Monday, 30 May 2011

Attire and Appearances

Protective clothing should be clean, washable, light-coloured, durable and without external pockets. It should completely cover ordinary clothing and should not be removed whilst food handling. Velcro are preferred to buttons as they are less likely to become detached. It is worn to protect the food from risk of contamination and must not be worn outside food premises or for travelling to and from work. Outdoor clothing must not be brought into food rooms and keep them in the staff lockers or cloakroom. Disposable apron can be used and use anti-slip, unlined and easy to clean boots for wet areas. Rubber gloves of different colour may be worn and gloves should not be left on food contact surfaces. Disposable gloves are more effective and hands must be throughly washed before putting on the gloves.

Good example:
Bad example:
Scalp contains pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus so it must be shampoo regularly. The scalp must be completely enclosed by suitable head covering (e.g. hairnets, helmets and hats). Combing of hair and adjustment of head covering should be done in cloakrooms, before putting on protective clothing. No hairgrips and clips are aloowed.

8 comments:

  1. zipei : You may include workers should wear non-slip shoes and shoes should be clean instead of oily and greasy.

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  2. Li Yee: An example of a properly dressed worker from tip to toe can be included to sum up the points.

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  3. Yanan: There ain't much to say that hasn't been already said. Though using chef uniform rather than labcoat would have been a better choice and clearer to show your points.

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  4. sharitta: great job on the bad example and good example. People will understand better on what's right and what's wrong

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  5. Erika: As commented above, full chef uniform should be used to show the good and bad examples.

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  6. Yongchieh: Should focus more about chef uniform at a ktichen level,rather then using a labcoat.Apart from that,can talk about the proper way of wearing a chef uniform,for example,chef pants should not be too short or too long,not wearing watches..etc

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  7. Nurulhudah: also, other than just using hairband to pin up the baby hair, one should also use a hairnet or chef hat to fully cover up the hair. this is so as to prevent any strands falling onto food

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  8. Rapika: Examples are well explained. However, there could be more examples like material used or the types of appropriate shoes that should be used.

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