Food handler personal cleanliness and behaviour
FSSAI marks this item with an asterisk on its inspection checklist — failing this one item alone results in non-compliance for the whole inspection.
Beyond wearing the right protective gear, food handlers need to actually maintain personal cleanliness day to day -- trimmed nails, covered cuts, no loose jewellery, no smoking or spitting near food.
“Food handlers maintain personal cleanliness (clean clothes, trimmed nails & waterproof bandage etc.) and personal behaviour (hand washing, no loose jewellery, no smoking, no spitting etc.)”
Set and enforce a personal-hygiene standard for food handlers covering nails, jewellery, wound covering, and no smoking/spitting in food areas.
Track this requirement, keep the proof in one place, and get reminded when it needs attention.
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