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Personal cleanliness

22.1 A person in a food handling area must:

(a) take all practicable measures to ensure his or her body, anything from his or her body and anything he or she is wearing does not contaminate milk, milk products or food contact surfaces; and

(b) take all practicable measures to prevent unnecessary contact with milk and milk products; and

(c) ensure his or her outer clothing is of a level of cleanliness that is appropriate for the handling of milk and milk products that is being conducted.

22.2 A person in a food handling area must not engage in:

(a) behaviour which could result in contamination of milk and milk products, such as eating, smoking, chewing, spitting, sneezing or coughing over unprotected milk and milk products or food contact surfaces; or

(b) any other behaviour likely to adversely affect the fitness for human consumption of milk and milk products.

Note 1 For guidance see Standard 3.2.2 of the Food Standards Code.

Note 2 A person in a food handling area includes a visitor to the area, see the meaning of food handling area in clause 19 of this Schedule.

22.3 A person handling milk and milk products must wash (using a sanitising agent) and dry thoroughly his or her hands:

(a) on entering the food handling area; and

(b) immediately after using the toilet; and

(c) after touching the nose or mouth; and

(d) after handling contaminated material; and

(e) whenever necessary to avoid contaminating the milk and milk products.

Note The wearing of gloves does not remove the obligation to wash hands.