 Raw meat and poultry is involved. We need to be washing our hands a lot. And you know what? We don't do it. The USDA put dozens of people in test kitchens a while back, had them prepare a turkey burger and a salad, and they just watched everything they did. 97% of the time, people didn't either wash their hands at all or didn't do all five steps of hand washing for a full 20 seconds.