Failure to Maintain Sanitary Food Handling Practices
Penalty
Summary
A Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) failed to maintain sanitary practices in the kitchen by not performing hand hygiene between handling non-food items and raw food. During observations, the CDM was seen opening packages of raw pork chops, using a can of cooking spray and a bottle of olive oil blend with a gloved hand, and then handling raw pork chops with both gloved and ungloved hands without changing gloves or washing hands. The CDM repeated this process multiple times and later stated she believed touching raw food with bare hands was permitted, acknowledging she did not perform hand hygiene or change gloves after handling non-food items. Facility policy required employees to wash hands before and after handling foods, after touching any part of the uniform, face, or hair, and before and after working with an individual resident, as well as to use gloves for direct food contact and wash hands before donning and after removing gloves.