Beef, Cleanliness

Always wash hands thoroughly with hot soapy water before preparing foods and after handling raw beef.

Don’t let raw meat or juices touch ready to eat foods, either in the refrigerator or during preparation. Don’t put cooked foods on the same plate that held raw beef.

Always wash utensils that have touched raw meat with hot, soapy water before using them for cooked meats.

Wash counters, cutting boards and other surfaces raw meats have touched. These surfaces may be sanitized by cleaning with a solution of 1 teaspoon chlorine bleach per quart of water.

Various types of foods should be kept separate from each other during storage and preparation. Never store ready to eat foods next to raw meats. Bacteria that may be present on the raw beef may contaminate the ready to eat foods.

If cutting boards are used in your kitchen, it is a good idea to use one for meats and a different one for fruits and vegetables. Cutting surfaces made from tempered glass are safer to use because you don't have to worry about cracks and pores harboring bacteria as you do with wood or plastic surfaces.

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