FDA Food Code

FDA Food Code

• According to the new CDC Vital Signsreport, infected food workers cause about 70% of reported norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food, often by touching ready-to-eat foods with their bare hands.
• Norovirus is the leading cause of disease outbreaks from contaminated food in the United States. Outbreaks are most common in food service settings, such as restaurants.
• Health departments can help by adopting and enforcing FDA model Food Codeprovisions and more thoroughly investigating and reporting norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food.