What’s the Germiest Item In Your Home?

Is it:

1. Your pet’s water bowl
2. Your toothbrush holder (you know that gook-y stuff that sits in the bottom of the glass…yuk!)
3. Your kitchen sponge

Drum roll, please… The germiest item in your household is… ironically…the item used to keep things clean. You guessed it, kitchen sponges and dish rags. NSF International (an independent public health organization) conducted a study and discovered that the kitchen sponge was by far, the germiest!  Believe it or not it harbored 150 times more bacteria, mold and yeast than a toothbrush holder. 77 percent harbored coliform bacteria, and another 86 percent contained yeast and mold.

Even scarier, 18 percent contained staph bacteria staph germs like those that can cause dangerous MRSA infections (yikes!!!). Some other germs that were found on a kitchen sponge were Salmonella and E.coli which could make you sick however, the good news is that most of the “stuff” found living and breeding in your kitchen sponge will not. (whew!)

Sponge Cleaning Tip: Microwave your wet sponges once a day for two minutes, and replace it every two weeks. If you use a rag, toss it in a hot washing cycle every day or two.

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Are you ready for the Top 10 germiest items in your home? Here we go:

1. Cutting Boards
2. Stove Knobs
3. Kitchen Counters
4. Pet Toys
5. Faucet Handles
6. Coffee Makers
7. Pet Bowls
8. Toothbrush Holders
9. Kitchen Sink
10. Kitchen Sponge/Rags

For more information on how to clean each of the Top 10 Germiest Items In Your Home visit:

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