{"id":21672,"date":"2021-12-07T09:16:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T08:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kersia-group.com\/?p=21672"},"modified":"2021-12-09T18:26:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T17:26:18","slug":"kersia-your-partner-for-hand-hygiene-in-catering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kersia-group.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/07\/kersia-your-partner-for-hand-hygiene-in-catering\/","title":{"rendered":"KERSIA \u2013 Your Partner for Hand Hygiene in Catering"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How do we ensure Food Safety is a common question in any professional kitchen, whether it is a canteen in a hospital, retirement home, school or company, a restaurant, cafeteria, or a fast-food restaurant.<\/p>\n
Kersia, as a global pure player specialized in biosecurity and food safety, has the ambition of \u201cInventing a food safe world<\/strong>\u201d. Our objective is to prevent diseases and reduce contamination risks in humans and animals \u201cfrom farm to fork\u201d by providing innovative solutions and a comprehensive portfolio of value-adding products. We support customers all over the world in the areas of food production, processing and packaging, agriculture, beverage industry and water purification & disinfection.<\/p>\nIn a professional surrounding such as a restaurant, there is a high risk of micro-organisms spreading and contaminating food products due to a lack of hygiene and hygiene procedures.<\/p>\n
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Facts & figures – Did you know?<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u2192 approximately 30% of viruses contaminating hands passed through to the surface! <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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One of the most important but easiest to overcome transmissions occur by the staff \u2013 to be more specific by the hands of the staff. Due to the COVID situation, hand hygiene has become more important than ever to ensure food safety and employee health. Therefore, to set a focus on effective and reliable hand hygiene is so important:<\/p>\n
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Example : Cross-contamination thourgh direct and indrect contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In a professional kitchen, when preparing different dishes, it is essential to create hygiene barriers to stop routes of transmission.
\n\u2192 NO direct contact between ingredients which are not meant to be prepared together
\n\u2192 No indirect contact between raw and cooked ingredients by means of hands & equipment<\/p>\n
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This is why the easiest and most effective measures is the installation and use of hand hygiene equipment and solutions<\/strong> at critical points in order to prevent the entry<\/strong> of pathogens and to reduce cross contamination vectors<\/strong> \u2013 two essential pillars in a complete hygiene plan.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Kersia \u2013 Your Hand Hygiene Expert in Catering<\/h3>\n
Kersia is an experienced and trusted partner \u201cfrom farm to fork\u201d and offers in all business units exceptionally hand hygiene programs and solutions. The goal of our programme is to:<\/p>\n
\n- Optimise hygiene performance in your restaurant<\/li>\n
- Preserve the quality of your food<\/li>\n
- Respect and preserve operators\u2019 hands<\/li>\n
- Protect the health of consumers and your employees<\/li>\n
- Protect your brand image<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A complete and efficient hand hygiene consists of washing, disinfecting, and nourishing. When possible, all three steps should be offered to achieve the best possible result:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Washing, in order to prepare hands in the best possible way for disinfection,
\n\u2022 Disinfection for the removal of pathogens
\n\u2022 Hand nourishing in order to keep the hand skin of the personnel in a good condition which encourages your employees to use soap and disinfectant regularly.<\/p>\n
Whereas washing is limited to areas with a water supply, disinfectants can be installed almost anywhere. The ideal situation is to keep accessibility as easy as possible and to train your staff in hand hygiene protocols, which means hand washing and disinfection between all steps of preparation and between different areas. Kersia can provide training for hands hygiene and put at disposal posters to help your staff to keep the best practices for hands hygiene in mind.<\/p>\n
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\n\n\n<\/td>\n | WASHING<\/p>\n\n- Optimizes Disinfection<\/li>\n
- Removes irritating residues left by the preparation processes to prevent occupational dermatitis<\/li>\n
- Contains gentle soap to preserve the skin\u2019s natural barrier<\/li>\n
- Use disinfectant soap to complete the Stage 2 disinfectant action<\/li>\n
- Dry well hands after washing and before disinfection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n<\/td>\n | DISINFECTION<\/p>\n\n- Eliminates micro-organisms and reduces risk of food contamination<\/li>\n
- The active ingrediencies offer a broad spectrum of activity for increased efficiency<\/li>\n
- No rinsing necessary to prevent the risk of contamination by water<\/li>\n
- Is not a substitute for washing hands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n<\/td>\n | NOURISH<\/p>\n\n- Prevents skin disorders to improve hand-cleaning. Optimum hand-cleaning lowers the risk of food contamination<\/li>\n
- Protects workers\u2019 skin<\/li>\n
- Helps to combat occupational dermatitis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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