Originally Posted by redslert
I can't see the problem.
Really? You think someone should handle raw pork products, or wipe their nose and then plate up a meal without washing their hands?
Anyway,
the regulations...
15 Hygiene of food handlers
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(2) A food handler must wash his or her hands in accordance with subclause (4) –
(a) whenever his or her hands are likely to be a source of contamination of food;
(b) immediately before working with ready-to-eat food after handling raw food; and
(c) immediately after using the toilet.
(3) A food handler must, when engaging in a food handling operation that involves unprotected food or surfaces likely to come into contact with food, wash his or her hands in accordance with subclause (4) –
(a) before commencing or re-commencing handling food;
(b) immediately after smoking, coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, eating, drinking or using tobacco or similar substances; and
(c) after touching his or her hair, scalp or a body opening.
(my bolding)