COVID-19

Farms & Markets

Illinois Farmer’s Market Assoc COVID Toolkit
MD Dept of Ag Farmers Market Guidance
MSU Extension 4/8: Produce Safety – Farms & Markets
Farmer’s Market Redesign: April 6 Meeting Recording
Cornell Ag COVID Produce Farm Safety
CFPAC Matchmaking Tool
Farmers Markets SFO
Drive-thru Farmer’s Market

FESTIVAL SANITATION CLASS ON ZOOM

Food Operators

5-20: Governor’s 5-Phase Plan to Reopen Illinois
4-30: Governor’s Updated Closure Order
4-21: CDPH Guidance for Essential Workplaces
4-09: FDA: Guidance for Restaurants, Food Retail, P/U-Delivery
3-31: IDPH: Grocery Store Guidance
3-26: CDPH Guidance for Business & Employees
3-20: CDPH: Chicago Health Inspections – BACP Updates
FDA Guidance for Retail Food
03-19: CDPH Guidance: Closing, Remaining Open?
03-19: IDPH Interim Guidance
03-16: Governor’s Closure Order
When can a recovered employee return to work? LSK recommends using CDC guidance for health care workers: fever-free for 3 days without fever-reducing meds, AND 7 days from onset of symptoms.
LINK TO GUIDANCE HERE
SOP to screen all persons entering your facility:
SOP & LOG PDF
Facility Access SOP – download word file
Facility Access Log – download excel file

Scientific & Technical References

4/15: People are most contagious right before, and at very start of symptoms. LINK to publication

Active virus persists longer on plastic than paper. Killed by heat. LINK to publication

When can an employee that has recovered return to work? CDC guidance for health care workers has most detail. Bottom line: 3 days free of fever with no fever-reducing medicine, AND 7 days from onset of symptoms.

Incubation periods vary. Median period is five days.- longest approx 14 days. So, a stealth virus, as people are contagious without symptoms.

German study says you are likely MOST contagious early, when no symptoms or early in their onset.

Quats IS an effective sanitizer for COVID-19. EPA List

Study indicates virus can survive on inanimate surfaces for up to 9 days.

Sister SARS is killed with heat (56C/133F), acid (pH<3), alkaline (pH>12)

Commissioner Arwady Twitter stream 3/22/20 says food is not a significant point of risk. COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, meaning it has to make its way into your lungs. Eating food that might be contaminated goes into your stomach, does not make its way to your lungs. #askdrarwady on Twitter

COVID-19 “sheds” in feces of recovered people for some time. Bathroom and hand sanitation is paramount.

FDA conference call 3/19/20 says sick employees could return to work after being symptom free for 3 DAYS.

FDA conference call 3/19/20 when asked if it’s legal to take employees’ temperature upon arrival for work, response was: for private businesses, consult their own counsel. LSK POV: I would ask for employee consent to take temperatures.

We have NO GUIDANCE on safe distancing for kitchen staff — who are typically in very close quarters. Please share your practices with zina@logansquarekitchen.com; I’ll be working on SOP’s to share with industry in the coming days.