Washing raw chicken can lead to a potentially dangerous form of food poisoning caused by Campylobacter bacteria. Check out the article we found over at Food Standards Agency on why you should stop washing raw chicken.
In totally logical news: by rinsing raw chicken before cooking it, you are in fact effectively distributing infection around your kitchen in the form of chickeny water droplets. According to the United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency, those droplets can travel up to three feet before landing on…well, what’s within three feet of your kitchen?
The agency’s website issued a PSA urging people to stop this rampant practice that essentially spreads plague:
“The call comes as new figures show that 44% of people always wash chicken before cooking it – a practice that can spread campylobacter bacteria onto hands, work surfaces, clothing and cooking equipment through the splashing of water droplets.”
They have issued a call for people to stop washing raw chicken to reduce the risk of contracting campylobacter, a potentially dangerous form of food poisoning.
Some cases of campylobacter result in potentially severe complications and even cause nerve damage, so take that authoritative British accent to heart and amend your food-prepping ways. Watch this terrifying video about what will happen if you insist on washing chicken like a crazy person. Remove your chicken from the package and keep it confined to one surface: a non-porous cutting board that can be cleaned thoroughly.
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Carol Janzen
Feb 09. 2016
Stop eating it…GO VEGAN !! Our planet is screening to stop!
Liz Kirk
Feb 09. 2016
Don’t believe, it, been washing it for years since I learned how to cook, I’m now 63 and still alive, thanks to God Almighty. I’ve learned through prayer, that as long as you ask and give thanks to God in prayer to bless your meal , you shall receive it. Amen!
Angela Ramirez
Feb 09. 2016
Oy vey.
Lisa Chaves
Feb 09. 2016
Only true if you’re dirty and don’t clean up your food prep area when you’re done. I always wash and clean my chicken and will continue to do so.
Lucy Sousa
Feb 09. 2016
I agree with u Lisa Chaves! I always wash my chicken before cooking because u don’t know how it’s handled before it’s packaged!!
Brenda Amalia
Feb 09. 2016
no thanks, I’ll continue to wash my chicken. cool water with vinegar. thats all you need.
Debbie Copeland Peyton
Feb 10. 2016
http://www.earthlings.com
Alyson Mackenzie
Feb 10. 2016
Chris Macdonald
Sarah Haden
Feb 10. 2016
Beth Hummer
Paul Schroeder
Feb 10. 2016
I’ve never washed chicken in my life… I’ve worked in food industry and never have seen people washing the chicken either.. crazy people worried about everything
Gladys Holmes
Feb 11. 2016
i wash all meats n i put my chicken in salt water for awhile to clean it
Mariz Deogrades
Feb 11. 2016
The hell with that crap! I’ll wash my chicken before cooking because that’s the right thing to do!
Diana Morello Preneta
Feb 14. 2016
This is just one article and if someone feels they want to wash or not wash the chicken, it is up to the person cooking it. Your way is your way and people don’t need others calling them names just because it isn’t your way. I don’t wash my chicken because I worry about everything, I wash it because it is something that I myself choose to do. To each their own people.
Janice Scheffer
Feb 16. 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qae1KoPuFdc
Janice Scheffer
Feb 16. 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Bu6MJZbW0
Janice Scheffer
Feb 16. 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv6mUZ_C6VI
Baruch Inbar
Oct 02. 2016
How about stop eating dead animals altogether?
Shirley Budge
Oct 02. 2016
Trisha Budge
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Oct 02. 2016
Yup
TCM Healing Secrets
Oct 02. 2016
Anything about this is important
Tina Tina
Oct 02. 2016
Just came to post exactly what you said Baruch! It’s the best for our bodies and for the animals!!
Marina Attias
Oct 03. 2016
I wash my chicken that much that it’s practically laundered !
Kerry McDevitt
Oct 03. 2016
Allison Ann
Allison Ann
Oct 03. 2016
I never wash!