How to Use cross contamination in a Sentence

cross contamination

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  • Use one side for your right foot and the other side for your left foot to avoid cross contamination.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Each child will have one at home and one at school to limit cross contamination.
    — Stephanie Becker, CNN, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Place meat and poultry to one side of the freezer or on a tray to prevent cross contamination from thawing juices.
    — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Place meat and poultry to one side of the freezer or on a tray to prevent cross contamination from thawing juices.
    — Erin Booke, Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2021
  • Though people with vulvas should take care about the angle of the water to avoid any cross contamination between the backside and the urinary tract.
    — Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Separate cooked from raw foods Avoid cross contamination by keeping all of your cooked and raw foods separated, both in the fridge, and on the counter.
    — NBC News, 21 June 2019
  • Use s eparate cutting boards and platters Your hands are not the only culprit of cross contamination.
    — ExpressNews.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Also, be sure to wash down the cutting boards, the counter tops, the plates and silverware that come into contact with the meat or its juice to avoid cross contamination with other foods.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The whole theory of the case here for the Tokyo officials is to keep the Tokyo public separate, and the Olympic public in a bubble so that there wouldn't be cross contamination.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
  • Make sure the packaging on your meat is tightly sealed, and store it on the bottom shelf to avoid cross contamination if leaking occurs.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 29 July 2022
  • Keep these raw items away from other foods in your fridge to avoid potential cross contamination.
    — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2019
  • No duking it out with Jo-Ann from Accounting who needs to heat up her salmon, 'like, right now,' and no cross contamination of smells from thousands of past lunches.
    — Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2017
  • This also helps avoid cross contamination if your meat happens to leak.
    — Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2019
  • Chick-fil-A recently rolled out a gluten-free bun that not only tastes great but is given to customers sealed, to prevent any cross contamination.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • The zoo will offer compostable cups at each station in an effort to reduce cross contamination.
    — Megan Becka, cleveland, 9 June 2021
  • Others offer gluten-free options while warning customers that their kitchen runs the risk of cross contamination.
    — Dallas News, 6 July 2020
  • All supplies will be single-use, to avoid cross contamination.
    — courant.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • As always, when dining at a restaurant that also serves dishes with gluten, make sure to be cautious about cross contamination.
    — Hannah Drown, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Bacteria build up can occur that is harmful to your skin and can and will contaminate your makeup from the cross contamination.
    — Gianluca Russo, Teen Vogue, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Ross notes that the design is still at a nascent stage and that many technical challenges remain, such as preventing cross contamination between layers of raw and cooked meat.
    — Huanjia Zhang, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021
  • One of the ovens is exclusively for making gluten-free pizzas to prevent cross contamination.
    — Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, 23 June 2018
  • And while many vegetarians are OK eating food cooked with the same griddles and deep fryers as meat, those who aren’t have voiced concern over the cross contamination that happens at certain fast-food joints.
    — Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2021
  • Load ice into separate gallon-size freezer bags to prevent cross contamination, freeing you up to make camp-side cocktails at will.
    — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • One worry that often comes with prepping raw meat — especially a big bird like turkey — is cross contamination.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Like Sift, Open Food Facts does not specifically call out potential areas of cross contamination.
    — Debi Lewis, Wired, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The state is also discouraging potlucks or similar family-style eating and drinking events that increase the risk of cross contamination.
    — Bloomberg.com, 1 June 2019
  • In addition to wearing face masks and wrapping candy in grab bags to avoid cross contamination, health officials say that sanitizing high-touch surfaces throughout the night (like hand rails) is important.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 23 Oct. 2020
  • There could be some cross contamination, especially when these people are required to appear at the port of entry at around 3 or 4 in the morning with a series of other persons who are in similar situations.
    — Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic, 18 Mar. 2020
  • To avoid cross contamination from real pork, Dunkin’ says the Beyond Meat sandwich will be cooked separately on individual pieces of paper.
    — Deena Shanker, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2019
  • This attention to detail was impressive, as cross contamination going back that far in the food's journey is usually forgotten.
    — Hannah Drown, cleveland.com, 10 Apr. 2018

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