Are Disposable Uniforms Acceptable and a Good Idea?

Dear Fellows:

In order to decrease the cost of using chemicals for washing the food handlers uniforms in the catering I am planing to find disposable uniforms that can give to the staff during theire normal duties and afetr finish they can throw them away (dispose of).
Because the laundry chemicals are very expensive and costly . So please I need your sharing in this subject and if you have any clue or idea regarding cooks disposable uniforms give me .


Thanks
Hygienice

Dear Fellows:

In order to decrease the cost of using chemicals for washing the food handlers uniforms in the catering I am planing to find disposable uniforms that can give to the staff during theire normal duties and afetr finish they can throw them away (dispose of).
Because the laundry chemicals are very expensive and costly . So please I need your sharing in this subject and if you have any clue or idea regarding cooks disposable uniforms give me .


Thanks
Hygienice

IMO i dont think so it will be a good idea to get disposable clothes...at first i didnt hear about about such practice anywhere and secondly even if you get disposable clothes its cost would be higher than laundry chemicals.

Riz

IMO i dont think so it will be a good idea to get disposable clothes...at first i didnt hear about about such practice anywhere and secondly even if you get disposable clothes its cost would be higher than laundry chemicals.

Riz

Hi Riz:

I found visitors coat but I think can not be used for food handlers . But maybe I can use the same for Butchery staff or in sandwitch section.

What is your thought

Hygienice

Hi Riz:

I found visitors coat but I think can not be used for food handlers . But maybe I can use the same for Butchery staff or in sandwitch section.

What is your thought

Hygienice

dear Hygienic,

its preferable to use disposable over alls in butchery and pastry (particularly when chef works with chocolate) to prevent damaging or staining their uniforms.

riz

Dear Fellows:

In order to decrease the cost of using chemicals for washing the food handlers uniforms in the catering I am planing to find disposable uniforms that can give to the staff during theire normal duties and afetr finish they can throw them away (dispose of).
Because the laundry chemicals are very expensive and costly . So please I need your sharing in this subject and if you have any clue or idea regarding cooks disposable uniforms give me .


Thanks
Hygienice

I don't see a problem with disposable uniforms but fail to see how they are cheaper in the long term, if this was the case wouldn't everybody be using disposable uniforms?

Dear hygienic,

In my very limited experience with such items i was told they were popular with (most of) the male staff and the exact opposite for (most of) the female members - reason was they tended to be shapeless

Additionally they were not cheap as per Tony's comment but were very favourably regarded by visitors, two criteria which often go together IMEX.

I remember hoping they were guaranteed non-inflammable as i walked around the factory.

Rgds / Charles.C

Dear hygienic,

In my very limited experience with such items i was told they were popular with the male staff and the exact opposite for (most of) the female members - reason was they tended to conceal the natural body shape.

Additionally they were not cheap as per Tony's comment but were very favourably regarded by visitors, two criteria which often go together IMEX.

I remember hoping they were guaranteed non-inflammable as i walked around the factory.

Rgds / Charles.C

Hi Charles:

I and our general manager decided that disposable uniform to be used in butchery , pastry and cold kitchen (sandwich & Salad section).

Hot Kitchen and Bakery is not allowed to use it . Is it a right decision?

Hi Charles:

I and our general manager decided that disposable uniform to be used in butchery , pastry and cold kitchen (sandwich & Salad section).

Hot Kitchen and Bakery is not allowed to use it . Is it a right decision?

hygienic,

IMO you should only use disposable appron in butchery section. theres no need for disposable uniform to be used in pastry and cold kitchen if you do it i think it ll be waste of money

regards.

RIZ

We reluctantly have some for using with visitors and in emergencies in case pool coats run out but laundered fabric coats are cheaper.

We reluctantly have some for using with visitors and in emergencies in case pool coats run out but laundered fabric coats are cheaper.

We used to have some disposable coats that made our visitors look like teabags.

It wasn't the best way to treat them and I have always preferred to have a pool of laundered visitors coats.

I have always believed it does pay to look after your visitors.

Oh, I agree, and we do have visitor pool coats but in a new factory with an unreliable (appointed by group so we couldn't change) laundry supplier; needs must unfortunately.

Dear hygienic,

I and our general manager decided that disposable uniform to be used in butchery , pastry and cold kitchen (sandwich & Salad section).

Hot Kitchen and Bakery is not allowed to use it . Is it a right decision?

What is the material ? temperature tolerance ?

The disposable items which i ever saw were limited to areas where less physical impact (eg packing) and high(er) contamination risk, similar to gloves in RTE products (??? ) however it clearly may depend on what you are making and how good yr normal (non-disposable) clothing control is ? It's called risk assessment.

Rgds / Charles.C

I would love to suggest that disposable uniforms are useful, (as we sell them) but have to agree with the majority of comments above.

Disposable clothing is much more prone to damage, due to its low cost material, possibly increasing the risk of physical contamination, especially in environments such as butchery. Staff generally do not like wearing it as much as laundered uniform as it doesn't look smart.

At best, i would have thought that a disposable plastic apron would be the way to go. But laundering clothing will be much cheaper in the long term, as you may well find that each member of staff uses several aprins in a single shift.

If you're concerned about environmental impact of the detergents, several chemical suppliers provide biodegradable laundry detergents, which can now be used at low water temperatures. If you balance the cost and environmental impact of these more environmentally friendly detergents against the cost and impact of disposable clothing, the detergent is most likely to win out every time.