Apart from the obvious, that families in need could have benefitted from this food, there are other profound implications such as the effect on landfills, climate change and also food security. Besides storage issues, new evidence suggests commercial food spoilage could also be attributed to disposable gloves.
Food contact gloves are certified under FDA Title 21 CFR Part 177, which states that the components of the glove comply with the FDA regulations and the gloves consist of “Substances generally recognised as safe for use in food or food packaging.”
The FDA Food Code represents current guidelines for food safety and stipulates food handlers should not handle ready-to-eat food with bare hands, but rather by using utensils such as single-use disposable gloves. Read more here.
Have you considered that Eagle Protect can make your business more sustainable and eliminate waste without implementing any process changes? Sound good... We can do this by simply changing your disposable gloves.
For multiple of safety reasons, we recommend nitrile gloves for food handling and medical environments. Due to the differing qualities of raw materials and manufacturing processes, not all nitrile disposable gloves have the same safety qualities. Here are a few things to consider when purchasing nitrile gloves.
