COVID-19 pandemic guidance from the FDA for restaurants, grocery stores, and delivery services

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The FDA has shared best practice guidelines for restaurants, delivery services, grocery stores, and other retail food businesses to keep their employees and customers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FDA guidelines address 4 specific areas:
1) *Monitor Employee Health* - Management must instruct employees to speak up about possible COVID-19 symptoms or exposure and implement workplace controls to screen and reduce possible transmission. Workplace controls can include: Pre-screening employees for high temperatures, increase disinfecting and cleaning of workspaces and equipment, wearing face mask and gloves, and practicing social distancing of at least 6 ft when possible.
2) *Emphasize Personal Hygiene for Employees* - When working, employees must wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Employees should also avoid touching exposed food or surfaces with their bare hands and need to always wear gloves.
3) *Follow and enhance Food Safety Protocols* - Food establishments must follow established food safety protocols and increase safety measures to help customers maintain good infection protocols including encouraging spacing in lines, discontinuing salad bars and buffets, and discouraging bringing pets into stores.
4) *Manage Food Pick-Up and Delivery* - For food, pick-up establishments need to create protocols to allow customers to maintain social distancing and maintain food safety standards. For delivery, no-contact delivery should be enacted to maintain proper social distancing.

This is not a comprehensive list and is only best practice guidelines from the FDA. If you spot issues or violations, please report at safelyhq.com

To review the in-depth guidance from the FDA please go here: www.fda.gov

Source: FDA

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2 weeks ago •reported by user-hvmy4614

Went to KFC on Lyons Ave in Irvington between 6-7pm on 4/6/24. Should have known from the poor attitude of the girl working the drive thru that I should move on. I ordered three piece chicken strips for my four-year-old granddaughter. She didn’t want them so I … See More
ate two of them. One bite into the third, I was like this tastes funny and the texture feels weird. I started feeling nauseous around 1am. At 4:30am, I was awakened with stomach cramps and ran to the bathroom. I first vomited and then the diarrhea came. Went back to bed, only to be awakened two hours later. More vomiting and diarrhea, but worse. I took Imodium. Had one more bout and the diarrhea subsided but the nausea lasted all day.  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Cramps
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Trader Joe's, Beacon Street, Brookline, MA, USA

4 days ago •reported by user-pbdd4356

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Jack in the Box, South Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA, USA

3 weeks ago •reported by user-qjrky963

I went to jack in the box at 9pm after coming out of church. I ordered 2 tacos, 2 chicken sandwiches and 1 small chocolate cake. After coming home my right cheek was swollen in small area. Next morning I woke up with a huge sore throat. … See More
Didn’t think much I thought it was a regular sore throat. Also jack in the box was the last thing I ate and only thing after a 6 hr separation from my first meal at home. Day 3 is when I had to go the hospital because it was no ordinary sore throat they told me I have strep throat due to bacteria from eating something unsanitary. I’m making this report because I want you guys to know how severely this is !
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Mississippi 35, Forest, MS, USA

2 weeks ago •reported by user-hrgx7857

Ordered 3 meals Sunday evening about 7, went home and ate, started feeling strange. Started sweating, both my son and I were in the bathroom all night and this morning with diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pains. Looked at the chicken that we had left and it was RAW in the middles  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Stomach Pain, Sweating

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KFC, 6219 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD, USA

1 week ago •reported by user-fvvr6315

Suspected food poisoning. Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting, Fever, Stomach Pain, Cramps, Headache
Suspected source: KFC
Onset: Less than 4 hours
Duration: other: Unsure it’s still going
Sick: Me  | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting, Fever, Stomach Pain, Cramps, Headache

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RIC & HEARTY PROGRESSO CHICKEN & HOMESTYLE NOODLES, Walmart Supercenter, Niagara Falls Boulevard, North Tonawanda, NY, USA

2 weeks ago •reported by user-nnbx8982

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Our Fruit Box raw fruit juices - recalled due to unlabelled bottles

3 weeks ago •source www.mpi.govt.nz

Recall notice

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has issued a warning about Our Fruit Box raw fruit juices. The recall is due to the products being manufactured without the necessary food safety controls. The products have been sold via informal sellers, door-to-door through businesses, local markets, and national … See More
sales online via the Our Fruit Box website.

The affected products include all batches of Our Fruit Box raw fruit juices, available in various flavors. These juices may be sold in 20-litre plastic containers labeled 'OFB' and in unlabeled bottles of different shapes and sizes. The juices are also advertised as available frozen, partially frozen, or defrosted. The product is sold in various formats, packaging, sizes, and weights.

If you have purchased this product either labeled 'OFB' or 'Our Fruit Box' or with limited or no identifying labeling or branding do not consume it.

If you or a loved one are harmed or experiencing any symptoms, it is important to report it. Reporting can help to detect & resolve outbreaks early and prevent others from being harmed, and enable better surveillance. If symptoms persist, seek medical care.

Source: www.mpi.govt.nz
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ALDI, Port Glasgow, UK

4 days ago •reported by user-dwgpm746

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