Practice Summaries in Plain Language

At a glance

We research food safety policies and practices in restaurants, banquet facilities, schools, and other institutions. Explore summaries of key findings from our research.

Food worker holding plates with a kitchen in the background.

Restaurant practices

Sick workers, hand hygiene, and kitchen manager certification

Restaurant manager on the phone with a pen and folder.

Restaurants Can Manage Sick Workers to Help Prevent Outbreaks

Learn what restaurant managers can do when their food staff are sick.
Person washing their hands at a restaurant kitchen sink.

Food Worker Handwashing in Restaurants

Learn what restaurants can do to improve handwashing practices in food workers.
Kitchen manager with equipment and staff members working in the background.

Kitchen Manager Certification

Explore our findings and resources on certified kitchen managers.

Food safety culture‎

Learn the key components of a strong food safety culture in restaurants.

Other practices

Graphic of a deli counter with a food worker and customer.

Retail Delis

Learn how retail delis can address gaps in food safety practices.
Inside of a restaurant walk-in cooler.

Date Marking and Restaurant Practices

Learn what food safety programs can do to improve date marking practices in restaurants.
Food workers in a kitchen. One has a large pan of food.

Food Cooling

Learn what restaurants and food programs can do to improve food cooling practices in restaurants.
Group of food workers

Safe Food Preparation

Learn what makes it easier or harder for restaurant workers do seven safe food-handling practices.
Restaurant chef cooking over a stove.

Restaurant Workers

Learn what restaurant managers and food-safety programs can do to improve food prep practices.
Several large covered food serving pans with heated burners underneath.

Clostridium perfringens Root Causes

Learn how to avoid the root causes of  Clostridium perfringens  outbreaks.

Foods linked to outbreaks

cooked chicken in a pan with a thermometer stuck inside it

Chicken Preparation

Learn what restaurant management and food safety programs can do to improve how they handle chicken.
Hands cracking open an egg over a bowl.

Egg Preparation

Learn what food programs and restaurants can do to reduce the spread of germs linked to eggs.
bunches of leafy greens

Leafy Vegetables

Learn what food safety programs and restaurants can do to ensure leafy vegetables are safe to eat.
Meat grinder with beef

Beef Grinding Records

Learn what restaurants and food safety programs can do to keep adequate records of beef grinding.
Grill with hamburger patties and a person holding tongs.

Ground Beef Preparation

Learn what restaurants and food safety programs can do to improve ground beef practices.
plate with patties of ground beef

Ground Beef Handling

Learn how restaurants and food programs can help prevent outbreaks linked to raw ground beef.
three tomatoes on a vine

Tomato Handling

Learn about safe food practices that could prevent outbreaks linked to tomatoes. 
Graphic of stove top with pan and meat; hands are holding a thermometer in the meat.

Cooking Chicken Liver

Cook chicken liver like it's chicken (it is). Cook chicken liver to 165°F.

Other findings

Inspection scores‎

Studies found posting health department restaurant inspection scores at restaurants and using letter grades for restaurant inspection results are linked with fewer foodborne outbreaks and could lead to safer restaurants.
Restaurant server handing guests their meals.

Food Code Adoption

Learn about key Food Code provisions that may help lower rates of foodborne norovirus outbreaks.
Food worker holding a sign that says "Trained in Food Allergies"

Food Allergy Reactions

Learn what restaurants can do to prevent allergic reactions in their restaurant.
4 friends at a restaurant

Beliefs About Restaurant Meals

Explore our findings on the role of restaurant customers in preventing foodborne illness.
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Content Source:
National Center for Environmental Health