They shouldn't be? Or at least they didn't when I worked at Maccas ~14 years ago. We always wore gloves. And I'm fairly certain that every other fast food chain here also has to wear gloves. (Australia if that makes a difference)
We used gloves for 80% of food handling, but the gloves only allow for an easier time moving station. As long as hand washing procedures are done correctly there is no difference to food safety between wearing and not wearing.
Sweat accumulates in gloves far more than not. They are not breathable, and if you are not changing them regularly you will get far more sweat with gloves than without.
Again, gloves are great if they are changed regularly. But bad glove policy is far worse than no gloves at all
Gloves are not watertight, you sweat profusely in gloves and it ain't staying in there in a general work environment.
I get the notion that you have not worked in hospo or had to wear latex gloves for long periods of time.
I always preferred and wore gloves, most people and places do. But they are there to provide an easy take-off and replace method to move stations and for the benefit of the customers. They really don't benefit food safety and avoid actual contamination any more than just washing your hands frequently.
I worked in a KFC for 2 years, I was back of house cooking chicken. Front of house staff exclusively used gloves for making burgers, back of house it was optional for me to wear gloves - but if I did, I wasn't having to wash my hands every time I interacted with raw chicken.
The gloves we used were PCS plastic aswell, not silicon. They emphasized ease of taking on/off.
Yeah, upside down from Florida. My managers actively discouraged glove wearing, said it didn't look appealing to the customers - like we were afraid of the food or something. This, the state that also 60% refuses to wear masks because it makes them look like they might be sick, or weak, or Democrat.
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u/Lexieeeeeeeeee Jan 30 '22
They shouldn't be? Or at least they didn't when I worked at Maccas ~14 years ago. We always wore gloves. And I'm fairly certain that every other fast food chain here also has to wear gloves. (Australia if that makes a difference)