Disease Prevention In Restaurants

WHAT ARE THE MOST FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
FOR THE GROWTH OF DISEASE GERMS?

Which one of these can you control?

YOU CAN SPREAD DISEASE BY:

Carelessness

• Not using food service gloves or utensils for handling ready-to-eat foods.



• Not washing hands and touching food, or clean dishes and utensils.



• Leaving food unprotected from dust, sneezes, rodents and insects.



• Using dirty equipment



• Allowing food to stand or be thawed at room temperature.



• Working when sick or with open sores.



• Through food you infect.



• By direct contact with customers and fellow workers.



• By contaminating dishes and utensils.

YOU CAN GET DISEASE BY:

• Infection from a sick customer or fellow worker.



• Careless handling of soiled dishes.



• Eating infected food.



• Infection from rats, mice and insects.