Question

A food handler with a lesion containing pus should:

Answer 1

Answer:

He should clean, use some antibiotic and cover the wound with a bandage and not handle the food until the wound heals.

Explanation:

Pus output from the food handler's wound is a strong indicator that the wound is infected with bacteria. In this case, care must be taken to clean and treat the infection with an antibiotic ointment to kill the bacteria causing the infection and to protect the wound with some dressing. Also, it is not appropriate for the food handler to continue handling food with a hand wound that is releasing pus, because it can contaminate and decrease the quality of the food, so the correct thing would be for the food handler not to handle anything at all. , until the wound heals.

Answer 2

Wound must be covered to ensure that pathogens dont contaminate food and food surfaces