Friday, October 4, 2013

Trolleys in supermarkets are a health hazard

The most dangerous place in the number of pathogenic bacteria - it handles trolleys for shopping in supermarkets, the scientists said. Experts commissioned a study by the South Korean company for the protection of consumer rights in order. The results showed that the number of bacteria on the handles of shopping carts used daily by hundreds of people, visiting different stores, whether achieved supermarket or consumer electronics market, 1,100 colonies of about 4 square centimeters. Second place in the list of kindergartens infection (690 colonies in the same area) took the computer "mouse" in an Internet cafe, and the third place belongs to rail public transport (380 colonies). Pens public restroom stalls, contrary to expectations, taking fourth place - by 4 square inches of surface, they found 340 colonies of harmful microorganisms. As the representative of the Korean Society Hvon Jong-il, the increased density of bacteria can be explained on the handles of shopping carts to their large surface area can be recirculated, offers an intimate contact with the hands of visitors. According to Korean scholar to guard against all types of micro-organisms that are found on public subjects in the study, quite regularly wash their hands with soap and water.

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