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This goes for backpacks and briefcases, too
Have you ever noticed gals who set their purses on public restroom
floors - that go directly to their dining tables? Happens a
lot! It's not always the "restaurant food" that causes stomach
distress. Sometimes "what you don't know will hurt you"! Read
floors - that go directly to their dining tables? Happens a
lot! It's not always the "restaurant food" that causes stomach
distress. Sometimes "what you don't know will hurt you"! Read
on...Mom got so upset when a guest came in the door and plopped her
purse down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up the
buffet. She always said that purses are really dirty, because of
where they have been. Smart Momma!!! It's something just about
every woman carries with them. While we may know what's inside our
purses, do you have any idea what's on the outside? Shauna Lake put
purses to the test - for bacteria - with surprising results. You may
think twice about where you put your purse. Women carry purses
everywhere; from the office to public restrooms to the floor of the
buffet. She always said that purses are really dirty, because of
where they have been. Smart Momma!!! It's something just about
every woman carries with them. While we may know what's inside our
purses, do you have any idea what's on the outside? Shauna Lake put
purses to the test - for bacteria - with surprising results. You may
think twice about where you put your purse. Women carry purses
everywhere; from the office to public restrooms to the floor of the
car. Most women won't be caught without their purses, but did you
ever stop to think about where your purse goes during the day? "I
drive a school bus, so my purse has been on the floor of the bus a
lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, probably in restrooms."
"I put my purse in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of bathroom
stalls while changing a diaper," says another woman and of course in
my home which should be clean." We decided to find out if purses
harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson
Laboratories in Salt Lake , then we set out to test the average
woman's purse. Most women told us they didn't stop to think about
what was on the bottom of their purse. Most said they usually set
their purses on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is
prepared . Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be
surprised if their purses were at least a little bit dirty. It turns
out purses are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who
tested them was shocked . Microbiologist Amy Karren of Nelson Labs
says nearly all of the purses tested were not only high in bacteria,
but high in harmful kinds of bacteria. Pseudomonas can cause eye
infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections,
and salmonella and e-coli could make people very sick. In one
sampling, four of five purses test ed positive for salmonella, and
that's not the worst of it. "There is fecal contamination on the
purses," says Amy. Leather or vinyl purses tended to be cleaner than
cloth purses, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids
tended to have dirtier purses than those without, with one
exception. The purse of one single woman who frequented nightclubs
had one of the worst contaminations of all. "Some type of feces, or
even possibly vomit or something like that," says Amy. So the moral
of this story - your purse won't kill you, but it does have the
potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you
eat. Use hooks to hang your purse at home and in restrooms, and
don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen
countertop. Experts say you should think of your purse the same way
you would a pair of shoes. "If you think about putting a pair of
shoes onto your countertops, that's the same thing you're doing when
you put your purse on the countertops" - your purse has gone where
every individual before you has spat, coughed , urinated , emptied
bowels, etc! Do you really want to bring that home with you? The
microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a purse will help. Wash
cloth purses and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather
purses. --
ever stop to think about where your purse goes during the day? "I
drive a school bus, so my purse has been on the floor of the bus a
lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, probably in restrooms."
"I put my purse in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of bathroom
stalls while changing a diaper," says another woman and of course in
my home which should be clean." We decided to find out if purses
harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson
Laboratories in Salt Lake , then we set out to test the average
woman's purse. Most women told us they didn't stop to think about
what was on the bottom of their purse. Most said they usually set
their purses on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is
prepared . Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be
surprised if their purses were at least a little bit dirty. It turns
out purses are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who
tested them was shocked . Microbiologist Amy Karren of Nelson Labs
says nearly all of the purses tested were not only high in bacteria,
but high in harmful kinds of bacteria. Pseudomonas can cause eye
infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections,
and salmonella and e-coli could make people very sick. In one
sampling, four of five purses test ed positive for salmonella, and
that's not the worst of it. "There is fecal contamination on the
purses," says Amy. Leather or vinyl purses tended to be cleaner than
cloth purses, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids
tended to have dirtier purses than those without, with one
exception. The purse of one single woman who frequented nightclubs
had one of the worst contaminations of all. "Some type of feces, or
even possibly vomit or something like that," says Amy. So the moral
of this story - your purse won't kill you, but it does have the
potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you
eat. Use hooks to hang your purse at home and in restrooms, and
don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen
countertop. Experts say you should think of your purse the same way
you would a pair of shoes. "If you think about putting a pair of
shoes onto your countertops, that's the same thing you're doing when
you put your purse on the countertops" - your purse has gone where
every individual before you has spat, coughed , urinated , emptied
bowels, etc! Do you really want to bring that home with you? The
microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a purse will help. Wash
cloth purses and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather
purses. --
