Personal HygieneQuestion 116 of 320
A prep cook shows up wearing a fitness tracker and two bracelets. Before starting food prep, the manager should have her:
a.Cover the jewelry with tape
b.Wear gloves over the bracelets
c.Keep them on if they are clean
d.Remove the bracelets and fitness tracker, since arms and hands must be free of such jewelry during food prep
Explanation
During food preparation, employees must remove bracelets, watches, and fitness trackers from hands and arms, keeping only a plain band ring, because such jewelry harbors pathogens, can fall into food, and interferes with handwashing and glove use. Taping over jewelry or gloving over bracelets does not solve the contamination and cleaning problems; the items must simply be removed.
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