Health-and-Nutrition/C2/Personal-Hygiene-needed-for-handling-baby-food/English

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Title Slide

Welcome to the spoken tutorial on personal hygiene needed for handling baby food.
Image: Collage of personal hygiene practices in the script


In this tutorial we will learn about:
  • Personal hygiene
  • Guidelines to maintain it while preparing and feeding baby food

Image: Complementary food

Image: 6 to 24 months old baby

Image: Breastfeeding

Let’s understand why personal hygiene is important for handling baby food.


Here, baby food means nutritious home-cooked complementary food.


Such food must be fed to a 6 to 24 months old baby along with breastfeeding.

Image: Baby is fighting bacteria and losing.

Image: Sick baby

At this age, the immune system of babies is not as developed as that of adults.


They are vulnerable to catching infections and foodborne illnesses easily.

Image: Bowl of baby food with bacteria transfers bacteria to the baby

Image: Sick baby diarrhoea


If cleanliness is not observed then complementary food may harm the baby.


It may introduce infections which can cause diarrhoea, vomiting, cold and cough.

Image: Cutting of food Therefore, baby food must be hygienically prepared, cooked, stored and fed.
Image: Personal hygiene guidelines Let’s learn how to maintain personal hygiene needed for handling baby food.
Image: Areas


Image: Unhygienic pratices


Image: Changing a baby's nappy


Baby food preparation, serving and storage areas should be always kept clean.


Never cough, sneeze, smoke, chew gum, spit or eat in these areas.


Also, do not change a baby’s nappy in these areas.

Image: Women wearing clean saree


Image: Tied hair


Image: Short fingernails


Image: No nailpolish

Image: No jewellery


Always wear clean clothing.


Tie back and cover long hair properly.


Keep fingernails short so they are easy to clean.


Don’t wear nail polish because it can chip into the food.


Avoid wearing jewellery, especially on the hands and fingers.

Image: Personal items are kept away from baby food. Keep clothes and personal items away from where food is prepared or stored.
Image: Mother is holding a spoon/ utensil with a cut on her hand with a red crossmark

Image: Cut is covered with a clean cloth or bandage.


Image: Mother coughs or sneezes over baby food

Do not let food and utensils touch any cuts or wounds on the body.


Completely cover all cuts and wounds with an unused clean cloth or bandages.

Do not let the cloth or bandages get wet.


Change the cover on the wounds regularly, especially before touching the food.


Do not touch the food if feeling unwell.


Never cough or sneeze over baby food.

Image: Washing hands. Washing hands is the easiest, most effective way to stop the spread of disease.


It reduces the chance of contaminating food with bacteria.

Image: Mother rubs and lathers soap on the back of hands


Image: Clock showing 10-15 seconds

To wash hands properly, use soap and warm water.


Rub hands to lather soap on the back of hands, under nails and between fingers.


Do this for at least 10 to 15 seconds.

Image: Drying hands with clean cloth


Image: Crossmark on used kitchen napkin

Image: Cross mark on drying hands with her clothes

Dry hands immediately after washing them.


Always dry them with an unused clean cloth.


It is important to make sure that the hands are completely dry.


Never use a regular towel, kitchen napkin or your clothes to dry hands.

Image: Mother is teaching the child to wash hands


Image: Mother takes the child to the bathroom to wash hands


Image: Mother and child are singing a hand washing song while rubbing and lathering hands


Image: Mother and child are washing hands together

Teach children to wash their hands.


Take them to the bathroom or the place to wash hands.


Sing a short song of about 10 to 15 seconds while they wash their hands.


It will encourage children to rub and lather hands for at least 10 to 15 seconds.


Set a good example.


Wash hands together.


While washing hands with children, tell them why it is important.

Image: Collage of the occasions on which a person should wash hands Along with the technique, washing hands at the right time is also important.
Image: Washing hands

Image: Drying hands


Image: Mother touching baby food


Image: Unused cloth


Image: Used cloth

Image: Mother washing hands in the kitchen between work

Wash and dry hands thoroughly before touching, preparing or feeding baby food.


Wash and dry them again frequently during food preparation.


Sometimes, you may take a break while preparing or feeding baby food.


Always wash hands after such breaks and then continue.


After preparing food, wash them again.

Image: Washing hands after various activities.


Hand-washing is also necessary after handling raw food and garbage.

It must be done after going to the toilet, blowing your nose and smoking.

After touching animals, a sick child or a sick person, wash hands again.

Also, wash them after touching ears, nose, mouth or other parts of the body.


Always wash hands after checking or changing a baby’s nappy.

Image: Collage of all personal hygiene guidelines.


Image: Collage of safe preparation, feeding and storage of baby food guidelines.

These personal hygiene guidelines must be followed while handling baby food.


Additionally, there are other equally important baby food safety guidelines.


They must be followed during preparation, feeding and storage of baby food.


They are discussed in detail in another tutorial of the same series.

Slide Number 2

Acknowledgement slide

This brings us to the end of this tutorial.


Thank you for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

Bellatony911, Debosmita