Answer :
Final answer:
Food handlers should wash their hands both before wearing gloves and after removing them to prevent the transfer of contaminants to food and to clean off any contaminants acquired while wearing or removing the gloves.
Explanation:
Food handlers who wear gloves must wash their hands before wearing gloves and after removing gloves. Washing hands before gloving ensures that the hands are clean before coming into contact with food and helps prevent the potential transfer of microbes from the hands to the gloves. After removing gloves, it is also essential to wash hands to remove any contamination that may have seeped through micro-tears or to clean off any contaminants that may have been picked up while removing the gloves. The correct answer to the question 'When should food handlers who wear gloves wash their hands?' is therefore c) Both a and b.
