A researcher became a chef with a resort hotel chain for six months to observe food-handling practices. He saw food preparers using the same towel to wipe their hands, the counter, the food slicer, and cooking utensils during one food preparation session. In addition, he found the chefs tasted the food using their fingers. The researcher used research to determine that more monitoring is needed to make sure that food handlers comply with sanitary regulations. The chef is handling raw sausage and then touching cooked pancakes:.A. The chef needs to use hand sanitizer between activitiesB. The chef must wipe his hands on a wet towel between foodsC. This is an okay practice with the health departmentD. Raw sausage from his hands can contaminate the pancakes

(1) The researcher is using observational research to determine the sanitary level of the hotel.

(2) option (D) Raw sausage from his hands can contaminate the pancakes

Explanation:

The researcher observed food-handling practices. He monitored how food preparers used the same towel to wipe their hands, the counter, the food slicer, and cooking utensils during food preparation session which is very wrong. He found out that the chefs tasted the food using their fingers. Which isn't healthy.

Explanation for question 2:

The chef is handling raw sausage and then touching cooked pancakes, this can contaminate the pancakes because they are likely some germs in the raw sausage and he used same hand to touch the pancakes.

(A) Operational research;

(B) (Option D) Raw sausage from his hands can contaminate the pancakes

Explanation:

(A) Operational research (OR) refers to the process of applying scientific methods to the administration and management of commercial, industrial, government processes and etc.

Operational research entails the process of developing and using varying problem-solving techniques and procedures, in other to provide solutions that will improve decision-making and efficiency of an organization.

Operational research is crucial tool that proffer solutions to complex organizational problems.

Operational research techniques are incorpated to observe, analyze and determine problem within an organization, and hence give managers a better framework or clue for enhanced decision making.

(B) The raw sausage presumably contains some contaminant (like pathogens), which are eliminated when the sausage is passed through intense heat during baking process.

Therefore, the chef touching cooked pancakes with raw sausage in his or her hand will contaminate the pancakes.

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