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The only question I have after reading this story is:
Why don't we just let 'Mother Nature' take care of thinning the herd NATURALLY ... ? It'd be the 'eco-friendly' ethos at work, right ... ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7863807/Bags-for-life-could-have-E.coli.html Bags for life could have E.coli Bags for life could be a threat to shoppers' health because they harbour potentially deadly food poisoning bugs, according to research. By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor Published: 6:03PM BST 30 Jun 2010 Tests on shoppers’ bags revealed half contained traces of E.coli, a lethal toxin which killed 26 people in Scotland in 1996 in one of the worlds worst food poisoning outbreaks. Scientists also found many were contaminated with salmonella. Reusable plastic shopping bags have become increasingly popular in Britain thanks to supermarkets and other retailers giving out millions of free ones to shoppers in the last three years. It is estimated that there are "hundreds of millions" of bags for life in use in Britain, according to sources within Wrap, the Government's anti-waste watchdog. Because the vast majority of people do not wash their bags after each shopping trip, they could be putting themselves at risk.(Hell, the majority of the Euro crowd don't even wash themselves, let alone their bag.) The tests were undertaken by the University of Arizona, whose researchers stopped a total of 84 shoppers to check the state of their bags. The researchers warned the levels of bacteria they found were high enough to cause a wide range of serious health problems and even death. Children may be in the greatest danger, they added, as they are particularly vulnerable to the effects of organisms such as E.coli. Many of the bags for life are made from jute or woven polypropylene, helping to reduce the amount of so-called "virgin plastic" used in carrier bags by 40 per cent in just the last three years. But while they are better for the environment, the new research suggests they could be harmful to health if not cleaned regularly. Professor Charles Gerba, who led the study said: “Our findings suggest a serious threat to public health, especially from bacteria such as E.coli, which were detected in half of the bags sampled. “Consumers are alarmingly unaware of these risks and the critical need to sanitise their bags on a weekly basis.” A poll revealed 97 per cent of shoppers who used eco-friendly bags never washed or bleached them. |
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The only question I have after reading this story is: Why don't we just let 'Mother Nature' take care of thinning the herd NATURALLY ... ? It'd be the 'eco-friendly' ethos at work, right ... ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7863807/Bags-for-life-could-have-E.coli.html Bags for life could have E.coli Bags for life could be a threat to shoppers' health because they harbour potentially deadly food poisoning bugs, according to research. By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor Published: 6:03PM BST 30 Jun 2010 Tests on shoppers’ bags revealed half contained traces of E.coli, a lethal toxin which killed 26 people in Scotland in 1996 in one of the worlds worst food poisoning outbreaks. Scientists also found many were contaminated with salmonella. Reusable plastic shopping bags have become increasingly popular in Britain thanks to supermarkets and other retailers giving out millions of free ones to shoppers in the last three years. It is estimated that there are "hundreds of millions" of bags for life in use in Britain, according to sources within Wrap, the Government's anti-waste watchdog. Because the vast majority of people do not wash their bags after each shopping trip, they could be putting themselves at risk.(Hell, the majority of the Euro crowd don't even wash themselves, let alone their bag.) The tests were undertaken by the University of Arizona, whose researchers stopped a total of 84 shoppers to check the state of their bags. The researchers warned the levels of bacteria they found were high enough to cause a wide range of serious health problems and even death. Children may be in the greatest danger, they added, as they are particularly vulnerable to the effects of organisms such as E.coli. Many of the bags for life are made from jute or woven polypropylene, helping to reduce the amount of so-called "virgin plastic" used in carrier bags by 40 per cent in just the last three years. But while they are better for the environment, the new research suggests they could be harmful to health if not cleaned regularly. Professor Charles Gerba, who led the study said: “Our findings suggest a serious threat to public health, especially from bacteria such as E.coli, which were detected in half of the bags sampled. “Consumers are alarmingly unaware of these risks and the critical need to sanitise their bags on a weekly basis.” A poll revealed 97 per cent of shoppers who used eco-friendly bags never washed or bleached them. Only use them to carry can goods and soda because plastic breaks... |
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boredinaz06
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Thu 07/01/10 09:57 AM
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Anybody ever think of washing them with bleach in the washer? |
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Anybody ever think of washing them with bleach in the washer? Test the washing machine for germ and bacteria, lately? Besides if, I take the plastic bags home, then I do not have to buy garbage bags. |
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Anybody ever think of washing them with bleach in the washer? Test the washing machine for germ and bacteria, lately? Besides if, I take the plastic bags home, then I do not have to buy garbage bags. I use bleach with every load so I'm sure its clean. What size bags do you get that you don't have to buy garbage bags? |
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Anybody ever think of washing them with bleach in the washer? Test the washing machine for germ and bacteria, lately? Besides if, I take the plastic bags home, then I do not have to buy garbage bags. I use bleach with every load so I'm sure its clean. What size bags do you get that you don't have to buy garbage bags? She gots itty-bitty cans!  
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Anybody ever think of washing them with bleach in the washer? Test the washing machine for germ and bacteria, lately? Besides if, I take the plastic bags home, then I do not have to buy garbage bags. I use bleach with every load so I'm sure its clean. What size bags do you get that you don't have to buy garbage bags? She gots itty-bitty cans!
I take the grocery bag, wrap it around the the oven handle, when it is full tie it and take it out, some days its a bit more than usual, but my recycling is done.....LMAO |
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Bleach actually does not actually take care of bacteria in the washing machine, swab it and place it on a petry dish in the fridge and watch it grow baby.........the bacteria takes right over.....washing machines are huge for bacteria.....that is why I like line dry, but heck it smells better when line dried anyways.
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Bleach actually does not actually take care of bacteria in the washing machine, swab it and place it on a petry dish in the fridge and watch it grow baby.........the bacteria takes right over.....washing machines are huge for bacteria.....that is why I like line dry, but heck it smells better when line dried anyways. My neighbor lady used to until, one day the wind picked up real good and her drawers and bras caught the wind. Her clothesline blew into the next county. Them's wuz some big ol' unnawares and the poles were even cemented in.   
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Bleach actually does not actually take care of bacteria in the washing machine, swab it and place it on a petry dish in the fridge and watch it grow baby.........the bacteria takes right over.....washing machines are huge for bacteria.....that is why I like line dry, but heck it smells better when line dried anyways. My neighbor lady used to until, one day the wind picked up real good and her drawers and bras caught the wind. Her clothesline blew into the next county. Them's wuz some big ol' unnawares and the poles were even cemented in.
Thank goodness I do not have to worry about those often, LOL.......but I do not do laundry when we expect storms or use the dryer or hangers.... |
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The only question I have after reading this story is: Why don't we just let 'Mother Nature' take care of thinning the herd NATURALLY ... ? It'd be the 'eco-friendly' ethos at work, right ... ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7863807/Bags-for-life-could-have-E.coli.html Bags for life could have E.coli Bags for life could be a threat to shoppers' health because they harbour potentially deadly food poisoning bugs, according to research. By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor Published: 6:03PM BST 30 Jun 2010 Tests on shoppers’ bags revealed half contained traces of E.coli, a lethal toxin which killed 26 people in Scotland in 1996 in one of the worlds worst food poisoning outbreaks. Scientists also found many were contaminated with salmonella. Reusable plastic shopping bags have become increasingly popular in Britain thanks to supermarkets and other retailers giving out millions of free ones to shoppers in the last three years. It is estimated that there are "hundreds of millions" of bags for life in use in Britain, according to sources within Wrap, the Government's anti-waste watchdog. Because the vast majority of people do not wash their bags after each shopping trip, they could be putting themselves at risk.(Hell, the majority of the Euro crowd don't even wash themselves, let alone their bag.) The tests were undertaken by the University of Arizona, whose researchers stopped a total of 84 shoppers to check the state of their bags. The researchers warned the levels of bacteria they found were high enough to cause a wide range of serious health problems and even death. Children may be in the greatest danger, they added, as they are particularly vulnerable to the effects of organisms such as E.coli. Many of the bags for life are made from jute or woven polypropylene, helping to reduce the amount of so-called "virgin plastic" used in carrier bags by 40 per cent in just the last three years. But while they are better for the environment, the new research suggests they could be harmful to health if not cleaned regularly. Professor Charles Gerba, who led the study said: “Our findings suggest a serious threat to public health, especially from bacteria such as E.coli, which were detected in half of the bags sampled. “Consumers are alarmingly unaware of these risks and the critical need to sanitise their bags on a weekly basis.” A poll revealed 97 per cent of shoppers who used eco-friendly bags never washed or bleached them. They were a big deal for the grocery chain I worked for........ |
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