Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 1
Subtitle 06 - DISEASES
Chapter 10.06.01 - Communicable Diseases and Related Conditions of Public Health Importance
Section 10.06.01.09 - Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.06.01.09

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. Control of a Case or Contacts. If one of the following diseases is identified, a health officer shall follow the procedures detailed in this chapter for the specific disease:

(1) Campylobacteriosis;

(2) Cholera;

(3) Escherichia coli 0157:117 and other Shiga-Like Toxin Producing Escherichia coli (STEC);

(4) Hepatitis, viral type A;

(5) Salmonellosis;

(6) Shigellosis; and

(7) Typhoid fever (Salmonella Typhi) or paratyphoid fever (Salmonella Paratyphi A, Salmonella Paratyphi B tartrate negative, and Salmonella Paratyphi C).

B. Investigation and Control Measures.

(1) A food establishment as defined in Health-General Article, § 21-301, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall provide to a health officer the information the health officer or the Secretary determines to be necessary and pertinent to the investigation.

(2) A health officer or the Secretary shall investigate the source, inspect food establishments, and collect samples of suspected foods and clinical specimens from food service workers and cases or contacts in an effort to determine the cause of a foodborne illness.

(3) A health officer or the Secretary shall submit all samples for laboratory examination.

(4) A health officer or the Secretary may detain a food item, issue a public notice requiring the recall or return of a food item, or prohibit the serving of food at a food service facility, until it is determined whether the food item or the facility is implicated as a source of illness.

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