What is the personal hygiene & importance in the kitchen???
PERSONAL HYGIENE AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN THE KITCHEN As a food handler, one must ensure that the food provided to the customer is free of all of the above mentioned contaminants. Food handlers should remember that customers place great trust in them, and that carelessness on their part could make customers ill, or at times even lead to death. Our normal body temperature, which is around 37°C, is favourable for bacteria to dwell and grow. This is probably the source of most cases of food poisoning Personal hygiene should be important to everyone but to a food handler, it is of paramount importance. The food handler has a moral and legal responsibility of having good standards of personal hygiene. The bacteria on the human body are usually found on hands, ears, nose, mouth, throat, hair, and groin. One must wash hands after touching these areas, otherwise the pathogen will enter into the food and then with favourable conditions the bacteria will grow and multiply an...