Clean Gloves Project: White Paper & Glove Testing
Critical Disposable Glove Contamination Risks & Proven Solutions
White Paper, February 2025
Food safety programs and procurement departments often overlook a critical risk: contaminated disposable gloves, often the last point of contact with food. Recent peer-reviewed research revealed studies of FDA compliant food grade gloves contaminated with pathogens, containing toxic compounds and with significant physical defects—posing significant risks to consumers and brands.
The Critical Gap in Food Safety Regulations
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Current FDA (21 CFR 177) compliance for food handling only includes chemical migration testing, requiring gloves to be "manufactured from components that are safe and suitable for their intended use". While the FDA Title 21 Part 110 - Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP 21 CFR 110.10 mandates that gloves must be maintained in an "intact, clean, and sanitary condition," there are no specific FDA requirements for testing or verifying these standards.
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Solution
A comprehensive food safety system requires verification at every critical control point, including disposable gloves, typically the last point of contact with food products. Eagle Protect’s range of Delta Zero™ verified gloves offer a science-based solution to completing the food safety system.
Are Your Gloves Contaminated? Test & Find Out!
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Clean Glove Project
FDA food compliance does not verify gloves are clean. Peer-reviewed research has shown new, unopened gloves can be contaminated with Listeria, e. coli and more. Often the last thing to touch ready-to-eat food, are your gloves exposing you to a food safety risk?
THE OFFER
Test your current disposable gloves, at cost, using the microbial count test included in our Delta Zero testing program.THE BENEFIT
Determine if your gloves are a cross-contamination risk, at cost. You will directly receive the third-party lab test results. Half of the funds received will be donated to Stop Foodborne Illness. -
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