Personal HygieneQuestion 380 of 500
A busy cook pumps hand sanitizer onto visibly soiled hands and reaches for a tray of sliced fruit. What is wrong with this?
a.Hand antiseptic is applied only at the start of a shift
b.Hand antiseptic is applied only while wearing gloves
c.Hand antiseptic is never a substitute for washing hands
d.Hand antiseptic is applied only from a wall dispenser
Explanation
A hand antiseptic may be applied only to hands that have already been cleaned by the full handwashing procedure, so sanitizer is an addition, never a replacement. Alcohol gel also works poorly through food soil and does little against Norovirus, which is the pathogen this cook is most likely carrying to the fruit.
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