Health officials once again warned consumers about the dangers of washing raw chicken before cooking it, citing the risk of spreading harmful bacteria to utensils or other foods. In a tweet sent out on April 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) linked to a series of steps that can help eliminate the chances of food poisoning while cooking at home.
Don’t wash your raw chicken! Washing can spread germs from the chicken to other food or utensils in the kitchen. https://t.co/QlFpd1alG3 pic.twitter.com/bLB1ofcuh7
— CDC (@CDCgov) April 26, 2019
“Americans eat more chicken every year than any other meat,” the CDC said. “Chicken can be a nutritious choice, but raw chicken is often contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria and sometimes with Salmonella and Clostridium perfringens bacteria. If you eat undercooked chicken or other foods or beverages contaminated by raw chicken or its juices, you can get a foodborne illness, which is also called food poisoning.”
The agency recommended placing raw chicken in a disposable bag before placing it in the shopping cart or refrigerator, washing hands with soapy water after handling it, using a separate cutting board to handle it, and never placing cooked food or fresh produce on the same surface as uncooked chicken.
Among other tasks, it also suggested using a food thermometer to ensure the chicken is cooked, and in bold the CDC advised against washing raw chicken because “chicken juices can spread in the kitchen and contaminate other foods, utensils and countertops.”
While food poisoning can be an unpleasant experience for anyone, children under 5, people over 65 and those with weakened immune systems as well as pregnant women are at risk for developing serious illnesses. It is advised to call a doctor if temperatures reach over 102 degrees, diarrhea lasts more than three days, blood is found in stool, there is prolonged vomiting or if there are any signs of dehydration.
https://www.foxnews.com/health/cdc-stop-washing-your-raw-chicken
Can anyone say, chicken is filthy?
Like this article is going to keep me from washing chicken. I’ll take the risk of contaminating other items rather than consume the junk. Which I’ve never had a problem rinsing it. Just makes me want to raise meat birds.
All this article did was make me hungry.
Funny! Would that be for rinsed or unrinsed chicken?
I’ve always rinsed mine.
We raise meat birds/harvest. I wouldn’t eat a store bought chicken unless I washed, washed and washed it. Once again, if folks don’t understand the reason for washing hands, counters, meat ect. it’s their bad. Especially in a of grid situation. Another reason why I am very selective if I have to eat out. Sounds like “someone” want’s “somebodies” to get sick.
This is for if you don’t bleach clean your kitchen…. don’t know if I would want to eat at a place that doesn’t along with black light check….. guess that’s why I eat a home lots…. but I consume raw milk, freshly plucked still warm chicken, veggies that where in garden 30 min or less ago, wild harvest mushrooms and other collectables.
True nuff….
I’ll do what I want , thank you very much !
Jeeeze ..get the fck outa my kitchen already !!
Next some dumbass will have to write a law concerning how to prep yer chicken
I guess we are all supposed to eat salmonella now? And I think I know how to chlorox the sink, utensils, etc. and wash my own hands…
Wash chicken?, you damn right, I rinse mine in cool water before soaking it in a vinegar water solution., rinse in cool water again before cooking. Been doing it for years, the vinegar kills any and all bacteria, tenderizes and cleans the meat of any left over chlorine that was used when butchered.
Next time your at a big food store ask them to cut up a whole bird for you , I dare you to ask
I washed and dried chicken yesterday before i smoked it. Oddly enough i woke up today with a hang over. Must have been from washing the chicken. The fact i was up till 4am smoking and drinking with friends by the fire had nothing to do with it.
NOPE. WASHIN THAT BIRD GAVE YOU THE BOTULISM. YA BETTER GO TO DA ER MAN. YER IN DANGERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LETS ALL BE NASTY LIKE THE ASKENAZIT!!
LMAO!!!!!WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WALKING CARRIERS OF DISEASE AND BODY ODER. JUST LIKE THE KIKE!!!
NO WONDER SOME BLACK MEN ACCUSE WHITE MEN OF “SMELLING LIKE A WET DOG”!
WE LEARNED IT FROM THE JUDEOKRISCHUNS!!