food producers and business operators shall establish and implement the health management system for employees. Persons suffering from digestive tract infectious diseases such as dysentery, typhoid fever and viral hepatitis, as well as those suffering from diseases that hinder food safety such as active tuberculosis, suppurative or exudative dermatosis, are not allowed to engage in the work of contacting directly imported food. Production and business operation personnel shall have a health examination every year, and can only take part in the work after obtaining a health certificate.

Legal basis

Article 45 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

Food producers and business operators shall establish and implement a health management system for employees. Persons suffering from diseases that hinder food safety as stipulated by the administrative department of health of the State Council shall not engage in the work of contacting directly imported food. Food production and marketing personnel engaged in the work of contacting directly imported food shall have annual health examination and obtain health certificates before taking up their posts.