NAC446.213. Return to work of food handler infected with Shigella spp. or Escherichia coli 0157:H7.  


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  • The health authority shall allow a food handler who was infected with Shigella spp. or Escherichia coli 0157:H7 to return to work in a food establishment if two consecutive cultures developed from stool specimens of the food handler test negative for Shigella spp. or Escherichia coli 0157:H7 and if each stool specimen was obtained:

         1. At least 48 hours after the food handler stopped taking antibiotics; and

         2. At least 24 hours after the previous specimen, if any, was obtained.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 5-23-96)