Bacteria from meat can contaminate the cutting boards used to prepare foods in the kitchen.
National Cancer Institute
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Ally O.
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I think that this article was very interesting because it taught me a lot about a very important subject to me, food. I thought that this article was very intriguing because it taught me so much about this gross and weird subject. I thought that it was a very scary subject. I loved reading about this topic because I felt like it had lots of information about the topic. It was very descriptive and had so many great and interesting facts. I think that this was a really good post and was really good.
I agree with Ally O about this article. It was informative, quick, and easy to relate to after the bacteria segment. I understood the vocabulary and was able to follow what they were saying. I am vegetarian, so I don't eat chicken, but still, now I am wary about what I am eating. If a cutting board is shared with chicken, then that cutting board will be contaminated, too. I really like this article.
I think it is really interesting how cutting boards can carry dangerous germs. I agree with the article that people should wash their hands after cutting, and also after washing the cutting boards. I think that the poultry should be washed before put in packaging. This would reduce the chance of having the E. coli. The E. coli is very dangerous, and we should watch out for the germs. I also like how the researchers in this article not only tested the germs on their own cutting boards, but they also went around to other households in other countries and tested the cutting boards too, trying to find more E. coli. I think this is a great finding about the E. coli, but we should try not to spread it at all. I would rate this article a 9 out of 10 because it explained a lot, but it should have also looked at the cutting boards of other types of meat. Then we could be able to compare the finding of the other meats. Overall, this was a really good article.
I thought this article was ok. It surprises me a lot that scientists are just now thinking that germs could be spread by cutting boards. I mean...isn't it obvious? However, it's still scary because it could spread antibiotic-resistant germs to healthy people and people that are trying to get better. The resistant genes could start a nosocomial plague! However, I don't think this is likely. I find it unprobable that the kitchen staff would put vegetables on a cutting board with chicken. Also, E. Coli can be cooked out. I think that the biggest danger for these people is to eat raw unwashed vegetables, but the article said that they only found E. coli on poultry cutting boards, which I find odd, considering that this disease can spread through beef, vegetables, fruits, milk, other meat products, etc. Another thing that I found odd was that they only mentioned E. coli. Why is that? Did they not find any other diseases on the cutting boards? I mean, there's salmonella, listeria, etc. Also, I don't think that the test was especially good either. They only tested Switzerland, Germany, and France. These three countries are all so close together, and I think they should have had a more widespread test. There could be other diseases in different continents, or more/less hygiene. So, while I think this is important, I don't think that this article was great. If we just try to improve our hygiene a little, I'm sure this won't be a big problem.
This was a pretty good article. The study seemed very scientific and organized. It was a little scary to think of these germs spreading. However, I want to comment on Christina's comment above. First of all, I think that they mean that E. coli is on the cuting board, not neccessarily on the chicken when it is sent out to the patients, which means that it cannot be cooked out. Also, to answer her question about other diseases, I think that they mean that they did find other diseases, but E. coli is the only multi-drug resistant one. I agree with Erica that we should wash the poultry before sending it to hospitals, but I'm not sure if that's supposed to make it taste worse or something. It could also be a money issue. Anyway, I thought it was cool how the scientists placed the bacteria in a sort of broth of bacteria nutrients to have them reproduce so that they can see exactly what kinds of bacteria were on the cutting boards. It does seem like a good rule of thumb to wash your hands after touching anything that had raw meat in it. A website I visited said that one type of e. coli lines the small intestine and causes bloody diarrhea, kidney failure, and anemia, and these can lead to death. However, another website I visited seemed to think that the main cause of e. coli was ground beef, unpasteurized milk, raw fruits and vegetables, or restaurant meals. Poultry was not mentioned. Does this mean that this study has introduced new ideas to us? As a whole, this was an interesting article and I think that scientists might conider going into more depth with this.
I would like to respond to Angela's comment to clear things up. I meant that the E. coli was on the cutting board, and on the chicken before it was cooked. However, I was saying that this isn't that big of a problem because the board could be washed off from the E. coli and the chicken would be cooked before it was sent to the patient. I hope that makes sense now! Also, thanks for answering my question.
I rate this article a 9 out of 10. It is interesting to learn about how cutting boards can be infected with acute germs. I'm vegetarian so I don't eat chicken, but I am now aware of what I am eating. This article was informative, short, and I could use my knowledge of the bacteria unit for this.
I really loved this article. I didn't know that germs and E. coli are on cutting boards. It is kind of scary in a way. Lucky for me, I don't use cutting. I have to tell my friends that use cutting to tell them that. I am going to answer Angela's earlier question. I think this will open up to new ideas to us. I also saw a website giving a grief definition of E. coli. Here's the link: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/e-coli/basics/definition/con-20032105. I conclusion I really liked this article.
Well now I know that E.coli can be on cutting boards too. It is crazy how some cutting boards are infected. I would just recommend cleaning your cutting boards after you use them and also clean them right after you buy them. I also agree with Ally, food is very important and if not cooked properly, can make you sick. I did not know that cutting boards could infect food though. Over all I rate this article a 8 out of 10 because though it is informative, it could have given a little bit more.
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I think that this article was very interesting because it taught me a lot about a very important subject to me, food. I thought that this article was very intriguing because it taught me so much about this gross and weird subject. I thought that it was a very scary subject. I loved reading about this topic because I felt like it had lots of information about the topic. It was very descriptive and had so many great and interesting facts. I think that this was a really good post and was really good.
I agree with Ally O about this article. It was informative, quick, and easy to relate to after the bacteria segment. I understood the vocabulary and was able to follow what they were saying. I am vegetarian, so I don't eat chicken, but still, now I am wary about what I am eating. If a cutting board is shared with chicken, then that cutting board will be contaminated, too. I really like this article.
I think it is really interesting how cutting boards can carry dangerous germs. I agree with the article that people should wash their hands after cutting, and also after washing the cutting boards. I think that the poultry should be washed before put in packaging. This would reduce the chance of having the E. coli. The E. coli is very dangerous, and we should watch out for the germs. I also like how the researchers in this article not only tested the germs on their own cutting boards, but they also went around to other households in other countries and tested the cutting boards too, trying to find more E. coli. I think this is a great finding about the E. coli, but we should try not to spread it at all. I would rate this article a 9 out of 10 because it explained a lot, but it should have also looked at the cutting boards of other types of meat. Then we could be able to compare the finding of the other meats. Overall, this was a really good article.
I thought this article was ok. It surprises me a lot that scientists are just now thinking that germs could be spread by cutting boards. I mean...isn't it obvious? However, it's still scary because it could spread antibiotic-resistant germs to healthy people and people that are trying to get better. The resistant genes could start a nosocomial plague! However, I don't think this is likely. I find it unprobable that the kitchen staff would put vegetables on a cutting board with chicken. Also, E. Coli can be cooked out. I think that the biggest danger for these people is to eat raw unwashed vegetables, but the article said that they only found E. coli on poultry cutting boards, which I find odd, considering that this disease can spread through beef, vegetables, fruits, milk, other meat products, etc. Another thing that I found odd was that they only mentioned E. coli. Why is that? Did they not find any other diseases on the cutting boards? I mean, there's salmonella, listeria, etc. Also, I don't think that the test was especially good either. They only tested Switzerland, Germany, and France. These three countries are all so close together, and I think they should have had a more widespread test. There could be other diseases in different continents, or more/less hygiene. So, while I think this is important, I don't think that this article was great. If we just try to improve our hygiene a little, I'm sure this won't be a big problem.
This was a pretty good article. The study seemed very scientific and organized. It was a little scary to think of these germs spreading. However, I want to comment on Christina's comment above. First of all, I think that they mean that E. coli is on the cuting board, not neccessarily on the chicken when it is sent out to the patients, which means that it cannot be cooked out. Also, to answer her question about other diseases, I think that they mean that they did find other diseases, but E. coli is the only multi-drug resistant one. I agree with Erica that we should wash the poultry before sending it to hospitals, but I'm not sure if that's supposed to make it taste worse or something. It could also be a money issue. Anyway, I thought it was cool how the scientists placed the bacteria in a sort of broth of bacteria nutrients to have them reproduce so that they can see exactly what kinds of bacteria were on the cutting boards. It does seem like a good rule of thumb to wash your hands after touching anything that had raw meat in it. A website I visited said that one type of e. coli lines the small intestine and causes bloody diarrhea, kidney failure, and anemia, and these can lead to death. However, another website I visited seemed to think that the main cause of e. coli was ground beef, unpasteurized milk, raw fruits and vegetables, or restaurant meals. Poultry was not mentioned. Does this mean that this study has introduced new ideas to us? As a whole, this was an interesting article and I think that scientists might conider going into more depth with this.
I would like to respond to Angela's comment to clear things up. I meant that the E. coli was on the cutting board, and on the chicken before it was cooked. However, I was saying that this isn't that big of a problem because the board could be washed off from the E. coli and the chicken would be cooked before it was sent to the patient. I hope that makes sense now! Also, thanks for answering my question.
I rate this article a 9 out of 10. It is interesting to learn about how cutting boards can be infected with acute germs. I'm vegetarian so I don't eat chicken, but I am now aware of what I am eating. This article was informative, short, and I could use my knowledge of the bacteria unit for this.
I really loved this article. I didn't know that germs and E. coli are on cutting boards. It is kind of scary in a way. Lucky for me, I don't use cutting. I have to tell my friends that use cutting to tell them that. I am going to answer Angela's earlier question. I think this will open up to new ideas to us. I also saw a website giving a grief definition of E. coli. Here's the link: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/e-coli/basics/definition/con-20032105. I conclusion I really liked this article.
Well now I know that E.coli can be on cutting boards too. It is crazy how some cutting boards are infected. I would just recommend cleaning your cutting boards after you use them and also clean them right after you buy them. I also agree with Ally, food is very important and if not cooked properly, can make you sick. I did not know that cutting boards could infect food though. Over all I rate this article a 8 out of 10 because though it is informative, it could have given a little bit more.
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