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 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.
Practice Summaries in Plain Language
Explore key findings from our research on restaurant food safety practices.
Read more about food safety practices to prevent foodborne outbreaks.
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 EHS-Net and its funded partners.
Explore tools from partners working to reduce foodborne illness and outbreaks in their communities.
Read about successes advancing evidence-based practices to prevent outbreaks in communities.
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.