Personal Hygiene in Bakery

Personal  hygiene plays important role in keeping food free from contamination. There every chances that the human contact can bring germs which may  contaminate food. Personal hygiene   includes  personal cleaniness.

Following are the accessories  used in most of bakeries:
Head gear  : We can  have numerous types of  head gear to cover head so as hair doesnt  fall into  food product . These most common foreign body  complaint . Hair net are more popular as it forms  a net and gives enough air to keep the perspiration is check .Various caps  are available  for bakers in the
market. Caps are basic cover for hairs .For women workers have to be more cautious  for fall of hair  and hair accessories
Face mask
Mask  are to be worn by all food handlers who are in contact of food while in process . This acts  as barrier to germs and any thing coming out of mouth .It also prevents  any dust going into ones body .
Gloves
Disposable gloves are worn by bakers when one handles dough , cream or vessels  in bakery process .It helps in avoiding  contamination through  hands.
Apron /disposalable Isolation gowns /coats/uniform
Bakers wears   apron to  avoid spillages to  spoil their dress .Coats and isolation gowns  are worn by staff and visitors when they are in plants.Even maintenance people have  to wear coats while they perform some jobs .
Most of the  bakery plants and  bakeries  provides uniform which are tailored made for bakery operations. They have features like button less shirt and collar less uniform without pockets
Disinfected Towels
These towels are provided in mostly in mixing where ingrdients are mixed and bakers  used
to swipe their hands after handling ingrdients.These  are washed every day and fresh towels are kept for use.