HYGIENE Flashcards
(73 cards)
Importance of hygienic work practices
- Hygiene
- High and poor levels of hygiene
- Personal and environmental hygiene
Hygiene
- refers to the cleanliness of an establishment both personal and environmental.
- food produced within an establishment is reflected by the hygiene of premises and workers.
Benefits of high levels of hygiene
- quality products
- customer satisfaction
- repetitive business
- high staff morale (wellbeing)
Consequences of poor personal and enviro hygiene
- reflects badly on an enterprise
- results in a rise in FBI
- customer dissatisfaction
Personal hygiene
the maintenance of high levels of personal cleanliness and appearance in order to reduce hygiene risks
Golden rules of cleanliness
- Wear a full, clean uniform & ensure PPE is worn
- Keep hair covered when preparing food. Beard & facial hair = neat and trimmed
- Do not wear jewellery
- Keep fingernails short & clean, no nail polish
- Regularly wash hands using correct procedure
Environmental hygiene
Effective cleaning of surfaces using appropriate products
e.g decontamination of kitchen equipment
What could result in poor enviro hygiene
- Poor work practices
- Inappropriate storage & handling of food
- Inadequate and/or irregular cleaning practices
- Unsafe &/or irregular unsound garbage storage
- Inappropriate handling of contaminated kitchen linen.
Consequences of poor hygiene work practices for the CUSTOMER
- Customer may contract FBI –> physical discomfort
- Customer will have to take time off work and incur medical costs
- Severe cases –> death
Consequence for WORKER
- Higher absenteeism
- Increased turnover of staff
- Reduced staff morale
- Loss of b
Consequence for COLLEAGUES
Cross-contamination causing food contamination and possible outbreak of FBI e.g Salmonella
Consequence for WORKPLACE
- Receive poor WOM
- Decrease in customers
- Loss of revenue
- Increased wastage of stock
- Loss of b
- Name and shamed
- Severe cases –> fines and litigation
Hygienic work practices and their purposes
- Personal hygiene
- Food prep & storage
- ‘Ready to eat’ food items
- Service of food & Bev
- Linen
- Cleaning & sanitising
- Waste disposal
- Pest control
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Personal Hygiene
Maintaining high levels of PH
–> bathing,oral presentation, uniform prezo, personal prezo
–> reflects & promotes the enterprises image
e.g hair in meal –> detrimental consequences for b–> WOM
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‘Ready to eat’ food items
Pre prepared & ready for immediate consumption, common in supermarkets
- -> food must be stored seperatley from raw food
- -> stored above raw food, seperate part of fridge, covered containers
- -> checked regulary, ensure liquids do not drip
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Food prep + storage
Stock rotation systems = FIFO & LILO
TEMP DZ = 5-60 degrees
Refreezing food safely = chilled items in freezer bag, no longer than 30 mins
Avoid refreezing thawed food = Cook immed after defrosting
Store raw & cooked food seperately =
* different sections of fridge
* raw on bottom
*air tight containers
*labelled
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Service of food + bev
ALL SERVICE STAFF SHOULD
- wash hands often
- minimise contact w/ crockery,cutlery & glassware
- adhere to strict PH standards
- service areas cleaned regularly
- not attend work if ill
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Linen
- est outsource their laundry
- ext service turn around linen quickly–> efficient alt for hospo enterprises
- infectious linen must be separated (laundry bag), labelled otherwise linen will become contaminated
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Cleaning + Sanitising
CLEANING = removal of dirt and debris from utensils, equipment and surfaces.
e.g scraping, rinsing, washing and rinsing again to remove all traces of detergent.
SANITISING = the removal of bacteria using a chemical or heat aid.
e.g sterilising an area using anti-bacterial spray/wipes or sanitising products after cleaning
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Pest Control
PESTS = cockroahces,flies, weevils, rats = harmful bc they carry bacteria in poo
TO AVOID THEM
- regular cleaning
- removal of scraps & debris
- regular cleaning food storage areas
- treatment from pest control specialist
- no food left out overnight
- repair cracks in floors and walls
- flyscreens
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Waste Disposal
- rubbish should be handled w/ disposable gloves & secured in garbage bags
- poorly managed waste is an indicator that premises are not being properly maintained
GENERAL RULES:
- line bins w/ garbage bags
- regularly empty internal bins
- use fitting lids
- provide bin for recycling
- clean + sanitising
- always wash hands after dealing w/ rubbish.
5 steps of handwashing
- remove all jewellery
- rinse hands under WARM water
- lather your hands w/ liquid soap for 20 secs
- rinse hands under warm running water
- dry hands with paper towel & apply a sanitising gel.
Facilities 4 effective handwashing
- designated handwashing basin
- automated tap e.g foot control, sensor
- liquid soap (no cake soap)
- paper towels - avoid air dryer
Why do we wash hands?
- prevent bacteria from being transferred (cc,fbi)
- protect customers w/ allergies
- ensure high levels of PH