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Four steps to food safety are listed with a person washing their hands above the text "clean", a person cutting meat on a plastic cutting board above the text "separate", a thermometer in a chicken breast above the text "cook", and an open refrigerator with leftover food containers above the text "chill".

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For a safe plate don't cross-contaminate. Use one cutting board or plate for raw meat, poultry and seafood and separate cutting board or plate for produce, bread, and other food that won't be cooked.

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Some foods, including recalled foods, are more likely to cause food poisoning.

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Some foods are more likely to cause food poisoning for the general population.

Some foods are more likely to cause food poisoning for pregnant women.

Some foods are more likely to cause food poisoning for children under 5 years old.

Some foods are more likely to cause food poisoning for people who are 65 years and older.

Some foods are more likely to cause food poisoning for people who have weakened immune systems.