When in doubt wash your crops before eating them. This is generally a good healthy thing to do. General hygene is standard practice for the kitchen. If you maintain a clean kitchen, and you prepare your foods in a genarlly safe clean way, then you should be ok. Some things in the kitchen require higher typpes of handling standards to keep cross contamination down. Meat is the top on that list.
If you have any questions go to your
local adult school and see if they are offering a kitchen prep training program. Hands on training is the best.