handlers prohibited from eating or drinking in preparation areas?
Answer: Eating introduces oral bacteria to hands and beverages can contaminate work surfaces
Eating and drinking introduces oral bacteria through hand-to-mouth contact and can contaminate surfaces.
What type of clothing is appropriate for food handlers?
Answer: Clean uniform or clothing changed into at the workplace plus a clean apron
Food handlers should change into clean work clothing at the establishment to minimize outside contaminants.