Cafeteria Glove Choice
Hi! I’m a dietary sciences student at the High School of Commerce, and i was wondering why cafeterias use clear gloves to serve food items? What wrong with white gloves?
Actually, it’s what they’re made out of. The clear gloves are vinyl and the white gloves are latex. While not as common an allergy as peanuts, there are a certain number of people who react to latex, even if it’s the miniscule amount of the natural rubber that results from food’s momentary contact with a glove. In order to eliminate the risk, most dining facilities have switched to vinyl gloves.
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September 22nd, 2007 at 1:04 pm
You know, I’ve always kind of wondered that myself — the clear gloves look like sandwich bags and don’t fit as well.
PS you’re smart to be taking dietary sciences - very useful class