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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 | + | 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] | ||
Revision as of 04:07, November 14, 2007
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