KIEYYUEL shared: What kind of gloves are suitable for the catering industry?

Food always inspires people's enthusiasm, and if you see a clean and hygienic scene, it will cause an extremely comfortable feeling. Hygiene, healthy, and comfortable to look at will make customers eat more at ease. Of course, there are deeper reasons for this.

Relevant data show that 49% of food-borne diseases are caused by dirty hands. As a catering manager, there is no way to ensure that employees wash their hands as required, but they can supervise whether they wear gloves! So everyone must be concerned, what kind of gloves can be safely used for contact with ingredients?

Which gloves are suitable for food materials?

When you come into contact with vegetables, meat and other food materials, you need to eliminate two concerns. One is the pathogenic bacteria in the food that can easily cause food-borne diseases; the other is the various contaminants in the food with your hands. In other words, it is necessary to start with disease prevention and ensure the hygiene and safety of food ingredients. Under normal circumstances, the food industry in various countries generally requires that after hands are cleaned and disinfected, a pair of qualified food contact gloves should be worn.

How to define the food contact level?

The food-grade standards for gloves in my country are closely linked. First, the factory must have production licenses, raw materials compliance, GB4806.11-2016 related regulations, and the additives used must be implemented in accordance with GB9685, but it is only the first step to strictly follow the standards to make gloves.

After all, whether it is qualified or not cannot be determined by the manufacturer.

The products need to be tested by authoritative quality inspection agencies. For example, the protective gloves produced by KIEYYUEL will be sent to international agencies such as FDA or SGS for certification. However, it is still the last step to select the truly suitable gloves.

What kind of gloves are suitable for the catering industry？

PVC, latex, and nitrile materials can all be used in the catering industry. PVC is suitable for basic operations such as washing and picking, while latex has good elasticity, but it is not friendly to allergic people. Therefore, Qiyue disposable nitrile gloves are the first choice. Compared with latex and PVC, nitrile has the best performance in blocking oil stains and not easy to puncture.

KIEYYUEL disposable gloves fit your hands perfectly when you wear them, and you don’t feel tired when doing hand work such as cutting, chopping, picking, and stab. It can also reduce the double invasion of microbes. The food industry personnel face a variety of food materials. There is no absolute safety. Protection in place is the king!