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Raw chicken touched a plate. Where should cooked chicken go?

Put cooked food on a clean plate, not the raw-food plate.

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  1. On the same plate
  2. On any nearby towel
  3. On a clean plate ✔

Why: Raw meat juices can carry germs to ready-to-eat food. A clean plate keeps raw and cooked food separate.

Huh, didn't know that: USDA calls the spread of germs from one food or surface to another cross-contamination.

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Why did the farmer have to separate the chicken and the turkey? He sensed fowl play.
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Answer: On a clean plate. Raw meat juices can carry germs to ready-to-eat food. A clean plate keeps raw and cooked food separate.

  1. Make Food Safety a Priority This Fall www.fsis.usda.gov/news-events/news-press-releases/make-food-safety-priority-fall
    Never put cooked food on a plate or tray that held raw meat or poultry.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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