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in the refrigerator, you see that raw chicken juice is dripping onto an uncovered bowl of salad stored on the shelf below.
you should:
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a) wash and rinse all the ingredients in the salad with cold water
b) move the bowl of salad above the raw chicken
c) throw out the salad
d) pick out the ingredients that were not touched by the raw chicken juice
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Explanation:

Raw chicken juice can contaminate the salad. Throwing out the salad (Option C) is the safest action to prevent food - borne illness. Washing/rinsing (Option A) may not completely remove contaminants. Moving the bowl (Option B) doesn't eliminate the risk of contamination. Picking out ingredients (Option D) is not reliable as small amounts of contamination may be undetectable.

Answer:

C. Throw out the salad