Why is it important for food workers to wash their hands?

Answer 1

The importance of personal hygiene and food safety in the food industry is that a lack of both will get people sick, may possibly lead to death, and then law suits. It can cause food borne illnesses and that is a big thing. Personal hygiene rules to remember are: shower daily, wear a clean uniform and apron, wash hands when you enter the kitchen and whenever you touch your face/hair/put your hands in your pockets/ touch dirty towels/take out the garbage/eat/drink/smoke/use the restroom (remove apron and chef's jacket before doing so), wear gloves when you have cuts on your hands (change often and wash hands before putting gloves on and after taking them off), wear a hat or hair net to prevent hair from getting into food, don't chew gum, use plastic spoons to taste food and then throw them away.

Food safety would be to keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold (meaning out of the danger zone), avoid cross contamination by using a clean cutting board to prepare raw beef, pork, seafood, or chicken, wash your knife and sanitize it after use, don't mix raw and cooked product, observe FIFO, always store raw meat, seafood, and poultry on the bottom of the fridge, and ... I think the picture is clear.

Keep it clean, keep it safe and the health department won't shut you down and that is very important.

Answer 2

Handwashing is the most important thing a food preparer can do to stop the contaminates from their previous activities from getting to the food they are currently working with. Along with proper storage of foods (hot or cold temperatures, depending on what you're doing with them), handwashing is mandatory by most health regulations to ensure that food is kept safe for everyone. Handling raw meat means that there are potential toxins on your hands. You wouldn't want to touch something like bread or salad, or even other meat without washing your hands because you can contaminate the other foods with the salmonella, etc... from the first raw meat you touched.

Answer 3

The importance of washing your hands before handling food is to stop harmful bacteria from spreading and growing which can cause diseases. Hands can easily spread bacteria around the kitchen and onto food. Wash your hands with soap and warm water not only before touching food but also after touching raw foods and vegetables. The extra effort is worth it.

Answer 4

It is advisable to wash hands with soap before serving food by food workers, because the germs in their unwashed hands can contaminate with the food supplied by them to the people. This might lead to food poisoning,affecting the people served and will severely jeopardize the whole process of serving food.

Answer 5

Washing hands while preparing food minimize the possibility of harmful microorganisms that stick to our hands to transfer into the food. Therefore one should wash their hand to make sure they are not risking their and also others hygiene.