Failure to Ensure Complete Hair and Beard Coverage During Food Preparation
Penalty
Summary
Dietary staff failed to properly cover their hair and facial hair while preparing and serving food in the facility kitchen. Observations on multiple occasions showed a dietary staff member wearing a beard net that did not cover his sideburns or mustache, and a hairnet that did not fully cover the back of his hair. Specifically, about one inch of hair at the back of his head was left uncovered, and his long sideburns and mustache were not contained by the beard net while he prepared drinks and desserts for residents. Interviews confirmed that staff were expected to wear hairnets and beard covers that fully covered all hair, including mustaches and sideburns, in accordance with the facility's Food Safety and Sanitization policy. The policy required all hair on the head to be covered and beard nets to be used when facial hair was visible. The failure to follow these procedures occurred while preparing and serving meals to the facility's residents, who numbered 44 at the time.