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When you get the chicken home, Brecher recommends putting it in a bowl when you defrost it.
“You also need to pay attention to your hands, because your hands are touching the chicken. So you can’t, just because the chicken is isolated, go over to the faucet and turn it on. Then you’ve contaminated the faucet.”
The health department and Foster Farms offer similar advice.
They say the illnesses announced on Thursday are a reminder to consumers to take care in handling and cooking chickens. Salmonella is common on all chicken, not just Foster Farms products, and cross contamination is possible, for example, if salad lettuce touches the same cutting board as raw chicken.
Foster Farms also reminds consumers that products should be prepared according to package guidelines and cooked to an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees to guarantee it’s been fully cooked.
If customers have any questions or concerns, the company suggests calling the Foster Farms Consumer Hotline at 800-338-1107.
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