You’ve had a long day. You just want dinner to be easy.
Oven warming. Cutting board out. You peel back the plastic on a fresh pack of chicken…
And there it is: a vivid purple or deep blue blotch on the meat.
Your brain goes straight to panic: mold? chemicals? factory accident? “Am I about to poison my family?”
Most people do the same thing next—throw it away and order pizza.
But that purple stain usually has a boring explanation. And boring is good when it comes to food safety.
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