At a glance
Explore our resources on restaurant practices to reduce foodborne illness in restaurants.
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 can reduce transmission of norovirus and other causes of foodborne illness and outbreaks.
Findings and publications
We research food safety policies and practices in restaurants, banquet facilities, schools, and other institutions.
Practice-based research
CDC's Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) is a collaborative forum of environmental health specialists that researches restaurant food safety policies and practices.
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