by: WOODTV.com staff
LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) —Both both consumers and employees will receive extra protection against the coronavirus after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Sunday designed to reduce their exposure to COVID-19. It will also give temporary relief by suspending certain licensing requirements and regulations for food service industries.
Under the order, individuals are strongly encouraged to wear masks or a face covering when entering a food establishment. Grocery stores and pharmacies must allow at least two hours per week of shopping time to vulnerable or at risk people. Also, if an employee tests positive for COVID-19, the business must notify other employees, without interfering on private personal-health related information of that employee.
The executive order also outlines strategies food establishments must take to reduce possible exposure of COVID-19 to their customers or other employees:
- Require checkout employees to wear some form of covering over their nose and mouth, such as a homemade mask, scarf, bandana or handkerchief.
- Ensure that both employees and customers remain at least 6 feet apart to the maximum extent possible.
- Close self-serve prepared food stations such as salad bars, and eliminate free samples and tasting stations.
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