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What is cross-contamination?

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In Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon Ramsey always saves a special type of scorn for restaurateurs who store raw meat next to cooked meat. This is because the bacteria from the raw meat can then transfer over to the cooked meat, thus making it more dangerous to eat. This is just one example of cross-contamination.
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What is cross-contamination?
- A term for a chef forgetting to omit a dreaded ingredient
- A particular type of mold that forms in the grooves of hot-crossed buns
- What the health inspector calls it when they find a rat in a kitchen
- The transfer of bacteria from contaminated sources to uncontaminated ones
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