49% of Shoppers Touch this after Raw Chicken

Next time you are at the grocery store you might want to use sanitizing wipes on your dry goods and everything else for good measure based on a new study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 49% of shoppers touched a dry good without cleaning their hands after directly handling packed raw chicken.

The study followed approximately 100 shoppers in various grocery stores across 3 U.S cities. The shoppers knew they were part of an observational study about shopping habits but unaware of the focus on poultry safety. The study found that fewer than 20% of shoppers used the grocery …read more