A dishwasher tells the manager she has been diagnosed with a Norovirus infection. Under the Food Code, the manager must:
Explanation
An employee diagnosed with Norovirus, one of the Big 6 pathogens, must be excluded from the establishment and can return only when cleared per the Code, generally after being symptom-free at least 24 to 48 hours with regulatory approval. Keeping her on the dish machine still puts Norovirus on the clean plates and utensils that go back to guests; gloves and a mask do not contain a pathogen shed in stool and vomit and spread by hands; and the front counter puts her in contact with guests, money, and packaged orders. Only exclusion removes a highly contagious pathogen from the operation.
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