Observed employees entering kitchen and not washing hands before donning gloves. COS- inspector intervention education provided to wash hands when passing through a door, changing tasks, before handling foods. Advised PIC to re-educate staff regarding hand washing:
(c) When to Wash.
- Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles P and:
(i) After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed arms; P
(ii) After using the toilet room; P
(iii) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; P
(iv) After coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco products or electronic devices that simulate tobacco smoking, eating or drinking, except for drinking from a closed beverage container and the container is handled to prevent contamination of the hands;P
(v) After handling soiled equipment or utensils; P
(vi) During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks; P
(vii) When switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food; P
(viii) Before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food; P and
(ix) After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands. P
- All employees shall wash hands before leaving the restroom. All food employees leaving the restroom shall wash their hands again upon re-entering the food preparation area. P