Personal Hygiene and Sanitary Food Handling.

Food handlers are potential sources of microorganisms that cause illness and food spoilage. Hygiene is a word used to describe sanitary principles for the preservation of health. Personal hygiene refers to the cleanliness of a person’s body. Parts of the body that contribute to the contamination of food include the skin, hands, hair, eyes, mouth, nose, nasopharynx, respiratory tract, and excretory organs. These parts are contamination sources as carriers, through direct or indirect transmission, of detrimental microorganisms. Management must select clean and healthy employees and ensure that they conduct hygienic practices. Employees must be held responsible for personal hygiene so that the food that they handle remains wholesome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]