Investigation Summaries in Plain Language

At a glance

We study data on the environmental component of outbreak investigations in restaurants. Explore summaries of key findings from our research.

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Summaries

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Restaurant Investigations, 2014–2016

Learn about outbreaks and gaps we found in retail food safety practices and outbreak investigations.
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Outbreak Data on Contributing Factors

Find out when contributing factors were more likely to be identified for nearly 300 outbreaks.
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Traits of Successful Investigations

Learn about what helps make foodborne outbreak investigations successful more often.
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Why Investigators Did or Did Not Do Environmental Assessments

Learn why health department investigators do and do not do environmental assessments of outbreaks.
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Common Issues When Investigating Outbreaks

Learn how environmental health specialists investigate outbreaks.
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Content Source:
National Center for Environmental Health