Personal Hygiene Practices Flashcards

A food handler has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A. What action must their manager take?

Answer: Exclude the employee from the operation

Hepatitis A is a regulatory authority-listed illness that requires the food handler to be excluded from the operation entirely.

What is the difference between excluding and restricting a food handler?

Answer: Exclusion means no work allowed; restriction means no food-contact work allowed

Exclusion removes the worker from the operation completely; restriction limits them to non-food-contact tasks.

A food handler reports sore throat with fever. Under what condition may they work with food?

Answer: If they are serving a primarily healthy population

A food handler with sore throat and fever may work with food only if the operation primarily serves a non-high-risk population; otherwise they must be restricted.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big 6 pathogens that require exclusion under ServSafe?

Answer: Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen but is not among the Big 6 (Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella Typhi, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, Shigella, and Nontyphoidal Salmonella) that require mandatory exclusion.

When can a food handler who was excluded for Norovirus return to work?

Answer: After 48 hours without vomiting or diarrhea

A food handler excluded for Norovirus may return after being symptom-free (no vomiting or diarrhea) for at least 48 hours.

A food handler has an infected cut on their hand that is draining. What is the correct response?

Answer: Restrict or exclude them depending on where they work in the operation

An infected, draining wound may require restriction from food-contact work or full exclusion depending on the role and wound severity.

Which symptom alone is grounds for immediate exclusion from a food operation?

Answer: Jaundice

Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes) is a symptom of Hepatitis A and requires immediate exclusion from the food operation.