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[โ€“] philpo@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sadly it won't help much if at all (that is why they are not required in professional kitchens per se)- people still touch things they should not and then touch these things ungloved.

There sadly are various studies proving this.

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

In fact, while gloved, they touch more things they shouldn't and then some with fewer hand washings overall, so... Win. ๐Ÿคข๐Ÿซก

[โ€“] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[โ€“] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, they touch that too