A cook has been diagnosed with a Norovirus infection. Under the Food Code, the manager must:

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A food employee diagnosed with Norovirus, one of the Big 6, must be excluded from the food establishment and may return only when cleared under the Food Code, typically after being symptom-free for at least 24 to 48 hours and with regulatory approval. Because the diagnosis itself triggers exclusion, every half-measure that keeps the person in the operation fails: gloves and a mask do not stop the fecal-oral route, clean dishes and glassware are food-contact items a sick worker may not handle, and handing off plating still leaves the cook touching food.