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Ensuring that employees at your restaurant adhere to proper food safety best practices is the backbone of any successful operation. After all, preventing the spread of foodborne illnesses, maintaining compliance with evolving regulations, and practicing preparedness can help protect your guests, staff members, and, especially, your brand's reputation.
Through the knowledge, training and expertise of the ServSafe training and certification program, along with our food safety subject matter experts, the National Restaurant Association offers the resources necessary to help establish education on effective and efficient ways of reducing risk and building consumer confidence at the same time.
Food Safety Focus
Food Safety Focus hosts content and events that heighten awareness about the importance of food safety education. Our experts stay on the cutting edge of food safety for the foodservice industry. The team is composed of individuals with diverse backgrounds in food service operations, regulatory affairs, industry suppliers, food manufacturing, and food science.
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National Food Safety Month
National Food Safety Month was created in 1994 by the National Restaurant Association to heighten the awareness about the importance of food safety education. Each year a new theme and free training activities are created for restaurants and the industry to help reinforce proper food safety practices and procedures.
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