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If you wash and disinfect it properly for at least 20–30 seconds with hot water and washing up liquid, you can reuse a chopping board after chicken, but the safest option is to keep one dedicated board for raw meat and a separate board for ready to eat foods. Many home cooks use a two board system to cut the risk of cross contamination from raw chicken by over 90 percent. Why raw chicken on a chopping board is risky Raw chicken can carry harmful bacteria such as Campylobacter and Salmonella. These can easily move from a chopping board to...