Get Employee Sick Log 2020-2023

A foodworker experiencing a fever may not be a food safety risk, but should be closely monitored for vomiting, diarrhea, or influenza. If foodworker experiences these symptoms, they must report their symptoms to the person-in-charge and be immediately excluded from work.

Comply with meeting reporting requirements and informing their manager if they are experiencing vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, sore throat with fever, and/or have a lesion with pus, or open or draining infected wound on the hands or wrists. Keep hands and arms clean. Follow proper handwashing procedures.

The FDA Food Code lists the following as symptoms that must be reported by food handlers to their managers: vomiting, infected sores, diarrhea, yellowing of the skin or eyes, or a sore throat accompanied by a fever. It is possible that you have a longer list of reasons to work than to call in sick.

Infection with Salmonella, Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC, including O157 and other serogroups), Listeria, Shigella, Vibrio, and hepatitis A virus, as well as botulism, are reportable almost everywhere in the United States.

If you are experiencing vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, or a fever accompanied by a sore throat, the FDA requires that you report your symptoms to your manager. You may feel like you are doing the responsible thing by hiding the truth from your manager.

The FDA Food Code lists the following as symptoms that must be reported by food handlers to their managers: vomiting, infected sores, diarrhea, yellowing of the skin or eyes, or a sore throat accompanied by a fever. It is possible that you have a longer list of reasons to work than to call in sick.