
Bacteria and viruses passed from contaminated food handlers are usually picked up from dirty hands on common touch points such as fridge handles, microwave handles, worktops, tap handles, etc.
Cold and ready-to-eat foods are at the greatest risk of contamination.
It is vital to have good hand wash procedures in place. But it is also critical to include all the common touch points in your daily cleaning regime to reduce the likelihood of cross-contamination of bacteria.
Follow a 2-stage cleaning process – use a blue roll and sanitizer (ideally with a contact time of 30 seconds). Spray and wipe to clean the surface, then spray and leave for the contact time to sanitize.
Clean and sanitize common touch points daily including:-
- Taps
- Fridge door handles
- Microwave door handles
- Kitchen work surfaces
- Door handles and pushes panels
- Light switches
Bacteria and viruses passed from contaminated food handlers are usually picked up from dirty hands on common touch points such as fridge handles, microwave handles, worktops, tap handles, etc.
Cold and ready-to-eat foods are at the greatest risk of contamination.
It is vital to have good hand wash procedures in place. But it is also critical to include all the common touch points in your daily cleaning regime to reduce the likelihood of cross-contamination of bacteria.
Follow a 2-stage cleaning process – use a blue roll and sanitizer (ideally with a contact time of 30 seconds). Spray and wipe to clean the surface, then spray and leave for the contact time to sanitize.
Clean and sanitize common touch points daily including:-
- Taps
- Fridge door handles
- Microwave door handles
- Kitchen work surfaces
- Door handles and pushes panels
- Light switches