It's Not Fun, But It's Important!

Cleaning up a bodily fluid incident is not fun, but it is very important in the food industry. When someone has an incident in a food establishment, the big concern is that norovirus could spread to other customers or staff. Essential precautions should be taken to be sure that all bodily fluid incidents are cleaned up and disinfected properly. By following a few important steps, it is possible to protect staff and customers from picking up the norovirus bug.

No one wants to be sick, so stop the spread immediately…at the source!

If you need help writing your own procedure for responding to vomit and/or diarrhea events, you can use this guide from the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing.

The department also offers this worksheet for a full facility cleaning following a norovirus exposure.

Here are posters that can be displayed with clean-up instructions:
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