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How cross-contamination uses a board and a hand
Juices on a board or a hand carry microbes to the next food they touch.
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From the opening
Cross-contamination is microbes traveling on contact, and a cutting board and a hand are two of the usual vehicles. Juices from raw meat, poultry, or another contaminated food sit in the wet film and the scratches, then move to whatever is touched next. The opening covers juices held in cuts on the board, hands moving the same film onward, and ready-to-eat food that never gets cooked.
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Inside
- Juices held in cuts on the board
- Hands moving the same film onward
- Ready-to-eat food that never gets cooked
- A plate or brush as the same path
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Contact transfer of microbes on cutting boards
- Hands as a vehicle in kitchen cross-contamination