It's illegal to work around food when showing symptoms of contagious diseases. Why not the same for everyone else? Each person who gets a cold infects one other person on average. We could probably cut infection rates and the frequency of colds in half if sick people didn't come in to work.
And if we want better biosecurity, why not also require people to be able to reschedule flights if a doctor certifies they have a contagious disease?
Due to the 'externalities', the case seems very compelling.
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Food workers have the potential to infect many more others, so that part is clear. Though, as far as I know, having common cold and flu-like illnesses does not make it illegal to "work around food". What are your sources of information?
Source.
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