Today, the epitome of foodborne illness prevention technology in commercial kitchens is a sign in the restroom that says “employees must wash their hands before ... and under your right pinky ...

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images — -- You can walk into almost any restaurant bathroom and see a health-code mandated sign that reads “Employees must wash hands before returning to ...

Recently, I received an email about the espresso martini column I wrote a few weeks back: “I was really bothered by your ... signs in the bathroom about hand-washing are just for the employees ...

“I said: ‘I don’t have any problem with Starbucks if they choose to opt out of this policy as long as they post a sign that says “We don’t require our employees to wash their hands after ...

"I don't have any problem with Starbucks if they choose to opt out of this policy as long as they post a sign that says 'we don't require our employees to wash their hands after they use the ...