What do consumers think of food safety practices? Those perceptions affect our image—and our sales.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases each year in the United States. While some foodborne illnesses can take days to show symptoms, it’s common for those who get sick to blame the last place where they ate. And the last place many Americans had a meal or grabbed a snack was a convenience store.