Personal hygiene is essential for food handlers to deliver safe food. Food handlers should bathe daily, wear clean uniforms, keep nails trimmed and hair short, wear proper head coverings, cover their mouth when coughing or sneezing, not smoke, and wash hands frequently, including before and after eating, using the bathroom, handling equipment or garbage, and touching their body. Proper hand washing helps eliminate germs and should be done before starting work and when switching between tasks.

1. Food Safety – Personal Hygiene
Back to Basics

2. Personal hygiene
Personal hygiene of food handlers
• It is a pre requisite for
delivering safe food
• Have bath everyday
• Wear clean uniforms
• Keep your nails trimmed
• Keep your hairs short
• Wear proper head covering
• Cover your mouth while
coughing or sneezing
• Do not smoke
• Wash hands frequently

4. Hand Wash – Be a
Germ Buster
Wash your hands - When
• Before starting work
• Before using hand gloves and after discarding
hand gloves
• Before and after eating/drinking
• After handling dirty equipment/utensils
• After using the toilet
• After finishing the day’s work
• After touching any body part (eyes, nose, hair,
wiping sweat, scratching)
• After cleaning counter/table surface
• After garbage handling
• Between performing different jobs

6. Thanks for your
Kind Attention