{"id":2613,"date":"2021-09-13T06:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minnesota.safefoodtraining.com\/2026\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2021-09-09T15:50:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T20:50:45","slug":"scary-simple-front-of-house-food-safety-precautions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minnesota.safefoodtraining.com\/2026\/safe-food-training-mn\/scary-simple-front-of-house-food-safety-precautions\/","title":{"rendered":"Scary Simple Front Of House Food Safety Precautions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kitchen personnel have easy access to gloves, serving utensils and other tools to help them avoid bare hand contact with any ready-to-eat foods, but servers, bar tenders and busboys tend to have a much more hectic pace to their routine and may be further away from supplies when it comes to bare hand contact and ready-to-eat foods. With a few simple precautions, we can ensure that the front of the house keeps the same food safety standards as the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Avoiding Front Of House Bare Hand Contact with Ready-to-Eat Foods Has A Huge Impact on Food Safety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Minnesota Food Code states that there can be no bare hand contact with food that is ready to serve<\/a>. This includes cooked foods, raw fruits and vegetables and any other items ready for consumption. For the kitchen, this is pretty straight forward, but bar tenders and servers come into contact with these types of foods as well. Some examples include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n