r/science • u/eastbayted • 2d ago

Health Sick food service workers remain top driver of viral foodborne outbreaks in US

https://www.healio.com/news/gastroenterology/20250331/sick-food-service-workers-remain-top-driver-of-viral-foodborne-outbreaks-in-us
17.2k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

528 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

9

u/Vivecs954 2d ago

It seems like this is only a problem in the us

1

u/Sgt-Spliff- 1d ago

Which is why they literally asked what other countries do. What do other countries do when shift workers call off last minute?

2

u/Vivecs954 1d ago

They pay them more, they have union representation, they have higher prices and are open less so less staff needed.

1

u/Sgt-Spliff- 1d ago

Most of what you said doesn't address what they do when shift workers call off though. Like if you run a coffee shop and your barista calls in sick. How does the coffee shop operate that day?

2

u/leitmot 1d ago

Maybe it’s ok for the coffee shop not to operate for one day

1

u/Sgt-Spliff- 1d ago

Is that what they do in Europe? Or just anywhere with strong workers rights? Genuinely asking anyone who knows