Source: BUS Sachsen-Anhalt (Linie6PLus)

Apply for a certificate according to the Infection Protection Act for activities with foodstuffs

Description

Do you produce food, treat it or place it on the market? Do you come into contact with these foods directly or indirectly - via consumer goods, such as plates or cutlery? You would like to work or be active in kitchens of restaurants, canteens and cafés or in facilities for communal catering?

Then you need a certificate from the health office that is no more than 3 months old. This proves the successful participation in an instruction about the measures for the protection against infections.

The aim of the instruction is to enable you to recognize your own symptoms of infectious diseases or symptoms of your employees at an early stage. You should also be able to prevent further spread as well as contamination of food and to assess when you should no longer carry out your activities in the event of certain symptoms.

The certificate is issued either by the health department or by a physician appointed by the health department.

Prerequisites

You are working commercially for the first time or are employed in the production, treatment or marketing of foodstuffs, during which you come into contact with them.
There are no indications that you have an infectious disease (e.g. salmonellosis, shigellosis).

Required documents

Identity card or
Passport with possible certificate of registration

Deadlines

Make sure that the certificate is not older than 3 months when you start your activity.

Example: You start your activity on 01.09. Then the certificate may be issued on 01.06. at the earliest.

Processing time

The instruction lasts about 30 minutes.

Responsible body

The local health department or a physician appointed by the health department is responsible.

Procedure

You will take part in an instruction session. After filling out the application with your data, video sequences will be played to you. Based on the video sequences, you must answer questions in the following.

You can repeat questions that you answered incorrectly. Once you have answered all the questions correctly, you must confirm that you have been instructed in accordance with the Infection Protection Act. You also confirm that you are not aware of any facts for a ban on activities.

After that, you pay the fee. You will receive the certificate either directly on site. Or the health office will send you the certificate.

Further information

A specific form of instruction is not prescribed by the Infection Protection Act.

After the instruction, it must be declared in text form that no facts are known for a prohibition of activity.

If there are indications that there are grounds for prohibiting work in the food sector, the certificate may not be issued until a medical certificate proves that the relevant ground for prohibition no longer exists.