Which statement about the Employee Hygiene sanitation performance standard is true?

• A. All establishment employees are required to wear washable over-garments when handling product
• B. All establishment employees must wash hands with soap and water before handling product
• C. Clean garments must be worn at the start of each day, and must be changed as necessary to prevent adulteration of product
• D. Employees with cuts or sores are prohibited from handling product under any circumstances

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is preventing product contamination through personnel clothing. The requirement emphasizes that garments must be clean at the start of each workday and must be changed as needed to prevent adulteration of product. This ensures workers’ clothing hasn’t picked up contaminants from previous tasks and that any soil or contamination is not carried into the production area.

Reason this option is the best: it directly reflects the practice of maintaining clean, appropriate apparel and changing it when it becomes soiled, which is a core control for protecting product integrity under the Employee Hygiene sanitation standard.

Context and why the other ideas aren’t as precise: while wearing protective over-garments and handwashing are important hygiene controls, the standard highlighted here centers on starting the day with clean garments and changing them to prevent adulteration. The statement about hands being washed before handling product narrows the focus to hand hygiene, not garment hygiene. The absolute prohibition for employees with cuts or sores is too extreme; such situations are normally managed with proper barriers or gloves rather than an outright ban.