Storage of Personal Goods and Chemicals

Personal items such as bags, mobile phones, cigarettes and keys are likely to contain foreign materials such as hair, dust, dirt and mirco-organisms, all of which have the potential to contaminate food, food contact surfaces and equipment. Your business needs to have adequate storage facilities to store personal items so as to prevent the likely contamination of food and/or food contact surfaces. Consider the following: • lockers for staff to store their bags or clothes; • designate a drawer for mobile phones and keys; • have a separate fridge for staff food, or store staff food on the lowest shelf in the fridge and label it “staff only”. Additionally, cleaning chemicals are dangerous if ingested, so ensure chemicals are clearly labelled and stored away from food and food preparation areas.