BRCGS V9 (7.2 Personal hygiene: raw material handling, preparation, processing, packing and storage areas)

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• SOI<br>The site’s personal hygiene standards shall be developed to minimise the risk of product contamination from personnel, be appropriate to the products produced and be adopted by all personnel, including agency-supplied staff, contractors and visitors to the production facility.

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7.2.1 Personal hygiene requirements

• The requirements for personal hygiene shall be documented and communicated to all personnel. These shall include, at a minimum, the following:

• watches and similar wearable devices shall not be worn

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• jewellery shall not be worn, with the exception of a single, plain wedding ring, wedding wristband or medical alert jewellery

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• rings and studs in exposed parts of the body, such as ears, noses and eyebrows, shall not be worn

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• fingernails shall be kept short, clean and unvarnished

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• false fingernails and nail art shall not be permitted

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• excessive perfume or aftershave shall not be worn.

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• Compliance with the requirements shall be checked routinely.

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7.2.2 Hand-washing

• Hand-washing shall be performed on entry to the production areas and at a frequency that is appropriate to minimise the risk of product contamination.

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7.2.3 Cuts and grazes on exposed skin

• All cuts and grazes on exposed skin shall be covered by an appropriately coloured plaster that is different from the product colour (preferably blue) and contains a metal detectable strip.

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• These shall be site-issued and monitored.

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• Where appropriate, in addition to the plaster, a glove shall be worn.

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7.2.4 Metal detectable plasters

• Where metal detection equipment is used, a sample from each batch of plasters shall be successfully tested through the equipment and records shall be kept.

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7.2.5 Personal medicines

• Processes and written instructions for staff shall be in place to control the use and storage of personal medicines, so as to minimise the risk of product contamination.

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