{"id":16710,"date":"2019-11-15T04:15:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T10:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcertification.com\/?p=16710"},"modified":"2020-03-06T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T23:24:10","slug":"food-safety-perception-relates-to-restaurant-and-employee-cleanliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcertification.com\/food-safety-news\/food-safety-perception-relates-to-restaurant-and-employee-cleanliness\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety Business Perception"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new study has identified that the perception of a food establishment’s cleanliness and its’ employees is just as important as the practice of sound food safety principles.\u00a0 Research has also shown that customers will not return to a restaurant if their mere perception is that the food is unsafe.<\/p>\n

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a>, foodborne diseases are responsible for about 48 million illnesses and 3,000 deaths in the U.S. each year and about 60% of these illnesses are associated with restaurants.<\/p>\n

In a new study from the University of Missouri<\/a>, researchers have also found that the cleanliness of restaurant employees is vital to customer perceptions of food safety and is equally as important as a clean environment and hygienic food preparation.<\/p>\n

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