When MUST food handlers wash their hands?

• A. after visiting the toilet, on entering the food room, after a break, and before handling food
• B. after cleaning up animals' faeces, or handling boxes or waste
• C. the long list of times when washing hands is mandatory
• D. after dealing with an ill customer or a baby's nappy

Answer: (C)

Hand washing is a fundamental control because hands can contaminate food at many different moments. There’s a long list of times when washing is mandatory, not just a few fixed points. This wide range covers situations like after using the toilet, after handling raw foods or waste, after touching animals or dirty surfaces, after sneezing or coughing, after breaks, and whenever contamination could have occurred. Because the risk comes from multiple potential contact points, the best answer reflects that there is a long list of mandatory moments for hand hygiene. The other options point to subsets of those moments or imply a shorter rule, which doesn’t fully represent the requirement. In practice, follow the complete list of mandatory handwashing moments to keep foods safe.