A prep cook finishes cutting raw chicken and is about to start chopping lettuce for salads. What must the cook do first?

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Hands must be washed after handling raw meat, poultry, or fish and before switching to ready-to-eat foods, to prevent cross-contamination with pathogens like Salmonella. Changing to a clean apron is good practice but does nothing about the hands that touched the chicken. A chlorine sanitizer spray is not approved in place of a wash and cannot cut through the soil that shields pathogens, and warm water alone removes neither: hands that carry Salmonella often show no visible soil. Only soap, warm water, and 20 seconds of scrubbing do the job.