2. Implement valid preventive strategies.
• Illness policies
• Personal hygiene practices
• Proper cooking of foods
• Ensure that the primary source of RTE foods is not an endemic area or contaminated.
3. Verify that practices are in place and being followed consistently.
• Have training protocols with periodic knowledge checks.
• Review records of relevant practices – routine sanitation, restroom cleanliness and availability of hand hygiene products, adherence to employee illness protocols.
• Have sanitation chemicals (e.g., disinfectants) with claims against norovirus are readily available and unexpired.
• Have internal and 3rd party audits performed.