Wearing gloves in the kitchen is counterproductive and ineffective for ensuring food hygiene.

noli's read

This advice is based on the idea that wearing gloves can paradoxically increase the risk of cross-contamination. Food hygiene studies, including observations published in the Journal of Food Protection, confirm that food handlers wearing gloves tend to wash their hands less often, feeling protected by an artificial barrier. Gloves can develop invisible micro-perforations or become contaminated by unhygienic surfaces, thereby becoming vectors for bacteria just as bare hands can. The scientific consensus (notably from EFSA and health safety agencies) consistently favors rigorous and frequent hand washing. The exaggeration here lies in the generalization: gloves remain useful in specific cases, such as in the presence of skin wounds. It is therefore not an error, but a misplaced priority that diverts attention from the most effective technical practice: hand washing with soap.

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