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In UK kitchens, the recommended colour chopping board for raw poultry is yellow, following the standard colour coded food safety system used in professional kitchens. Use a yellow cutting board only for raw chicken, turkey, duck and other poultry, then clean and disinfect it thoroughly after every use. UK colour codes for chopping boards in the kitchen If you want your home kitchen to follow the same food hygiene logic as a commercial kitchen, you can copy the common UK colour code system: Yellow chopping board – raw poultry (chicken, turkey, duck) Red chopping board – raw red meat (beef,...

In the UK, the recommended colour chopping board for raw meat is red. Food hygiene guidance used in many professional British kitchens follows a colour coded system where red boards are for raw meat only, yellow for cooked meats, green for salad and fruit, and blue for raw fish. At home, the safest option is to copy this system and keep one clearly identified “raw meat only” board, ideally sized at around 45x35cm so juices stay on the board and off your worktops. UK colour codes for chopping boards and why red means raw meat Most UK catering colleges, food...