Which of the following is true about the Employee Hygiene sanitation performance standard?

• 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)

Preventing contamination through clean, changed garments is what this standard emphasizes. Starting the shift with fresh clothing and changing it when it becomes soiled directly reduces the risk of adulterating the product, which is the core aim of Employee Hygiene controls. The other statements introduce additional requirements or absolutes not specifically captured by this item—such as universal over-garment use, mandatory handwashing before handling product, or excluding any worker with a cut—so they don’t align as precisely with the standard’s focus on starting clean and changing as needed.