Sweden: 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.

• LawThere is no hygiene certificate, set hours or renewal. The owner must make sure staff know enough, and instruction and supervision can be enough (EU Regulation 852/2004; Food Agency guidance).
• Official guidanceVisita advises you to review each person’s training need at least once a year.
• LawStaff with a disease that can spread through food, infected wounds or diarrhoea must not handle food. They must tell the employer at once, and you need a routine for this (EU Regulation 852/2004).
• Official guidanceNo Swedish law sets a time to stay away. Visita advises 2 days after the symptoms stop for norovirus and rotavirus. With Salmonella, Shigella or EHEC, not until free of the infection.