In self-service areas, which protection options are acceptable to protect food?

• A. Sneeze guards
• B. Sneeze guards or individual containers
• C. Individual containers
• D. None of the above

Answer: (B)

In self-service areas, protecting food involves preventing contamination from customers and their actions. A sneeze guard serves as a physical barrier, stopping droplets and direct contact with the food. Individual containers or packaging keep food portioned and enclosed, so hands or utensils can’t contaminate it. Because either method can be used to protect different types of foods or setups, the best option recognizes that sneeze guards or individual containers are acceptable approaches. The other choices are narrower: relying on only sneeze guards or only individual containers doesn’t acknowledge that the alternative method can also be used, and saying none of the above is incorrect since valid protection methods exist.