Do you care if the people touching your food don’t regularly change their gloves?

[Anonymous]

Imagine a situation like Subway where the worker is directly touching your bread, meats, cheese, etc.

Assume their are several folks in front of you in line. The worker is touching the cooking equipment door handles, the serving spoons, the condiment containers, etc. They might even stand around touching their clothing as they wait for a sub to finish toasting.

Would it bother you if, when it’s your turn, they don’t change their gloves?

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[Anonymous]

Yes, I care for hygiene purposes but alao because we have food allergies.

[Anonymous]

Yes! Subway is the worst. Ive seen them make sandwiches, touch the toaster, grab a pen to write a name, then go back to making another sandwich- without changing gloves

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I care for hygiene purposes but alao because we have food allergies.

Interesting. Would you ask them to change their gloves….or secretly cringe?

[Anonymous]

Yes but I assume that poor hygiene is practiced pretty much everywhere. If I see someone handle money then handle food i won’t eat it (have seen this at Dunkin’ Donuts) but otherwise I’m not in food prep areas long enough to know exactly what they’re doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I care for hygiene purposes but alao because we have food allergies.

Interesting. Would you ask them to change their gloves….or secretly cringe?

Because the whole point of wearing the gloves is to control the spread of germs. If you touch something other than the food -- like the cash register for instance -- you now have germs on the gloves which you can spread to the food. The chances of doing something like touching the cash register, or swiping a glove across your face or hair without thinking about it and then touching someone's food get pretty high if you are not frequently changing your gloves.

[Anonymous]

OK, I’ve found my people. I waited to give my opinion initially. But, YES…. I ask for a glove change every single time.

However, no one else around me ever does.

To me, it’s really disgusting. Sometimes their worn gloves are really ratty, stained, or I watch the person touch their visor, shirt, or pants before serving me.

I can’t tell if I’m an oddball….or if everyone is. 😅😅

[OP]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, I’ve found my people. I waited to give my opinion initially. But, YES…. I ask for a glove change every single time.

However, no one else around me ever does.

To me, it’s really disgusting. Sometimes their worn gloves are really ratty, stained, or I watch the person touch their visor, shirt, or pants before serving me.

I can’t tell if I’m an oddball….or if everyone is. 😅😅

[OP]

No, you're not an oddball. I have the same feelings. I haven't acted on them, though, and that needs to change.

Q: how do you feel when you see a cook or chef on tv touching food with bare hands but wearing rings?

It totally grosses me out and causes me to lose a lot of respect for that person.

[Anonymous]

I always ask for a glove change, cava, chipotle subs. The gloves protect them not you.
At cava they use their hands to get your lettuce. I still cringe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK, I’ve found my people. I waited to give my opinion initially. But, YES…. I ask for a glove change every single time.

However, no one else around me ever does.

To me, it’s really disgusting. Sometimes their worn gloves are really ratty, stained, or I watch the person touch their visor, shirt, or pants before serving me.

I can’t tell if I’m an oddball….or if everyone is. 😅😅

[OP]

No, you're not an oddball. I have the same feelings. I haven't acted on them, though, and that needs to change.

Q: how do you feel when you see a cook or chef on tv touching food with bare hands but wearing rings?

It totally grosses me out and causes me to lose a lot of respect for that person.

I hate that so much! It makes me sick. They’re wearing jewelry or they have long fingernails. UGH.

[OP]

[Anonymous]

Yes, I care, but I would feel funny about asking them to change their gloves. I am so grossed out that I decide not to eat there. It really makes me want to eat at home or somewhere better.

[Anonymous]

PP here: I have when they then touch their face or hair and then use their hands to get your food or drink. (Happens at Starbucks a lot.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP here: I have when they then touch their face or hair and then use their hands to get your food or drink. (Happens at Starbucks a lot.)

I meant I hate it when..

[Anonymous]

So I think that most of you are just nutty, but for what it’s worth the point of gloves when you’re handling ready to eat food is really to protect from blood borne pathogens. Theoretically, you’re supposed to wash your hands every time you change gloves, and change gloves every time you switch tasks because you can’t wash them.

Honestly they’re mostly theater.

If what you’re worried about is getting food borne illness, you would probably do better focusing on how the food was stored and prepared, and whether the employees have paid sick leave and whether they appear healthy.

Something I’ve learned from DCUM though is that a lot of you are deeply weird and irrational about “germs” and “dirt.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I think that most of you are just nutty, but for what it’s worth the point of gloves when you’re handling ready to eat food is really to protect from blood borne pathogens. Theoretically, you’re supposed to wash your hands every time you change gloves, and change gloves every time you switch tasks because you can’t wash them.

Honestly they’re mostly theater.

If what you’re worried about is getting food borne illness, you would probably do better focusing on how the food was stored and prepared, and whether the employees have paid sick leave and whether they appear healthy.

Something I’ve learned from DCUM though is that a lot of you are deeply weird and irrational about “germs” and “dirt.”

Agree.