Almost all respondents in both Egypt and Iraq shared the practice of washing chicken in water before cooking. The percentage of consumers who 'very frequently' or 'frequently' prepare chicken prior to making the salad was 32.5 and 55.2 in Egypt and Iraq, respectively. ...Results from such study design could be used for future development of a quantitative risk assessment model and to support food safety promotion efforts for domestic consumers in two of the most populated Middle Eastern countries....