Can HIV live in foods

Answer 1

Not under normal conditions. However if for one example a food preparer that was HIV positive cut themselves while preparing the food the virus might survive long enough in the blood contamination that it might be able to infect the person eating that food if they have cuts or sores in their mouth allowing direct entry to the bloodstream. If this happens just to be safe the entire dish should be thrown in the trash uneaten and a replacement prepared (preferably by a different person).

Answer 2

Not without being in blood or body fluids. Keep in mind that while HIV infection from infectious bodily fluids outside the human body is essentially zero, other diseases like hepatitis B and C can and do occur. Therefore, any blood or bodily fluid outside the body should be considered a health risk and cleaned up using universal precautions and cleaning fluids that are known to denature viruses on contact.