Have you ever walked into a restaurant only to see the people behind the counter handling your food weren't wearing gloves? It usually makes you pretty suspicious about the quality and safety of the food, right?It's a reasonable suspicion to have. The CDC estimates that around 48 million people in t

Workers in the food processing industry should be required to wear disposable food gloves to protect consumers who eat the foods they handle.Workers come in contact with a variety of foods, which can carry bacteria that can cause foodborne illnesses such as listeria and salmonella. There are also ba

The food processing and manufacturing industry has some of the highest risk of hand injury and amputation. A Bureau of Labor Statistics study in 2012 showed that injuries in the food handing and processing industry resulted in some of the longest periods of time away from work. The major goal of eve

In order to ensure food safety, food processing industry personnel must wear disposable gloves at work to reduce the possibility of bacterial transmission. The food industry-specific disposable gloves, commonly known as: food grade gloves.What are the distinctive characteristics of food-grade gloves

　　Food processing facilities follow the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) rules, but these food safety guidelines are the bare minimum facilities undertake to prevent contamination. In addition to HACCP, these facilities follow rules regarding high- and low-care (or high- and low-r

Food safetyFood safety refers to the conditions and practices that preserve the quality of food. These practices prevent contamination and foodborne illnesses.FunctionFood can be contaminated in many different ways. Some food products may already contain bacteria or parasites. These germs can be spr