Failure to Ensure Proper Use of Beard Restraints in Kitchen
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that food service staff properly restrained facial hair while working in the Main Kitchen. During an observation, a dietary aide and a volunteer dietary aide were seen in the kitchen without beard restraints, despite the facility's policy requiring hair restraints to prevent hair from contacting food. The Dietary Manager confirmed that staff with facial hair are required to wear beard restraints, but this was not followed during the observed period.