MCDONALDS Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLING MONIES ,GIVING THE CHANGE TO THE CUSTOMER AND STARTED PREPARING THE SMOOTHIES, GETTING HASH BROWN AND SANDWICHES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL EMPLOYEES HAS TO WASH THEIR HANDS AFTER HANDLING MONIES, AFTER TOUCHING THEIR FACE, HAIR, DIRTY DISHES AND AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ASSIGN ONE EMPLOYEE TO BE A CASHIER AND HAVE SOMEBODY TO TO BE A RUNNER. INSTRUCTED THE PROPER WAY OF WASHING HAND AND PROVIDED SIGN FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-38-010(A)

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.