Preventing Food Cross-Contamination: 2 Key Risks

* Raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs can contaminate other foods if they come into contact with them. This can happen when you store raw meat in the same container as other foods, or when you use the same cutting board or utensils to handle raw meat and other foods.

* Spills from raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs can also contaminate other foods. This can happen if you drop raw meat on the floor or counter, or if you drip raw meat juice onto other foods.