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in the nose
in the mouth
on the skin
on hair (incl. beards
and mustaches)
excretion
1 kg
illness
ends
time
– People shed pathogenic bacteria and viruses before they have major
symptoms of illness.
– Food workers can become permanent carries of pathogens and yet exhibit
no signs of illness. A known example are Salmonella carriers.
– Ill people and permanent carriers are a major threat to food safety.
Wounds shed pathogenic microorganisms
wound healed
time
– Open wounds can shed high amounts of bacteria and the shedding will
continue until the wound is healed.
– A person with an open wound must not handle food. Wounds must be
bandaged to ensure that food are not contaminated.
Only minute amounts of certain pathogens are
necessary to cause infections
direct indirect
immediately
• before working with food
• after using toilet
• after handling rubbish/waste
• after smoking, coughing, sneezing,
using tissue, eating, drinking, smoking
• after touching hair or scalp or mouth
cover hair
EVERYONE:
food handlers
cover beards
visitors
management no jewelry
contractors
auditors clean shoes
clean protective clothing
Hairnets and coats for visitors must be available at the
entrance to production areas
If you want
personnel to wear
hairnets and visitors
to comply with your cupboard with
hygiene dress-code hairnets and coats
clean facilities
improve hygiene
behaviour
Changing rooms, toilets and hand-washing facilities
must be provided and kept clean
Without adequate
facilities personnel -18°C
Office/
will not implement Canteen
3 hand-washing
recommended stations
levels of personal
Production Bottling
hygiene. 4°C
Depicted is a
layout of a food Office/
producing factory Visitors
changing room
with adequate 2 toilets with
sinks
facilities that are HW
Washing
correctly Water-Prep.
positioned.
Personal Hygiene: Presentation Outline
in addition, regular
controls are required to
monitor the compliance
with regulations
Training starts on day one and needs regular repeating
repeat
trainings
bad hygiene
time
Correct people BUT ALSO give praise