Why we should not use Reusable bags for grocery? (Full of germs)
Reusable bags for grocery-Keep Them Clean While Going Green Plastic bags are outlawed in many cities so many shoppers are turn to reusable bags as the logical replacement. May be not as below study says why we should not use reusable bags. Interesting study I found in web University of Ottawa microbiologist Dr. Jason Tetro calls them "a nightmare for public health (units)," warning that people should be aware of bacteria growing on their bags. If you are getting groceries, then there's a chance that they will end up leaking into the bag, and then you have growth and virus survival," he said. While the risk of contracting salmonella or E. coli from a reusable bag is very low, Tetro, also known as the Germ Guy, suggests that consumers should prepare to regularly throw their grocery bags into the washer. He cited a report by the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) from 2008, which said that reusable bags can harbour germs from meat and produce. We need...