I think it would be quite disgusting to have someone’s blood on my steak. I definitely think that this would be a major sanitation hazard currently. It is surprising to think that the people preparing meat to be shipped to stores to be bought would not wear any type of protection against the sharp blades of the knives. What is even more surprising is that they kept working without washing their hands even after they cut themselves. It is not only a sanitation hazard to the people consuming the meat, but also the workers because their cut could get infected. The USDA says that it is proper safety and sanitation techniques to keep your hands washed and to keep cuts sealed with a bandage when handling any type of food. You would think that something as simple as washing your hands are putting a bandage on a wound would be common sense even in 1904. The book does state that there were always animals being processed and it seemed to never stop so the workers probably cut themselves and didn’t even
I think it would be quite disgusting to have someone’s blood on my steak. I definitely think that this would be a major sanitation hazard currently. It is surprising to think that the people preparing meat to be shipped to stores to be bought would not wear any type of protection against the sharp blades of the knives. What is even more surprising is that they kept working without washing their hands even after they cut themselves. It is not only a sanitation hazard to the people consuming the meat, but also the workers because their cut could get infected. The USDA says that it is proper safety and sanitation techniques to keep your hands washed and to keep cuts sealed with a bandage when handling any type of food. You would think that something as simple as washing your hands are putting a bandage on a wound would be common sense even in 1904. The book does state that there were always animals being processed and it seemed to never stop so the workers probably cut themselves and didn’t even