Food handlers, should be subjected to complete medical examination to rule out any infections.
They should be thoroughly examined before employing in eating establishments
Any person with history of communicable diseases like typhoid fever, diphtheria, chronic dysentery, tuberculosis etc should not be employed.
Their health should be appraised on day to day basis.
All health problems in food handlers are to be notified.
Food handlers should be emphasized the importance of hand washing, trimming finger nails regularly, keeping their clothes and hair clean, etc.
Also while preparing food; they should avoid coughing, sneezing, licking fingers, cleaning nose or smoking in the cooking areas. They must use clean kitchen napkins.
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