The Dangers Of Not Rinsing Your Cutting Board After Prepping Produce
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Fruits and vegetables are more commonly linked to foodborne illness than raw meat.
When preparing raw meat, I’m careful; I wash my hands, use separate utensils and immediately put my cutting board in the dishwasher to prevent cross-contamination. But the same can’t be said for when I’m prepping veggies. Take potatoes, for example. After a quick rinse off of the starchy tuber slime, I’ll use the same knife to slice an apple or chop lettuce for a salad.
Chefs and food safety experts say this isn’t a good idea.
Cleaning surfaces, tools and produce are all key to staying safe, even when preparing an innocuous potato.
HuffPost spoke with food safety experts about how produce can cause food poisoning through cross-contamination and how to properly prepare fruits and vegetables.
Produce is commonly linked to foodborne illness.
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