Procedure if infection of food handler is suspected.
1. When the health authority has reasonable cause to suspect the possibility of disease transmission from any food handler of a food establishment, the health authority shall secure a morbidity history of the suspected food handler, or make such other investigation as may be indicated, and take appropriate action.
2. The health authority may require any or all of the following measures:
(a) The immediate exclusion of the food handler from all food establishments.
(b) The immediate closure of the food establishment concerned until, in the opinion of the health authority, no further danger of disease outbreak exists.
(c) Restriction of the food handler’s services to some area of the establishment where there would be no danger of transmitting disease.
(d) Adequate medical and laboratory examinations of the food handler, of other food handlers and of his and their body discharges.
Last modified: February 26, 2006