Hygienic aspects of water bottling

Food and water bottling-related hygiene

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

• Necessary measures to guarantee safety and

healthiness of foodstuff

• Prevention of any negative alteration of food

and food-related toxic-infections

Foodstuff related hygiene

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

Good Manufacturing Practices

HYGIENIC ATTITUDES AND HABITS

Washing hands habitude

Clean working clothes

Do not cough or sneeze over food

Do not wear jewels

Do not comb or scratch the hair

Hair under a cap

Do not pick up sweat with the hands

Short and clean nails

Do not taste food with the fingers

Do not smoke

Do not eat, chew gum or similar

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

Smoking is forbidden inside the facilities and not counselled outside

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

Transmission of organisms by saliva particles: indirect pollution through air

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

Washing hands: how to do it?

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

•Priority: use of liquid bactericide soap

•Correct distribution of soap

•Use hot water, opens skin pores

•Use soap in hands and wrist

•Brush all nails, especially at the beginning of the working day (every handler/person its own brush)

•Take it easy: you need time for the entire procedure. Rub hands one with the other and carefully and scrupulously the fingers

•Rinse with cool water: closes the pores of the skin

•Dry with paper towels (disposable)

•All the needed for a good washing hands procedure must be available, including where to dispose the used towels (bin)

Washing hands

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

Hands must be washed frequently, at least:

Always after any activity which can imply a hazard/risk of contamination • Immediately before touching water bottles or related machinery

• When entering the manufacturing area

• After using the sanitary facilities

• After smoking (not counselled), eating, coughing…

• After touching money (notes or coins)

• After touching any external machinery, debris, oil, “special” devices (e.g. for killing

insects)

• After touching animals or external people

When charging / recharging devices, goods (i.e. caps) in the water bottling facilities care must be taken with all the items which will contact water or skin during the bottling procedure

When washing hands?

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

You can see in the Petri dish the fingerprints (of the 5 fingers)

Clean hands?

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

Washing hands

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

Washing hands / not like in this place

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

Posting (remember)

Hygienic aspects of water bottling

Posting (remember)