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Food Handlers Card Practice Test· ANSI-accredited programs (FDA Food Code)

A food handler with a small cut on their hand should:

Choices

  • AKeep working with no covering
  • BCover it with a clean bandage and a single-use gloveCorrect
  • CRinse it and continue bare-handed
  • DLick the cut and keep going

Answer

Cover it with a clean bandage and a single-use glove

Cover any wound on the hand or wrist with a clean, impermeable bandage and then a single-use glove or finger cot to keep the bandage and pathogens away from food. An infected wound that cannot be covered means the handler should not work with food.

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30 questions in the pool · 25-question timed exam.