McDonald's staff not wearing gloves when handling food?

mrcheez

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

The counter is about 1m wide, where were they making the food, on the till?

:rolleyes:

I give up...

listermint

mrcheez wrote: »

:rolleyes:

I give up...

Finally!



You've realised the thread you opened was misguided. I thought you might have got that at page one.

L1011

mrcheez wrote: »

You seem to have missed where I pointed out this isn't the accepted safe food handling practice in other countries.



your call, I was quite enjoying this

You have made claims without evidence, not pointed anything out. Huge difference.

rubadub

https://yourquestions.mcdonalds.ca/answer/how-come-your-employees-dont-wear-gloves/

“HOW COME YOUR EMPLOYEES DONT WEAR GLOVES?”

McDonald's Canada
We can tell you're serious about food safety, Julian. We are too. There are certain tasks that do require our staff to wear gloves and there are some that do not. For example, our crew wears gloves when preparing salads or when handling raw product. But on the prep line, where our burgers and sandwiches are prepared, our crew is not required to wear gloves. It not a requirement to wear gloves in Canada. What is a requirement is having procedures in place for safe food preparation and effective hand sanitation, which we have. There is some debate as to whether gloves are more effective than hand washing. Gloves can sometimes give us a false sense of security because gloves can get dirty or torn. We feel that hand washing is a more effective way to ensure food safety when performing certain tasks. All of our crew members are trained on when and how to properly wash their hands. In addition, our restaurants are routinely inspected by regional health departments for compliance, on top of our own internal checks.


https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/geordie-shore-star-films-mcdonalds-12571537

There is also no legislation in the UK requiring gloves to be worn when handling food.

Alexis Harrow, who said he was a 'three-year McEmployee veteran' wrote: "You only have to wear gloves when handling eggs/raw meat/Ice at Mcdonalds."

And Chloe Jayne Pettit wrote: "Current McDonald’s employee, we don’t have to wear gloves when working in kitchen you wash your hands every 30 minutes unless you touch your face/hair etc then you’d wash them then as you can’t handle food once you’ve touched your hair face."

YAZ wrote: "Correct hand washing is just as effective, don’t take videos of people without their consent."



https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/help/faq/18734-do-all-your-employees-wear-gloves-when-handling-and-preparing-food.html
Do all your employees wear gloves when handling and preparing food?
McDonald's restaurant food handlers wash their hands with an antimicrobial soap at least every 30 minutes. Staff who serve or work in the dining area wash their hands at least every hour. We also have teams of employees serving customers and handling money that are separate from those preparing food. A system of colour-coded gloves is used to avoid bare hand contact with raw foods and to handle some ready-to-eat food items.


https://www.businessinsider.com/gloves-fast-food-mcdonalds-burger-king-wendys-chemicals-2019-8?r=US&IR=T

Vinyl gloves used at certain McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s locations may contain toxic chemicals linked to reproductive issues
Aria Bendix Aug. 8, 2019,

djan

For what it's worth, I have worked in McDonald's and it is extremely hygiene focused with excellent results in contamination tests.

The people working in the kitchen are on stations. So the person touching the burgers and toppings only does that, another on buns and one more on the grill.

The fact that a deli counter worker is considered more hygienic as they have the same glove going from machine to food to till is just ridiculous. Delis are absolute filth compared to McD. While McD may not be the healthiest food out there, on hygiene they're up there with the best.

greenspurs

rubadub wrote: »

https://yourquestions.mcdonalds.ca/answer/how-come-your-employees-dont-wear-gloves/

“HOW COME YOUR EMPLOYEES DONT WEAR GLOVES?”

McDonald's Canada
We can tell you're serious about food safety, Julian. We are too. There are certain tasks that do require our staff to wear gloves and there are some that do not. For example, our crew wears gloves when preparing salads or when handling raw product. But on the prep line, where our burgers and sandwiches are prepared, our crew is not required to wear gloves. It not a requirement to wear gloves in Canada. What is a requirement is having procedures in place for safe food preparation and effective hand sanitation, which we have. There is some debate as to whether gloves are more effective than hand washing. Gloves can sometimes give us a false sense of security because gloves can get dirty or torn. We feel that hand washing is a more effective way to ensure food safety when performing certain tasks. All of our crew members are trained on when and how to properly wash their hands. In addition, our restaurants are routinely inspected by regional health departments for compliance, on top of our own internal checks.


https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/geordie-shore-star-films-mcdonalds-12571537

There is also no legislation in the UK requiring gloves to be worn when handling food.

Alexis Harrow, who said he was a 'three-year McEmployee veteran' wrote: "You only have to wear gloves when handling eggs/raw meat/Ice at Mcdonalds."

And Chloe Jayne Pettit wrote: "Current McDonald’s employee, we don’t have to wear gloves when working in kitchen you wash your hands every 30 minutes unless you touch your face/hair etc then you’d wash them then as you can’t handle food once you’ve touched your hair face."

YAZ wrote: "Correct hand washing is just as effective, don’t take videos of people without their consent."



https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/help/faq/18734-do-all-your-employees-wear-gloves-when-handling-and-preparing-food.html
Do all your employees wear gloves when handling and preparing food?
McDonald's restaurant food handlers wash their hands with an antimicrobial soap at least every 30 minutes. Staff who serve or work in the dining area wash their hands at least every hour. We also have teams of employees serving customers and handling money that are separate from those preparing food. A system of colour-coded gloves is used to avoid bare hand contact with raw foods and to handle some ready-to-eat food items.


https://www.businessinsider.com/gloves-fast-food-mcdonalds-burger-king-wendys-chemicals-2019-8?r=US&IR=T

Vinyl gloves used at certain McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s locations may contain toxic chemicals linked to reproductive issues
Aria Bendix Aug. 8, 2019,

"That'll do Pig, that'll do …."

DuckSlice

Its all that bacteria that makes it so yummy

You are more than likely exposing yourself to more bacteria than they have on their hands doing everyday tasks.
Do you ever clean your wallet?
Do you ever clean your phone?
Do you wash your hands after handling cold hard cash!!?
Did you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?

splinter65

EltonJohn69 wrote: »

McDonald’s customers should be allowed to inspect the kitchen and if wanted, ask for their food to be prepared with gloves... the customer is always right.

If the customer is always right then can the customer also demand that the staff sing the national anthem while they prepare the food?