The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has used the backdrop of World Food Safety Day to remind people never to wash raw chicken.

FSAI and  Safe Food, a group that promotes awareness and knowledge of food safety and nutrition on the island of Ireland, said washing raw chicken can spread food poisoning bacteria up to an arm’s length from the sink, which could cause people to get sick.

Campylobacter is a bacteria found in raw chicken. It is the most common cause of bacterial food poisoning in Ireland. In 2018, there were more than 3,000 notified cases in the Republic of Ireland, an increase of more than 8 percent from 2017.

The second World Food Safety Day on June 7 is led ...