Tools to improve raw chicken handling at restaurants: report from San Mateo County, California.

Did you know that a droplet of raw chicken juice splashed off raw chicken during washing can travel nearly three feet (Everis & Betts, 2008)? If restaurants don’t take care to avoid cross contamination, raw chicken juice can also drip or splash onto other foods dur­ ing preparation. If it gets onto ready-to-eat foods or food contact surfaces, the con­ sumer can ingest harmful bacteria present in the raw chicken juice and get sick with campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis, or other foodborne illnesses.