food service employee health policy
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A Presentation of theFairfax County Health Department
Food Safety Program
Food ServiceEmployee Health Policy
Employee Health Policy
What are your responsibilities as an Employee?
1. Know what causes foodborne illness
2. Report to your Manager if you havea) symptoms of, b) a diagnosis of, or c) been exposed to foodborne illness
What causes foodborne illness?
• Foodborne illness can be caused by contaminated food.
• Food can become contaminated by an ill employee handling the food.
• 48 million people sick• 125,000 people hospitalized• 3,000 people die
Foodborne illnesses every year:
What is foodborne illness?BIG SIX
– E.coli– Salmonella– Non-typhi
Salomonella– Shigella– Hepatitis A– Norovirus
Cause most foodborne illnesses in the United States
Salmonella E. Coli
What can you do to prevent your customers from getting foodborne illness?
1) Wash your hands often!
2) Know what foodborne illness is.
3) Know the symptoms of foodborne illness.
4) Report to your manager if you have symptoms of, diagnosis of, or exposure to foodborne illness.
5) Wash your hands often!
What are symptoms of foodborne illness?
VomitingSore throat with fever
Diarrhea
Jaundice - Yellowing of the eyes or skin
Skin infection with open sores
What are symptoms of foodborne illness?
= Call Your Manager
If you have symptoms of foodborne illness…
• Vomiting• Diarrhea• Jaundice (yellow skin or eye color)• Sore Throat with Fever• Skin Infection with Open Sores
DiagnosisIf a doctor says that you are sick with one of the Big Six:
1) E. coli2) Salmonella typhi3) Non-typhi Salmonella4) Shigella5) Hepatitis A6) Norovirus
CALL YOUR MANAGER
ExposureYou are not sick but…
1) You have been somewhere where a Big Six illness has been confirmed – wedding reception, for example;
2) Someone in your house is diagnosed with one of the Big Six illnesses;
3) Someone in your house has been somewhere where a Big Six illness has been confirmed – workplace, for example.
CALL YOUR MANAGER
Prevent Foodborne Illness!
For more information visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/food or call 703-246-2444; TTY 711.