(a) Milk and frozen dessert plant operators
who have received reports under this section from employees who have handled
pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized, aseptically processed and packaged low-acid
milk, and/or milk, milk products, and frozen dessert products, or retort
processed after packaged low-acid milk and/or milk products, or associated milk
and/or milk product-contact surfaces shall immediately report these facts to
the appropriate Health Officer.
(b)
Milk and frozen dessert plant employees, or applicants to whom a conditional
offer of employment has been made, shall be instructed by the milk plant that
the employee or applicant or applicants to whom a conditional offer of
employment has been made is responsible to report to the milk plant management,
in a manner that allows the milk and frozen dessert plants to prevent the
likelihood of the transmission of diseases that are transmissible through
foods, if the employee or applicant to whom a conditional offer of employment
has been made:
1. Is diagnosed with an
illness due to Hepatitis A virus, Salmonella typhi,. Shigella
species, Norwalk and Norwalk-like Viruses, Staphylococcus aureus,
Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli 0157:E1,
enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli,
Campylobacter jejuni, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia,
Non-typhoidal Salmonella, Rotovirus, Taenia solium, Yersinia
enterocolitica, Vibrio cholerae 01 or other infectious or communicable
disease that has been declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(HHS) to be transmissible to others through the handling of food, or has been
clearly shown to be so based upon verifiable epidemiological data; or
2. Is exposed to or suspected of causing a
confirmed foodborne disease outbreak of one (1) of the diseases specified in
Item 1 above, including an outbreak at an event such as a family meal, church
supper, or ethnic festival because the employee or applicant to whom a
conditional offer of employment has been made:
(i) Prepared food implicated in the outbreak;
or
(ii) Consumed food implicated in
the outbreak; or
(iii) Consumed
food at the event prepared by a person who is infected or ill.
3. Lives in the same household as
a person who attends or works in a day care center, school, or similar
institution experiencing a confirmed outbreak of one (1) of the diseases
specified in Item 1 above.
4.
Similarly, milk and frozen dessert plant employees shall be instructed by the
milk and frozen dessert plant management to report to the milk plant management
if the employee, or applicant to whom a conditional offer of employment has
been made:
5. Has a symptom
associated with acute gastrointestinal illness such as abdominal cramps or
discomfort, diarrhea, fever, or loss of appetite for three (3) or more days,
vomiting, jaundice; or
6. Has a
pustular lesion such as a boil or infected wound that is:
(i) On the hands, wrists, or exposed portions
of the arms, unless the lesion is covered by a durable, moisture proof,
tight-fitting barrier; or
(ii) On
other parts of the body if the lesion is open or draining, unless the lesion is
covered by a durable, moisture proof, tight-fitting barrier.
