Owing to climate change and global warming, foodborne infectious diseases are becoming inevitable problems in many countries, and this is also the case in Korea. One of the causal factor of foodborne disease outbreak in the food service business(i.e. restaurant or mass feeding facilities) is inappropriate management of infected food handlers. The need for strengthening of the indications for managing infected food handlers is emphasized continuously. However, precise legal interpretations or analyzation should be done based on microbiological fundamentals before strengthening the guidelines. Therefore, this study analyzes the legal policies of Korea associated with infection control of food handlers and proposes shortcomings or supplementations to existing legal policies.

• Jong Myong Park(School of Life Sciences, KNU Creative Bio Research Group, Institute for Microorganisms, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Korea)
• Young Hyun You(Microorganism Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 22689, Korea)
• Young Woo Kim(Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Korea Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Changwon, 51716, Korea)
• Sa-Youl Ghim(School of Life Sciences, KNU Creative Bio Research Group, Institute for Microorganisms, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Korea) Corresponding author