Cathi Is Preparing for a Dinner Party

Multiple Choice

Cathi is preparing for a dinner party.The night before the dinner party,she sets out frozen chicken breasts to thaw on the kitchen counter.She is exhausted and heads to bed early,forgetting the chicken on the counter.In the morning she places the thawed chicken into a casserole dish and places it in the refrigerator.
Three hours before the guests arrive,she begins to prepare the meal.Cathi begins by first cooking the rice and places it in a serving dish to cool.Next she cuts the chicken breast into strips on a cutting board,places the chicken back into the dish and then seasons it.While the oven is preheating she chops unwashed salad ingredients on the same cutting board where she cut the chicken,but she uses a clean knife.She combines the salad and places it into the serving bowl.One hour before the guests arrive,she places the chicken into the oven to bake.She stirs the rice and adds nuts and a few herbs.Just as the chicken is finished,the first guests arrive.
-How should Cathi have prepared the salad to prevent food-borne illness?​

A) ​Cathi should have used prepackaged salad mix instead of chopping up fresh produce.
B) Cathi should have used a separate cutting board and knife or sanitized the board she used to prepare the chicken.
C) Cathi should have washed her hands and washed the vegetables.
D) Cathi should have used prepackaged salad mix instead of chopping up fresh produce so that there was no need to wash the vegetables before preparing the salad.
E) ​Cathi should have used a separate cutting board and knife or sanitized the board she used to prepare the chicken and Cathi should have washed her hands and washed the vegetables.