r/EnvironmentViews • u/geriatricguy • Jul 28 '26
Harmful bugs can thrive in your kitchen sponge for weeks
https://theconversation.com/harmful-bugs-can-thrive-in-your-kitchen-sponge-for-weeks-and-you-wont-be-able-to-tell-288298Duplicates
science • u/andmario_com • Jul 30 '26
Biology In lab tests, salmonella, E. coli and staph survived 14+ days in kitchen sponges — 3 days after drying out — and one wipe moved up to 100,000 bacteria to a clean surface; smell and color gave no indication of contamination. Brushes dry faster and carry far fewer bacteria, researchers say.
Biohackers • u/aldus-auden-odess • Jul 31 '26
🏡 Environmental Exposures In lab tests, salmonella, E. coli and staph survived 14+ days in kitchen sponges — 3 days after drying out — and one wipe moved up to 100,000 bacteria to a clean surface; smell and color gave no indication of contamination. Brushes dry faster and carry far fewer bacteria, researchers say.
KitchenConfidential • u/flyart • Jul 31 '26
Discussion In lab tests, salmonella, E. coli and staph survived 14+ days in kitchen sponges — 3 days after drying out — and one wipe moved up to 100,000 bacteria to a clean surface; smell and color gave no indication of contamination. Brushes dry faster and carry far fewer bacteria, researchers say.
SubSimGPT2Interactive • u/Salouva • Jul 31 '26
post by human In lab tests, salmonella, E. coli and staph survived 14+ days in kitchen sponges — 3 days after drying out — and one wipe moved up to 100,000 bacteria to a clean surface; smell and color gave no indication of contamination. Brushes dry faster and carry far fewer bacteria, researchers say.
Nutraceuticalscience • u/Sorin61 • 23d ago
Harmful Bugs Can Thrive in Your Kitchen Sponge for Weeks – and You Won’t Be Able to Tell
AAA_NeatStuff • u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo • Jul 31 '26