Improving Practices

At a glance

Explore our resources on restaurant practices to reduce foodborne illness in restaurants.

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Preventing foodborne outbreaks begins with key food safety practices

More than half of all foodborne outbreaks in the United States are associated with restaurants, banquet facilities, schools, and other institutions. Key restaurant practices affect transmission of norovirus and other causes of foodborne illness and outbreaks.

Publications

We research food safety policies and practices in restaurants, banquet facilities, schools, and other institutions.

Research partners

CDC's Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) is a collaborative forum of environmental health specialists that researches restaurant food safety policies and practices.

Learn more about our work to improve investigations‎

Preventing foodborne outbreaks in restaurants requires us to know how and why they happen. Use our resources to improve investigations in your community.