Restaurant and Staff Characteristics Related to Practices that Could Contribute to Cross-Contamination

• Published in: Journal of food protection Vol. 86; no. 12; p. 100182
• Main Authors: Rickamer Hoover, E, Masters, Matthew, Johnson, Jona, McKelvey, Wendy, Hedeen, Nicole, Ripley, Danny, Brown, Laura
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Contamination; Disease Outbreaks; Food Contamination - analysis; Food Handling - methods; Food Safety; Foodborne Diseases - epidemiology; Humans; Restaurants; Food safety; Contamination; Restaurants

Foodborne illness is a persistent public health concern in the U.S.; over 800 foodborne illness outbreaks are reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) annually. Most of these outbreaks (60%) are linked with restaurants. Contamination of food with foodborne pathogens during pr...