Disposable Gloves May Feel Safe- But Don't Be Deceived (Vinyl, Latex, Nitrile) DW News

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. I agree that a lot of times people using gloves have an illusion of safety that just isn't real.

Especially if you don't change those gloves frequently. You'll keep the gloves on while moving from one task to another, incurring an enormous amount of cross-contamination in the process.

I do volunteer work at a local homeless shelter, cooking and serving meals. We must wear gloves, which is understandable and right, but I constantly notice how easy it is to leave the gloves on, handle raw meat, then handle vegetables, or something else. If my hands were bare, I'd always wash my hands between tasks, but with the gloves on, it's all to easy to skip that step.