Brazil: staff sickness and training

“Law” is a binding rule. “Official guidance” is not law, but inspectors expect it. “Chef Hygiene default” is a value the app checks against where no rule gives a number.

• LawA person responsible for food handling (the owner or a named employee) with proof of a course on food contaminants, foodborne illness, hygienic handling and Good Practices. Every food handler is trained regularly, and the training is written down. The rule sets no hours and no renewal (RDC 216/2004, 4.6.7 and 4.12).
• LawEach worker's occupational health exam and certificate (ASO): before starting, then every 2 years, or every year for staff exposed to work risks or with a chronic illness, as the company's occupational doctor (PCMSO) sets (NR-7). Staff who are ill or have wounds that could contaminate food are kept away from food (RDC 216/2004, 4.6).
• Official guidanceSão Paulo's new state rule (Portaria CVS 3/2026, read only in an unofficial copy; its start may have moved to 1 February 2027, not confirmed) also asks for an 8-hour Good Practices course and yearly stool tests for food handlers.