24-7 MART Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Grocery store

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER,HANDLING CELL PHONE,STANDING BY 3-COMP SINK WITH GLOVES ON,THEN PROCEEDED TO PREPARE ORDER FOR GROUND BEEF ON CHIPS WITHOUT TAKING GLOVES OFF AND WASHING HANDS FIRST,POOR HYIGENIC PRATICES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER FOR EMPLOYEE TO WASH HANDS DURING MUTIPLE TASK PREP AREA. CITATION ISSUED.

Hands are #1 vehicle for pathogen transfer. Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods causes majority of foodborne outbreaks.

Proper handwashing and no bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods.

Wash hands for 20 seconds with soap and warm water; Use utensils, deli tissue, or gloves for ready-to-eat foods; Wash hands after restroom, handling raw foods, touching face/hair, and between tasks.