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  1. Food Safety Education Month: Preventing Cross-Contamination

    Links: How Does Cross-Contamination Happen? What are some food safety tips when shopping for food? Grilling Food Safely Cleaning AND Sanitizing Following prevention steps is helpful to reduce …

  2. Washing Food: Does it Promote Food Safety? - Food Safety and …

    Feb 7, 2024 · Cross-Contamination Cross-contamination is the transfer of harmful bacteria to food from other foods, cutting boards, and utensils and it happens when they are not handled properly. This is …

  3. Foodborne Illness and Disease - Food Safety and Inspection Service

    Feb 7, 2025 · Foodborne Illness and Disease What Is Foodborne Illness? Foodborne illness is a preventable public health challenge that causes an estimated 48 million illnesses and 3,000 deaths …

  4. Keep raw meat, poultry, seafood, and their juices away from other food to further prevent the possibility of cross-contamination. Keep them separated during checkout and in your grocery bags, too.

  5. Cutting Boards - Food Safety and Inspection Service

    Aug 27, 2024 · Avoid Cross-Contamination The Meat and Poultry Hotline says that consumers may use wood or a nonporous surface for cutting raw meat and poultry. However, consider using one cutting …

  6. Keep Food Safe! Food Safety Basics - Food Safety and Inspection Service

    Jan 5, 2024 · Keep Food Safe! Food Safety Basics Safe steps in food handling, cooking, and storage are essential in preventing foodborne illness. You can't see, smell, or taste harmful bacteria that may …

  7. Cleanliness Helps Prevent Foodborne Illness - Food Safety and ...

    Mar 11, 2025 · Cleanliness is a major factor in preventing foodborne illness. Even with food safety inspection and monitoring at Federal, State, and local government facilities, the consumer's role is to …

  8. Use separate cutting boards and utensils, or wash them between uses, when preparing raw meat and vegetables. Cross-contamination occurs when bacteria spread between foods. Remember to …

  9. Post-Lethality Exposure involves the handling of RTE product that comes into direct contact with a food contact surface after it has been subjected to an initial lethality treatment. Cross-contamination is the …

  10. Establishments must focus on preventing contamination of RTE products with Lm. Lm can be introduced by contaminated food contact surfaces, by employees, or by environmental reservoirs or niches. …