Illness ReportingQuestion 166 of 319
A baker attended a family wedding where several guests later tested positive for Norovirus. He himself has no symptoms. Under the FDA Food Code, what must he do?
a.Self-quarantine at home for 30 days without telling anyone
b.Nothing, since he feels fine
c.Take antibiotics for a week and then return to work
d.Report the EXPOSURE to the Person-in-Charge so management can monitor him and follow health-department guidance
Explanation
FDA Food Code §2-201 requires food employees to report not only diagnoses and symptoms, but also EXPOSURE to outbreaks of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Shigella, Shiga-toxin E. coli, Salmonella Typhi, and nontyphoidal Salmonella. Reporting an exposure even without symptoms allows the PIC and health department to monitor and prevent further spread, since some pathogens shed before symptoms appear.
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