National Restaurant Association Launches Servsafe Home Food Safety Website

Site brings high standards of restaurant industry food safety to home kitchens

(Chicago) The National Restaurant Association (NRA) this week launched HomeFoodSafety.com - a website developed uniquely for consumers by leading restaurant- industry experts. The information on the site brings the same high food safety standards of the NRA's ServSafe program for foodservice professionals to home kitchens. The site's resources are designed to be easy for the whole family to use and understand, and help prevent foodborne illness and food allergic reactions at home.

The ServSafe Home Food Safety website includes information, videos and downloadable resources with important information on food allergies and how to avoid cross-contact in the kitchen. The site also includes tips for teaching children about basic food safety - including proper hand washing - and a blog where the Home Food Safety Team (a group of parents, singles and industry experts) share tips and best practices.

"The trust and expertise our ServSafe Food Safety program brings to the foodservice workplace is now available for families across America," said Paul Hineman, executive vice president of the National Restaurant Association.

The restaurant industry leader for nearly 40 years, ServSafe continues to evolve with innovative changes that make food safety easier to learn and retain. Because the ServSafe program is developed by the National Restaurant Association rather than a private enterprise, proceeds go toward helping improve the foodservice industry through research and education.

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Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 980,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of more than 13 million employees. We represent the industry in Washington, D.C., and advocate on its behalf. We operate the industry's largest trade show (NRA Show May 18-21, 2013, in Chicago); leading food safety training and certification program (ServSafe); unique career-building high school program (the NRAEF's ProStart); as well as the Kids LiveWell program promoting healthful kids' menu options. For more information, visit www.restaurant.org and find us on Twitter @WeRRestaurants, Facebook and YouTube.

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