This statistic depicts the results of a 2016 survey in which U.S. adults were asked which foods they thought were very likely to have germs. The survey found that ** percent of respondents believe that chicken meat is very likely to contain germs.
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Food and Drug Administration. (November 17, 2017). Which foods are very likely to have germs? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947712/microorganism-food-safety-likelihood-to-have-germs-us/
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