Improper Glove Use During Food Preparation
Penalty
Summary
A facility staff member was observed preparing and serving food while wearing disposable gloves that were used to both handle ready-to-eat food and touch oven and steamer handles without changing gloves. The staff member scooped food from trays, placed items on plates, and at times pushed food toward the center of the plate with the same gloved hand that had been used to open and close kitchen equipment. This practice was witnessed during a trayline observation and confirmed by the kitchen manager, who acknowledged the issue. The facility's policy and procedure on food preparation and handling, last updated in 2023, specifies that bare hands should never touch ready-to-eat food and that disposable gloves are single-use items to be discarded after each use, with food to be handled using clean utensils to avoid manual contact.