Food Safety Week 2014: 'Don't wash raw chicken'.
The Food Standard Agency's Food Safety Week started yesterday, and this year the focus is on preparing and cooking raw chicken.
The reason? Splashing water from washing chicken can spread campylobacter – a food bug responsible for most cases of food poisoning. The easiest way to protect yourself is to follow four simple steps:
1. Cover and chill raw chicken at the bottom of the fridge
2. Don't wash raw chicken, preventing splashing
3. Wash used utensils to stop cross contamination
4. Cook the chicken thoroughly, and ensure it is steaming hot.
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