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Even though chicken is one of the healthiest and most popular of proteins, it can skeeve people out. That’s because raw chicken can carry various bacteria, including the familiar Salmonella and less-familiar Campylobacter and Clostridium perfringens.

If you eat raw chicken, or food that has come into contact with raw chicken juices (which can happen pretty easily during food prep), you run the risk of food poisoning, which is uncomfortable for most of us, but potentially life-threatening for young children, pregnant women, older adults, or anyone with a weakened immune system.

So with all of that in mind, the key with raw chicken is to handle it safely. The CDC has a longer list of guidelines for best practices as you prepare your meals, but one of the biggest questions people ask is: What’s the safest place to store chicken in the fridge?

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