Is it safe to shop for food?
Is it safe to shop for food?
With the coronavirus causing increased concerns, is it safe to buy food at a grocery store where many things have been touched by multiple hands?
CLEAN WILL BE KEY ...BUT DON'T FORGETABOUT THOSEREUSABLE BAGS.WE DON'T KNOW HOWLONG THE NEW SARSVIRUS CAN LIVE CANSURVIVE ON INANIMATEOBJECTS ANDSURFACES, BUT IT CANPROBABLY SURVIVEFOR SEVERAL HOURSWE ALL NEED TO BUYFOOD.BUT WITH CONCERNSABOUT THECORONAVIRUSGROWING .
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HOWCONCERNED SHOULDYOU BE ABOUT GOINGTO THE GROCERYSTORE AND TOUCHINGTHINGS THAT HAVEBEEN TOUCHED BYMANY OTHER PEOPLE?I THINK IT IS CRITICALLYIMPORTANT TOEDUCATE OURSELVESABOUT HOW THE VIRUSIS TRANSMITTEDDR TOM RUSSO AT THEUB JACOBS SCHOOF MEDICINE SAIDGOOD HYGIENEHABITS IN THESUPERMARKET AREKEY.IF THEY COUGHED ANDSNEEZED OR BAG ORANY OBJECT AND YOUTOUCH IT, AND THENTOUCH YOUR EYES,NOSE OR MOUTH,THERE IS A CHANCEYOU CAN GETINFECTEDDON'T BE AFRAID TOBRING HANDSANITIZER AND WIPEDOWN THE HANDLESON SHOPPING CARTSWITH DISINFECTINGWIPEAS LONG AS YOU WASHYOUR HANDS ANDDON'T TOUCH YOURFACE, YOU WILL BESAFEBUT ABOUT REUSABLEGROCERY BAGS?IN 2018, LOMA LINDAUNIVERSITY SCHOOLOF PUBLIC HEALTHCONDUCTED A TESTTO SEE HOW AREUSABLE GROCERYBAG WITH A VIRUS ONIT COULD INFECT ASTORE.THE TEST FOCUSEDON THE NOROVIRUSAND NOT THECORONAVIRUS.BUT IT FOUND THETEST VIRUS WASPASSED TO CLERKSHANDS, PACKAGEDFOOD, ANDCUSTOMERCHECKOUT TOUCHSCREENS.BOTH WEGMANS ANDTOPS TOLD US THESTORES ARE NOWSTRONGLYENCOURAGINGCUSTOMERS TO ONLYUSE CLEAN REUSABLEBAGS ... AND TO BUYNEW ONES IF THEBAGS ARE TOOSOILED.PUT IT IN YOURLAUNDRY MACHINEWITH YOUR REGULARWASHTHE AMERICANCLEANING INSTITUTEIN WASHINGTON TOLDUS REUSABLEGROCERY BAGS NEEDTO BE WASHED AFTEREVERY USE.CHECK THE FABRICCARE LABEL THAT ISINSIDE THE BAGFOR BAGS THAT CAN'TBE MACHINE WASHED,MAKE SURE THEY AREWIPED DOWN WITHDISINFECTING WIPES -ESPECIALLY THESEAMS.THE AMERICANCLEANING INSTITUALSO TOLD US THEWORSE THING YOU CANDO IS STORE YOURREUSABLE GROCERYBAG IN THE TRUNK OFYOUR CARE BECAUSETHE DARKNESS ANDHUMIDITYENCOURAGES THEGROWTH OF BACTERIA.IN DOWNTOWNBUFFALO ED REILLY 7EW
