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Hand Hygiene for Food Handlers

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Hand Hygiene

  • Hand Hygiene Home
  • Soap and Water
  • Hand Sanitizer
  • Why and When
  • Choosing and Using Soap
  • Teaching Hand Hygiene
  • For Schools and Child Care
  • For Food Handlers
  • For Health Care Professionals
  • Posters and Print Materials

Related Topics

  • Food Safety
  • Cover Your Cough
  • Infection Control
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
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Contact Info

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Hand Hygiene for Food Handlers

Hand hygiene information, research, and guidelines for food handlers.

Guidelines:

  • Retail Food Protection: Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook: FDA
    FDA guidance on Employee Health and Hand Hygiene.

Hand washing print materials for food handlers:

image of nailbrush poster
  • Handwashing with a Nail Brush
    Eight steps to washing hands using a nail brush poster that could be hung in restrooms.
image of nailbrush poster
  • Minnesota's Health/Your Health is in your Hands Posters

  • Handwashing for Employees (PDF)
    Handwashing fact sheet for food workers. How to wash your hands, when to wash your hands, where to wash your hands, hand antiseptics.

  • Preventing Contamination from Hands (PDF)
    Fact sheet for food workers including: Preventing bare hand contact, handling ingredients, and handling finished menu items.

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Last Updated: 10/20/2022

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