Improving Retail Food Safety with Modern Data from Inspections, Environmental Checks, and Outbreaks
Official title: Enhancing Retail Food Safety through Data Modernization: Integrating Restaurant Inspections, Environmental Assessments, and Outbreak Investigations
Funded at Ky St Cabinet/health/family Services · NIH-11239657 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A state health department project to use better data from inspections, environmental assessments, and outbreak investigations to prevent foodborne illness in Kentucky.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Ky St Cabinet/health/family Services NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Frankfort, United States) |
| Project start | September 30, 2026 |
| Project end | September 29, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $228,571 |
| NIH project number | 1U01EH001378-01 |
| Project ID | NIH-11239657 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable (public health data project); not a clinical patient population.
✕Less likely to help
This project does not directly involve patient participation or clinical care.
What this research studies
This project aims to collect and link data from restaurant inspections, environmental checks, and outbreak investigations to identify risk factors for foodborne illness in Kentucky. It will involve three main goals: making risk factor data clearer, expanding education about food safety to vulnerable groups, and building capacity for environmental assessments and outbreak responses. The effort plans to partner with local, state, and national groups to sustain improvements in retail food safety beyond the project period. The work would inform better practices and faster responses to food safety issues in real-world settings.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could lead to fewer foodborne illness outbreaks and recalls by targeting root causes and improving safer food handling practices in retail settings.
How similar studies have gone: Other public health data integration efforts have shown improvements in identifying outbreak risk factors and improving response times.
Where this research is happening
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Ky St Cabinet/health/family Services
Frankfort, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Riggs, Margaret — Ky St Cabinet/health/family Services
- Study coordinator: Riggs, Margaret
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.