Don't wash chicken before cooking

[lil_buddy]

Totally agree. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. If chicken hasn't killed you by now, why worry? Ever drink water from a hose?

sure. and fire hydrants. and ponds.
And here I am!
Hygiene hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/opinion/lets-add-a-little-dirt-to-our-diet.html?_r=0
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/11/AR2011011106055.html

PS - if you like planning your life by counting on the least probable things, spend all your $$$ and max out your credit cards. You just might win the lottery.