An informal look at use of bakery department tongs and tissues.
Of 108 people observed extracting for purchase rolls or pastries from displayed bulk stock in food supermarket bakery departments, about 90% used their hands for item selection and withdrawal rather than the store provided tongs. In stores where tissues were provided instead of tongs, approximately 60% of the 133 people who were observed used their hands.
Trinkaus
J
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Baruch College (CUNY), NY 10010, USA.
D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D012941:Social Responsibility