Dining Room Sanitation (1969)

[Music] what do you think about when you serve a table full of guests you think about doing your job of course you think about all the things you've learned courtesy good service and maybe once in a while you let yourself go and you think about the tip why not but have you ever thought about your responsibility for the health and even the lives of the people you serve the food you set before for them with your hands could be carrying serious illness think about it dining room sanitation begins at home with your morning shower or bear total body cleanliness including frequent shampoos is a must and so are clean fingernails deodorants and all the other details of good personal hygiene and grooming but what's all this got to do with keeping your guests in good health take a look meet another family a colony of germs they carry disease and they're everywhere your problem is to keep this family from meeting this one and the best protection you can give them is cleanliness his hands appear to be nice and clean but are they sure he showered and shaved this morning too but think about where their hands have been since this [Music] morning [Music] [Applause] you [Music] those are just a few of the things your hands do in a short time that's why they must be washed frequently and with plenty of soap all right now that they're clean let's talk about some of the things you should do with them always handle dishes by their rims like this to keep their eating surfaces sanitary notice that the thumb is along the rim but not in the food or the eating area handle glasses by the base think of the hundreds of glasses you touch daily and remember that the lives of that many people are in your hands butter is easily contaminated always handle it with a clean fork or tongs in fact just to be on the safe side it's best to act as if germs are present all the time no matter how careful you [Music] [Applause] [Music] are when handling silverware do not touch the eating [Music] surface and if you should happen to drop something always lay the contaminated one aside and use another clean one in its place smoking in the dining room is always dangerous do not smoke in any area where food is prepared or served your fingers become contaminated by the moisture of your mouth so after smoking wash your hands before you handle food or utensils again next to personal cleanliness comes dining room cleanliness tablecloths should be changed whenever they are soiled food spots and particles make excellent breeding places for germs chairs must be cleaned and washed frequently with all these free rides available you can be sure there are always plenty of germs around and tabletops especially in those restaurants that do not use cloth covers soap and water and a thorough scrubbing with a clean cloth keep an eye out for soiled menus they get pass from hand to hand all day long and carry germs in every Food Spot inspect China and glasswar frequently to make sure the dishwasher is doing his job and to check for cracked or chipped items it may look like a tiny crack to you but to a germ it's like a trench in his Warfare Against Humanity germs hide and breed wherever and whenever you give them a chance any place there is food and [Music] moisture any place there is food unprotected by Refrigeration any place there is a crack or crevice where moisture and food can collect but most of all germs are carried by human hands to keep the deadly hitchhikers out take a close look at your hands make sure they're free of cuts and Soares where infection can lurk if they're not don't handle food it pays to know the dangers and to take all the proper precautions it pays to stop and think once in a while that it's your responsibility to keep them healthy and happy that way you can be sure they'll be back [Music] again [Music] I