Fruit & Vegetable Sink

Why you need it

Food law requires facilities for washing food, where needed, to be separate from handwashing. Sharing a sink with dirty utensils or raw meat can move bacteria straight onto produce that may be eaten raw.

A clear sign stops the sink being used for whatever job is nearest.

What it’s for

A sign for the sink kept for washing fruit and vegetables: clean it before and after use, wash produce in clean running water where needed, move washed food to a clean container, and keep handwashing, utensils and raw meat out.

How to use it

1. Fix it on the wall directly above the vegetable sink, facing whoever stands at it.
2. If you only have one food sink, clean and disinfect it before washing produce and set out that arrangement in your safe method.
3. Keep a clean colander or container beside the sink so washed produce does not touch the sink itself.
4. Do not rewash bagged salad sold as ready to eat unless the pack tells you to.
5. Use a wipe-clean sleeve or laminate it, since it will be splashed.