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Food Safety Division continues to observe food safety violations during COVID-19 pandemic | SOUALIGA NEWSDAY

March 27, 2020

Food Safety Division continues to observe food safety violations during COVID-19 pandemic | SOUALIGA NEWSDAY
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Entrance and traffic

All customers and staff including management and security should sanitize hands prior to entering the building. (Spray all customers hands with minimum 70% alcohol)

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A maximum capacity for any operation should not exceed five (5) square meters per person including staff.

All doors to entrance should remain open if not automatic.

Persons must be encouraged to maintain a safe distance from each other (signs & security enforced where possible.

Railings and counters should be wiped, sprayed or sanitized minimally every 30 minutes.

Staff and customer interactions

Staff must also adhere to social distancing when possible.

Staff should report any illness or symptoms to management and sent home immediately.

Staff observing any customers coughing or sneezing and report to security or management immediately.

Staff should report any dangerous or unsafe behavior of any person staff or customer.

Staff-to-Staff interaction

Social distancing is also required to be followed amongst coworkers.

Staff should remove clothing and follow handwashing guidelines prior to lunch break.

Ideally staff should change uniform shirt or blouse every 4 hours when in constant contact with customers i.e.; cashiers, stockers.

When gloves are being used ensure that they are changed, and proper handwashing procedures followed.

 

Cashier area

All cashiers should practice sanitizing their area prior to shift and minimally every 30 minutes, ideally after every interaction.

When handling cash, cashiers should avoid physical contact with the other person.

Ensure a quick and speedy process as to minimize time with customer.

Limit personal interactions.

Cashiers should wash hands every 30 minutes.

Cash screen/keys/pan and swipe machines must be sanitized after each use. (Wiped or sprayed.)

Aisles

All aisles should be clear and free of boxes as to prevent easy flow of traffic and prevent bottlenecks where persons need to be in close proximity.

Every hour shelves and displayed products should be dusted (sprayed with Lysol or a similar agent).

All doors / drawers that require human touch should be sanitized minimally every 30 minutes.

Prior to opening and closing all aisles and products displayed should be dusted (sprayed)

 

Coolers and Freezers

All doors and handles to coolers and freezers must be sanitized every 30 minutes.

Open display coolers sides need to be sanitized every 30 minutes.

Fresh Produce

Displayed fresh products area should have signs asking customers to shop visually and not touch produce and return to shelf.

Maintain sanitization and cleanliness.

Limit stock displayed to a minimum.

 

Scheduling

All nonessential staff and staff with underlying heath issues should not be allowed to work and should be in self-isolation.

Schedules should be structured by way of shifts and groups e.g. group A works shift A. (limit physical interaction between groups and shifts)

 

Personal Hygiene

Handwashing stations should be located within 10 meters of staff.

All handwashing stations should contain running water under pressure.

Handwashing station should contain soap, disposable paper towel and (hand sanitizer)

Staff are required to wash their hands every hour when not in direct contact with customer and every 30 minutes when in contact with customers.

All staff is required to start shift in clean washed clothing.

All staff is required to take minimum two showers a day prior to and after every shift.

Staff is forbidden to use cell phones during shift.

Staff is forbidden to smoke during shift.

Jewelry should not be worn during shift (under present conditions)

All personal items should be stored in safe location not readily accessible to staff i.e.; cell phones, bags purses etc.)

 

Equipment

All public access equipment needs to be sanitized every hour.

Self-service items should not be offered, and equipment cleaned, sanitized & covered. (Juicers & coffee stations etc.)

All in use equipment should be sanitized as per operating procedure.

Air conditioning filters and vents need to be cleaned and sanitized as per operating procedure.

Shopping Carts and baskets

All carts and baskets are required to be washed daily prior to opening.

All carts and baskets need to be sanitized every 30 minutes by means of wiping the handles and dusting (spraying) the interior

Sanitizer wipes should be made available to customers and packer staff.

 

Transportation and staff

All vehicles used by staff should contain sanitation wipes.

All door handles are to be sanitized as used.

All contact surfaces wiped. Steering wheel, shifter emergency brake, seat belt buckle, window handle or buttons & radio knob.

Staff should refrain from using public transportation (buses)

 

Safety equipment use

Proper use of gloves is essential and requires more focus from the.

The proper facemasks are to be used when handling ready to eat food.

Gloves and proper procedures are to be used when preparing ready to eat foods.

 

Sanitation

All public areas of any given operation are to be washed and cleaned daily prior to opening. This includes front of entrance area floors walls and receiving area.

All restrooms are to be cleaned and sanitized every 30 minutes during operating hours.

All restrooms are to be maintained with paper towel, soap and hand sanitizer.

Sanitizing wipes should be made available to customers using restrooms.

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