listeria

[zdienka]

hello.
please i dont understand this:
when i cook meat,touch it before preparing and then touch something else eg doorknob... the listeria survives there or what? and another thing, can listeria survive in meat from fridge /more than few days??

thank you! i cook meat often and am afraid.. because of my baby-...

[mom2ariana]

i always wash my hands a million times when im cooking or making a sandwich, etc... if you touch raw meat or cold deli meat, or even cheese thats not pasteurized, nything that could be contaminated, wash your hands before touching something else...it helps to put a bottle of germx in the kitchen..i go through a medium size bottle every week or two. :) although it will dry out your hands a lot so lotion up!!

[marie1210]

Wash your hands after handling raw meat this way you don't have to worry about germs/bacteria getting spread around.  As long as you cook meat thoroughly, you should be fine.  Don't eat anything pink.