Cyprus: 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.

• LawEveryone who touches open food needs a health certificate from a government Chief Medical Officer, renewed every 12 months. It includes a stool test for Salmonella and parasites (Κ.Δ.Π. 320/2006). Keep it ready for inspectors.
• LawStaff who are ill tell the manager, and the manager tells the district Chief Medical Officer at once. They return to work only when that officer decides. There is no fixed number of days off (Κ.Δ.Π. 320/2006).
• LawStaff who handle open food keep themselves clean, cover wounds with a waterproof dressing, do not smoke or spit, and wear a white coat and a head covering (Κ.Δ.Π. 320/2006).
• Official guidanceGuide No 1: all staff do Level 1 at hiring (read the Ministry’s hygiene handbook and sign a statement). Owners, managers and staff who prepare food do Level 2, a 30-hour course. No legal course or renewal is set.
• LawStaff must be supervised and trained to suit their job (Regulation 852/2004, Annex II).