Personal hygiene plays important role in keeping food from contamination. There
every chances that the human contact can bring germs which may contaminate food
.Personal hygiene includes personal cleaniness.
Following are the accessories used in most of bakeries
Head gear : We can have numerous types of head gear to cover head so as hair
doesnt fall into food product . These most common foreign body complaint . Hair net
are more popular as it forms a net and gives enough air to keep the perspiration is
check .Various caps are
available for bakers in the
market. Caps are basic cover
for hairs .For women workers
have to be more cautious for
fall of hair and hair accessories
Face mask
Mask are to be worn by all food handlers who are in contact
of food while in process . This acts as barrier to germs
and any thing coming out of mouth .It also prevents any dust
going into ones body .
Gloves
Disposable gloves are worn by bakers when one
handles dough , cream or vessels in bakery
process .It helps in avoiding contamination
through hands.
Apron /disposalable Isolation gowns /coats/uniform
Bakers wears apron to avoid spillages to spoil
their dress .Coats and isolation gowns are worn
by staff and visitors when they are in plants.Even
maintenance people have to wear coats while they
perform some jobs .
Most of the bakery plants and bakeries provides
uniform which are tailored made for bakery
operations .They have features like button less shirt
and collar less uniform without pockets
Disinfected Towels
These towels are provided in mostly in mixing
where ingrdients are mixed and bakers used
to swipe their hands after handling ingrdients.These are washed
every day and fresh towels are kept for use
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Personal Hygiene Accessories in Bakeries
