We just had a customer audit, and they found lotion in a locker, and made a big deal about it - worried that the fragrance would get into the product, and it was unscented. We make concentrated flavors. Operators make dozens of different flavors each day - should we make them change uniforms after each flavor? Auditor's seem to have lost common sense. Lot's of auditors are against medicine in lockers. If you insist no medicine in lockers, people who have to take medicine during the shift may put it in their pocket. I would rather have it in their locker (not in the production area) than in their pocket where it could fall out and get in the product.
Auditors need to find at least a few issues, otherwise they are not looking hard enough. The problem is when a petty issues is called out, then have to create a Corrective and Preventive Action (like a new policy that deodorant is not allowed in lockers, and everybody signs off). Then the next auditor finds deodorant in a different locker, who may not care that you have deodorant in lockers, but now it is in your policy so you get dinged again. And if the persons who brings in deodorant because they need it, their body order is probably worse the the fragrance from unscented lotion that our auditor dinged us on!
If you are an Auditor, please don't read this: We wash our hands a lot. To help prevent skin from getting dry, cracking and providing harborage to bacteria, we use hand soap with Aloe and Vitamin E! There is no detectable odor after rinsing and drying.