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Health cards mandatory for hotel workers from Feb 1 in Kerala

The Health department is making health cards mandatory for all employees in food business operations in the State from February 1. This is necessary as any pathogen harboured by those handling food can reach others through food, a statement issued by the Health department here said. According to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regulations, medical fitness certificate of employees should be kept safely by the food business outlet concerned.