Failure to Perform Hand Hygiene Between Food Handling Tasks
Penalty
Summary
A Food Service Technician (FST 2) failed to maintain sanitary conditions while handling food and utensils for a group of 23 residents. During an observation, FST 2 was seen pouring ice into a tray with gloved hands, then moving to the dishwasher area and placing an ice scooper through the dishwasher without changing gloves or performing hand hygiene. FST 2 then picked up the cleaned ice scooper with the same gloved hands and returned to scoop ice into a tray. Both the Food Service Supervisor and FST 2 acknowledged during interviews that handwashing should have occurred between these tasks to prevent cross contamination. Review of the facility's policy confirmed that thorough handwashing is required between handling dirty and clean dishes and utensils.