A sewage line backs up onto the kitchen floor during a busy dinner service. What is the manager's correct action?
a.Finish the tickets already fired, then close the kitchen at the end of service
b.Immediately stop food operations and notify the regulatory authority
c.Relocate preparation into the dining room and continue cooking
d.Disinfect the contaminated floor with bleach and resume service
Explanation
A sewage backup into the kitchen is an imminent health hazard. The Food Code requires the operation to cease food operations immediately and notify the regulatory authority; service may resume only after the hazard is corrected and, where required, the authority approves reopening. Finishing the tickets already fired, relocating prep to the dining room, and disinfecting the floor with bleach before resuming service all keep food being handled inside a contaminated facility, and foot traffic and aerosols carry contamination well past the wet floor.
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