IFST has updated its Information Statement on HIV/AIDS and the Food Handler.
Health authorities around the world agree that transmission of HIV/AIDS via food and beverages is not a known risk. This needs to be made clear to all employers and employees in all branches of the food and drink industry and to the consuming public.
Food-service workers infected with HIV/AIDS must comply with the food hygiene and safety requirements applicable to all food handlers. They are more likely than others to acquire one of those diarrhoeal diseases that can be transmitted by food and other infections or lesions. In this event, they should be managed according to the guidelines issued by the Food Standards Agency “Food Handlers: Fitness to Work.”
IFTS Information Statements summarise the authoritative and impartial science behind key food science issues. They are peer-reviewed by IFST’s Scientific Committee.