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When handling ready-to-eat foods, the focus is on preventing contamination because these foods won’t go through cooking to kill germs. Hair restraints stop loose hairs from landing in food. Gloves provide a barrier so microbes on hands aren’t transferred to the food, and they should be used consistently and changed when they become soiled or after handling different tasks. Handwashing is essential—wash with soap and warm water before touching foods and after any activity that can contaminate hands (like using the restroom, touching money, or taking breaks). Avoiding cross-contamination matters too: keep ready-to-eat items away from raw foods, use clean utensils, and sanitize surfaces between tasks. The other options miss these essential practices or suggest unsafe or irrelevant habits, so they don’t meet the required standard.