Over 80% of all cases of food-borne illnesses can be prevented by safe food handling. Wash your hands and clean your work area often. DON’T wash raw chicken- it can spread bacteria. You don’t have to worry about cleaning your chicken before cooking because when you cook chicken properly, any harmful bacteria is killed in the cooking process.
There are four main ways to protect you and your family from foodborne illness:
Chicken and Food Safety: An Easy Guide
Did you know that most Canadians over cook their chicken, leaving it dry? Use Chicken Farmers of Canada’s Handy Chicken Cooking Times Chart to make sure your chicken is cooked to perfection every time.
Complete Buy BC chicken recipe booklet.
Complete Eat Right with Chicken recipe booklet.
About BCCMB: About BCCMB: The British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board (BCCMB) is a non-profit agricultural commodity board that monitors and regulates the production and marketing of chicken in British Columbia. Every year we licence over 325 broiler quota holders in BC and 15 primary poultry processors. We also provide permits to approximately 200 small-lot holders who grow 2,000 birds or less.