"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> "Researchers who watched 60 hours of food programmes from Britain,
> the United States and Canada found that for every example of
> correct food handling, there were 13 food hygiene errors,
> typically seven per 30-minute show."
>
>
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>
> And my favorite quote from Nigella Lawson:
>
> "I always make a point of washing my hands before I handle
> chicken. I agree that it is good to educate people, but it would
> be foolish to push it too far."
>
> Does chicken have the power to absorb more germs from hands than
> any other foods? Duh.


Well, only Nigella knows where her hands were prior to handling the chicken.