Should food handlers be required to wear gloves/not use bare hands

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No gloves.  No chef in the kitchen at a restaurant uses gloves and only rarely do they wear them in visible prep areas.

If you wash your hands regularly you won't have a problem.  This is common sense.

But we're not legislating for common sense... we're legislating below the lowest common denominator.

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I worked in food service as a teenager and I almost never wore gloves. 

Gloves give a false sense of security and are just as, and even more likely to spread food borne illness through cross contamination. 

Make gloves optional and keep them available... but don't require them.

In a situation where you handle money and then must prepare food... gloves are probably a good idea.  Unless you wash your hands after every transaction.