Go or No$-$Go

A food handler walked to the ingredient prep

area in the back of the gourmet sandwich

shop where he worked. He was shocked

to see a small puddle of sewage that had

formed around a floor drain. He watched the

drain closely, but nothing else backed up$.$ He

quickly told a manager, who evaluated the

situation. Because it appeared the sewage

had not contaminated food or equipment, the

manager decided to remain open. However,

no new sandwich ingredients were prepared.

Instead the shop sold sandwiches made from

remaining ingredients. When they used these

up$,$ they sold premade sandwiches from the

display case. The manager assigned one of

the staff members to clean up the spill. She

then contacted the building management,

who quickly sent out a licensed plumber.

Did the manager handle the situation cor$-$

rectly? Why or why not?