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Prevent environmental causes of foodborne illnesses and outbreaks

Ensuring food safety in restaurants, banquet facilities, schools, and other institutions is important because

  • More than half of all foodborne outbreaks in the United States are associated with restaurants, delis, banquet facilities, schools, and other institutions.
  • Key restaurant practices affect transmission of norovirus and other causes of foodborne illness and outbreaks.
Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net)

Explore findings and recommendations from our EHS-Net research on foods linked to outbreaks in restaurants and research on restaurant practices and more.

National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS)

Use CDC’s NEARS surveillance system to capture environmental assessment data from foodborne illness outbreak investigations to improve your food safety programs.

Environmental Assessment Training Series (EATS)

Practice skills in an interactive virtual environment and learn to conduct environmental assessments as part of outbreak investigations.

Food Resources

Explore infographics, training, and more tools and guidance organized by food safety topic.

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