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What is a "restriction"?: Restriction means a food employee’s activities are limited to prevent the risk of transmitting a disease that is transmissible through food. A restricted employee cannot work with exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, or unwrapped single-service or single-use articles.

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Health Department - Food Employee Exclusions / Restrictions

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1. What is a "restriction"?: Restriction means a food employee’s activities are limited to prevent the risk of transmitting a disease that is transmissible through food. A restricted employee cannot work with exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, or unwrapped single-service or single-use articles.

2. What is an "exclusion"?: Exclusion means a food employee is not permitted to work in or enter a food establishment as a food employee.

3. Who can exclude or restrict a food employee?

The PIC (Person in Charge) of an establishment has the authority to exclude or restrict a food employee from a food establishment to prevent the transmission of disease through food.

FDA Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook

4. Who can lift the exclusion or restriction?

In many cases, the manager or PIC (Person in Charge) removes, adjusts or retains the exclusion or restriction.

FDA Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook