Raw meat carries bacteria and then if you throw it on the cutting board and use a towel or sponge to dry that off, it could pick that up, cutting boards and table tops used for food prep are of concern and need to be cleaned regularly and dried. Paul Dawson More Quotes by Paul Dawson More Quotes From Paul Dawson It's not a new finding that towels contain bacteria, there's just a wider range of sources of possible bacteria in the kitchen. Paul Dawson top-news You want to change that towel every few days. If you have multiple towels, just throw one in the washer and get a new one, and for sponges, microwaving them might be a better way to sanitize them than just putting antimicrobial liquid on them. Paul Dawson top-news Those are bacteria that are concerns for food-borne illnesses. Paul Dawson top-news Staph is found on the hands and can cause food-borne infection by producing a toxin outside the body. Then you can ingest the toxin and get sick. Paul Dawson top-news
