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Keep scrubbing
A quick pass under cold water doesn’t cut it when washing your hands, says Joan Salge Blake, RD, a nutrition professor at Boston University. “Use soap and hot water, and scrub for at least 20 seconds.” Wash when you start cooking and whenever you switch between types of food prep, whether it’s from potatoes to carrots or poultry to parsley. “All foods are susceptible to cross-contamination,” Blake says.
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