Food Handlers - FAQs:
- Should food employees with the flu, or those who have family members who have the flu, be permitted to work?
- If a person working in a food processing, handling, or serving facility has the flu, is any special cleaning of the facility required?
- Could a sick restaurant or retail worker, or other food handler, transmit 2009 H1N1 flu virus to customers in a restaurant, supermarket, or other food-service venue?
- Should food preparers alter cooking methods to decrease the risk of 2009 H1N1 Flu virus?
- Do we need to be concerned about foods coming from other countries?
- Should people working in food processing, handling, or serving facilities wear face masks or N95 respirators to prevent the spread of flu?
- What are the FDA requirements and recommendations for the food industry regarding workers who are sick?
