The Ministry of Health and Social Protection issued Resolution 749 of 2020, adopting the specific biosecurity protocols for the risk management and control of COVID-19 risk in wholesale and retail trade of food, beverages and tobacco, restaurants, cafeterias and catering, as well as for the hospitality activities.

These protocols are complementary to the general biosecurity protocol adopted by means of Resolution 666 of 2020 and all other measures taken by those responsible for performing these activities.

The biosecurity protocol adopted for this sector includes the following measures: 
 

1. General biosecurity measures established in resolution 666 of 2020 
2. Wholesale and retail trade of food, beverages and tobacco
   2.1.    Workspace measures 
   2.2.    Human capital 
   2.3.    Communications plan
3. Hospitality activities
   3.1.    Workspace measures 
   3.2.    Human capital
   3.3.    Prevention and control of risk of contagion 
   3.4.    Communications plan
4. Restaurants, cafeterias and catering of food by means of e-commerce.
   4.1.    Workspace measures 
   4.2.    Human capital
   4.3.    Prevention and control of risk of contagion 
   4.4.    Communications plan
    

Monitoring of compliance with this protocol is in charge of the municipal or district secretariat or entity belonging to the economic activity developed. This, regardless the surveillance conducted by the Ministry of Work regarding compliance with obligations by employers or by any another authority in the execution of its duties.

Resolution 749 of 2020