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The transfer of harmful substances or [[disease]]-causing microorganisms to food by hands, food-contact surfaces, sponges, cloth towels and utensils that touch raw food, are not cleaned, and then touch ready-to-eat foods. Cross contamination can also occur when raw food touches or drips onto cooked or ready-to-eat foods. For further consumer safety information on cross-contamination, visit: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/keep_apart.htm

'''Cross-contamination''' is the transfer of harmful substances or [[disease]]-causing microorganisms to food by hands, food-contact surfaces, sponges, cloth towels and utensils that touch raw food, are not cleaned, and then touch ready-to-eat foods. Cross contamination can also occur when raw food touches or drips onto cooked or ready-to-eat foods. For further consumer safety information on cross-contamination, visit: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/keep_apart.htm

 

==References==

==References==

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]