3. You are working in a client’s home. One of your duties for the day is to prepare cookies to be eaten in the next few days. Your client LOVES warm cookies with a cup of tea.
As you are preparing the cookie dough, without thinking about it, you reach into the batter, scoop out a small amount on your finger, and taste it. You only realize what you’ve done after you have your hands back inside the dough. You’re not wearing gloves, and you remember washing your hands within the last hour; the cookie dough is the only thing you’ve been working on in that time. You’ve had a sore throat and a bit of a runny nose, and wondered if you’re coming down with the flu virus. You aren’t sure if you’ve wiped at your nose with your hand anytime since you last washed them. What should be your next step with the cookie dough, and what are the reasons for taking this step? Referring to the 10 Rules of Safe Food Handling in your answer would help support your answer. (4 marks)
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