The answer is B. When a food worker has an earache a few hours before he is scheduled to work, he is required to report the symptoms to his manager.
EXPLANATION
According to the Food Code by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA), food workers with illness symptoms are not required to work. Instead, the Food Code requires that food workers report the symptoms and diagnoses to their managers. This way, managers can determine if the food worker should come to work or not.
This regulation is taken to prevent foodborne illness outbreaks. It’s because sick food workers have been implicated in foodborne illness outbreaks. However, not all local food codes in the USA include FDA’s sick worker regulation. That’s why there are still many food workers go to work even when they’re sick.
However, besides the nonexistent of FDA’s sick worker regulation in certain states, there are also several other factors why food workers still work while they’re sick:
- Concern about negative consequences
Food workers worry they wouldn’t get paid if they didn’t work. They also concern about losing their jobs if they miss work.
If the restaurant has a lot of customers while the restaurant is also short-staffed, food workers are more likely to come to work even when they’re sick.
When a restaurant doesn’t apply the FDA’s sick worker regulation, the manager usually leaves the decision to food workers whether they work or not while sick.
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Keywords
Food worker, Food and Drug Administration.
Subject: Health
Class: Middle School
Subchapter: Food Worker
