Tesco staff cleaning in small stores

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Is it OK for Tesco staff to clean stores, rest rooms and toilets!! Then handle food?
In small stores, it seems as though tesco thinks this is acceptable, I for one will not shop for food if this continues to happen.
Do you think that this is acceptable?
In small stores, it seems as though tesco thinks this is acceptable, I for one will not shop for food if this continues to happen.
Do you think that this is acceptable?
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And what is acceptable at home is not in a retail environment.
Most coffee shops (Nero, Costa etc) don't have cleaning contractors and the staff do all the cleaning. Pretty certain McDonalds staff do all the cleaning in the stores as well.
Staff should be washing their hands regularly and you should be washing all fruit and veg before consumption (and your hands).
The two main things you have to worry about food hygiene wise is a member of staff going to the toilet and not washing their hands (therefore spreading E Coli or similar) and touching their nose, sneezing or similar then directly touching ready to eat food (spreading Staphylococcus or of course Covid-19).
If you are concerned about food hygiene then worry about people having dirty hands and then handling food (although Tesco have closed down Deli counters so there isn't much direct food handling going on!).
It's for you to decide on the level of risk you're prepared to take. I'm happy with packaged products and washing fruit and vegetables. Some people quarantine their shopping.
What isn't going to happen is Tesco employing cleaners in small shops.