Hand-washing: A Healthy Habit to Ensure Safe Food Processing and Consumption.
T he COVID-19 situation since the year 2020 led us all to practicing frequent hand washing with soap and water. Generally, hand washing plays a critical role in preventing disease transmission. Just as regular hand-washing with soap can reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 infection and transmission, it can also reduce the likelihood of food infection and poisoning. Hand-washing is one of the most important practices to prevent food poisoning while preparing food for yourself, for your family, and for the public. It is a practice to be adopted in any form of food processing and consumption. Briefly we will look at its importance in the food industries, catering and street food industries, and among consumers. Handwashing in the Food Processing Industries For the food processors in the industries, standard food sanitation procedures like hand washing must be followed duly. It is important to note that handwashing before and after using gloves is very imperative in safe food processin...