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Kitchen

Learn how germs spread in the kitchen and how to help protect your family from foodborne illness with simple cleaning and disinfecting tips.

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Preventing Cross Contamination

Don't cross-contaminate. Cross-contamination happens when germs spread from one food to another, directly or via surfaces or hands.

Separate raw, cooked, and ready-to-eat foods while shopping, preparing, and storing.

  • In the refrigerator: Keep washed salad items in the salad compartment, cooked and ready-to-eat food at the top, and uncooked meats covered at the bottom.
  • Avoid contact between raw foods and cooked foods, and use separate cutting boards for them. Try designating one for fresh fruit/vegetables, and one for raw meats, poultry, and seafood.
  • Never place cooked food on a plate or platter that previously held raw meat, poultry, or seafood.
  • Washing cutting boards, dishes, utensils, and countertops with hot, soapy water after preparing each food item and before going on to the next food.