Whether you
believe or not, catching a food borne illness can be pretty easy if the people
handling your food are not taking precautionary measures. This is why Florida recommends the use of
services such as Florida ServSafe Food Manager, Florida Food ManagerCertification, Florida Food Handler Certificates.
Ken Kuscher
has been in the business of helping people from the food industry obtain
certifications as well as providing his service as “Florida food service expertwitness”. With his decades of experience Ken Kuscher has developed the
following proper technique for hand washing.
- When washing your hands make sure to take off all jewelry without exception. Jewelry offer many nooks and crannies where bacteria can live and thrive.
- Soap and warm water are your friends. Make sure to use a generous amount when washing your hands.
- Washing only your hands is not sufficient. Remember to lather your hands and arms all the way up to your elbow. You should continue lathering with soap for no less than 20 seconds. If you need a simple way to keep track try counting the happy birthday song twice. This comes out to roughly 20 seconds.
- Always keep a nailbrush handy. When washing your hands make sure to wash the backs of your hands and wrists, between fingers and under fingernails, this is when the nailbrush comes in handy.
- Once you have properly lathered up your hands and arms go ahead and rinse them under warm running water.
- One you have finished rinsing use a paper towel to turn off the water. Dry your hands and arms with a proper clean and disposable paper towel. Under no circumstances should you use a rag to dry your hands. By doing so you may contaminating your hands and causing cross contamination when you go ahead and prep food.
With these
tips you and your customers have a better chance of fighting against food borne
illnesses. For more information on how
Ken Kuscher can help you and the following services contact him today at www.kenkuscher.com
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