Just been in and noticed at least 2 staff handling food without wearing gloves. Surely this is not acceptable more so because of the current virus situation?. Would i be wrong to phone and complain? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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As a chef myself food handlers don't put gloves on for ever thing they do as a food handler they must wash there hands regularly with hot water and soap and use nail brush but I can see your point under current situation |
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It was never procedure to wear gloves when i worked there 12 years ago. but i do agree that in the current climate that should be the first port of call! |
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Used to have a pizzeria next to my work back in Glasgow. The guy who worked there was lovely and i absolutely loved their pizza.
One reasonably hot summer day i went in to get my dinner, but the guy was excessively sweating that time. Dripping right over my pizza!!! Never went back  |
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It is just because i heard on tv the other day due to virus avoid buffets where other people are touching food. Thats when alarm bells set in. I do not usually bother but surely we should all be taking extra precautions at this present time. |
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"Used to have a pizzeria next to my work back in Glasgow. The guy who worked there was lovely and i absolutely loved their pizza.
One reasonably hot summer day i went in to get my dinner, but the guy was excessively sweating that time. Dripping right over my pizza!!! Never went back "
Thats enough to put you off pizzs for life lol |
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"Used to have a pizzeria next to my work back in Glasgow. The guy who worked there was lovely and i absolutely loved their pizza.
One reasonably hot summer day i went in to get my dinner, but the guy was excessively sweating that time. Dripping right over my pizza!!! Never went back
Thats enough to put you off pizzs for life lol"
Took a while, but i am enjoying pizza again  |
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"Used to have a pizzeria next to my work back in Glasgow. The guy who worked there was lovely and i absolutely loved their pizza.
One reasonably hot summer day i went in to get my dinner, but the guy was excessively sweating that time. Dripping right over my pizza!!! Never went back
Thats enough to put you off pizzs for life lol
Took a while, but i am enjoying pizza again "
Just not from that particular shop |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Used to have a pizzeria next to my work back in Glasgow. The guy who worked there was lovely and i absolutely loved their pizza.
One reasonably hot summer day i went in to get my dinner, but the guy was excessively sweating that time. Dripping right over my pizza!!! Never went back
Thats enough to put you off pizzs for life lol
Took a while, but i am enjoying pizza again
Just not from that particular shop "
Fair enough its tough to say no to a good pizza  |
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By *igsaw93Woman
over a year ago
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Gloves are only helpful if they are used exclusively for food preparation that doesn't involve touching other surfaces, and don't cross contaminate. Even if this is followed, they still need to be changed every two hours or less. Some gloves are even single use.
I think gloves can make people complacent and then they don't think about the germs they are transferring on the gloves themselves if used incorrectly.
Personally I would rather they followed good hygiene in the kitchens and washed their hands regularly.
Just my tuppence.
H xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Just been in and noticed at least 2 staff handling food without wearing gloves. Surely this is not acceptable more so because of the current virus situation?. Would i be wrong to phone and complain?"
wel complain try subway KFC et. There all the same
As some for your take aways don't ware any |
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"Gloves are only helpful if they are used exclusively for food preparation that doesn't involve touching other surfaces, and don't cross contaminate. Even if this is followed, they still need to be changed every two hours or less. Some gloves are even single use.
I think gloves can make people complacent and then they don't think about the germs they are transferring on the gloves themselves if used incorrectly.
Personally I would rather they followed good hygiene in the kitchens and washed their hands regularly.
Just my tuppence.
H xx"
That was my thoughts too. Also gloves make clammy sweaty hands, heaven for breeding germs. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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As stated, the news references to buffets.
This is because, when at a buffet you all use the ladle supplied.
The virus is spread by touch ie hand to hand.
People in the catering industry need to wash their hands every 30 minutes or so for hygiene reasons.
This shouldn't cause a problem for the general public. |
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By *innettMan
over a year ago
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"Just been in and noticed at least 2 staff handling food without wearing gloves. Surely this is not acceptable more so because of the current virus situation?. Would i be wrong to phone and complain?wel complain try subway KFC et. There all the same
As some for your take aways don't ware any "
As a member of the industry in a food prep area you may handle food with bare hands only after you have washed them and subsequent washing of the hands afterwards and during prep. This doesn't mean you touch everything. If your prepping raw meat.. obviously wash your hands before doing anything after. Same with veg cooked meats I could go on
However in a coustomer serving area where you will be touching screens/handles/ cash and of course people.. gloves should be worn at all times when handling food.
Though your correct we should be taking extra procaution with the current state of affairs and if at the time you are well within your right to request a server to change gloves put on gloves. Ask for something made fresh if you have witnessed it being touched with bare hands |
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Yes that I can understand as the public pick up food from buffet with there hands but how many actually think about going to wash there hands before going to the all you can eat buffet and that can spread it around |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Food handling standards in general have dropped drastically since I worked as a chef or even when I recently saw a relative doing a food hygiene certificate.
Was in a cafe recently where I witnessed a young waitress in full make up drop a false eye lash into food, same girl was handling cash, drinks and cleaning tables (with dirty rag) and never saw her once wash her hands or even have her head covered ( she had waist length hair)
Especially in current times these incidents would have been sackable in my day
Last year I did deliveries for a local Indian take away, one that I ate out of regularly. Went into the kitchen to find one of the cooks stirring a pot of sauce with a cigarette having precariously from his mouth. Ash dropped into the sauce and he continued to stir it in.
Also about 4 other staff members including the owner were smoking in the kitchen.
A wee phone call and a quick resignation and Iwas out of there |
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