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HEAL: Shopping Cart Handles Have More Germs Than Public Restrooms Folks,This is a topic that has made news several times but not often enough.Something each of us could do is to make a big scene when we enter a store and just before we grab that shopping cart.Pull out those latex examination gloves

and put them on with flare!!Have a containers with those sanitizers sheets in them and use them to very noticeablyclean off the cart handles and the seat - (where many of us females put our purses (yuk))Take out a Q-tip/cotton swab and wipe it on the cart and then put it into a baggie as if you are taking a sample to send to some lab for testing.Do this in a way to BE NOTICED..... this gives you an opportunity to tell others WHY you are doing it... "E-COLI and all those other germs that spread diseases. You never know WHO has used this cart before you!!! "Notify your local grocery store mgr. that you will shop elsewhere unless you see a concentrated effort to clean those carts after each use. - This could provide lots of jobs at Wal-Mart - oh my, can you just imagine the number of diseased things are on those carts???Go For IT!!! Git ER done --- Jackie

JunttiWGEN idzrus (AT) earthlink (DOT) net~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:18:51 -0600Tee <eagle1 (AT) wtxs (DOT) net>Shopping Cart Handles Have More Germs Than Public Restroomshttp://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2859060Shopping Cart Handles Have More Germs Than Public RestroomsArkansas Set to Pass Law Forcing Grocery Stores to Clean Up Their CartsFeb. 8, 2007 ­ Grocery store shopping cart handles have more germs than public restrooms, making them one of the worst public places for germs, according to researchers.It's a problem that at least one state, Arkansas, is trying to address, by passing a law forcing stores to clean up their

carts.How germy could shopping carts really be? Very, according to researchers at the University of Arizona who tested all kinds of public surfaces. They found that shopping carts were loaded with more saliva, bacteria and even fecal matter than escalators, public telephones, and even public bathrooms.The only surfaces that had more germs were playground equipment and bus rails.The Arkansas law will push grocery stores to provide sanitation wipes at the door so customers don't have to wrap their hands around the last shopper's bacteria."When I was campaigning, many of my constituents brought it to my attention [that] many shopping carts could possibly have germs and contamination on them," Rep. Fred Allen, D-Ark., told "Good Morning America.""Every kid in America teethes on shopping cart handles," said Dr. Chuck Gerba at the University of Arizona. "They don't have the best sanitary habits. … I mean, you're putting your broccoli where

their butt was."That's why Amanda Gutstadt always carries sanitizer when she shops with her son Max, especially during flu season.Even a fifth-grader can detect the germs. Nicole Shaw's testing of shopping carts Wednesday night won her a spot in the North Carolina Regional Science Fair."When I found the E.coli, I thought it was pretty nasty," she said. "I am working on getting a patent on my shopping cart cleaning system."Some supermarkets already offer wipes, but if yours does not, germ experts say the smartest thing to do is wash your hands and your child's hands after you leave.Another option is to spring for a baby shopping seat cover. "Get off your ass and take your government back." ~Rocky Ward

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Perhaps requiring stores to clean shopping carts after each use is

asking a little much and not something I would trust even if they did

do it. Many stores now place sanitary wipes near the shopping carts

for people to clean their own carts with. Floppy seats are designed

for babies and young children to sit in. All it takes is the parent's

initiative to purchase and use one. Most of the gyms place sanitary

wipes near each piece of gym equipment for patrons to wipe the piece

down with before using. It certainly makes more sense to be

responsible yourself when supplies are provided for this purpose, yet

I see people everyday who ignore the supplies stores and gyms supply

for this purpose for their patrons.

 

, Rocky Ward

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> HEAL: Shopping Cart Handles Have More

Germs Than Public Restrooms

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> Folks,

> This is a topic that has made news several times but not often enough.

> Something each of us could do is to make a big scene when we enter a

store and just before we grab that shopping cart.

> Pull out those latex examination gloves and put them on with flare!!

> Have a containers with those sanitizers sheets in them and use them

to very noticeably

> clean off the cart handles and the seat - (where many of us females

put our purses (yuk))

> Take out a Q-tip/cotton swab and wipe it on the cart and then put it

into a baggie as if you are taking a sample to send to some lab for

testing.

>

> Do this in a way to BE NOTICED..... this gives you an opportunity

to tell others WHY you are doing it... " E-COLI and all those other

germs that spread diseases. You never know WHO has used this cart

before you!!! "

>

> Notify your local grocery store mgr. that you will shop elsewhere

unless you see a concentrated effort to clean those carts after each

use. - This could provide lots of jobs at Wal-Mart - oh my, can you

just imagine the number of diseased things are on those carts???

>

> Go For IT!!! Git ER done ---

>

> Jackie Juntti

> WGEN idzrus

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> Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:18:51 -0600

> Tee <eagle1

> Shopping Cart Handles Have More Germs Than Public Restrooms

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> http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2859060

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> Shopping Cart Handles Have More Germs Than Public Restrooms

> Arkansas Set to Pass Law Forcing Grocery Stores to Clean Up Their Carts

>

> Feb. 8, 2007 & shy; Grocery store shopping cart handles have more

germs than public restrooms, making them one of the worst public

places for germs, according to researchers.

>

> It's a problem that at least one state, Arkansas, is trying to

address, by passing a law forcing stores to clean up their carts.

>

> How germy could shopping carts really be? Very, according to

researchers at the University of Arizona who tested all kinds of

public surfaces. They found that shopping carts were loaded with more

saliva, bacteria and even fecal matter than escalators, public

telephones, and even public bathrooms.

>

> The only surfaces that had more germs were playground equipment and

bus rails.

>

> The Arkansas law will push grocery stores to provide sanitation

wipes at the door so customers don't have to wrap their hands around

the last shopper's bacteria.

>

> " When I was campaigning, many of my constituents brought it to my

attention [that] many shopping carts could possibly have germs and

contamination on them, " Rep. Fred Allen, D-Ark., told " Good Morning

America. "

>

> " Every kid in America teethes on shopping cart handles, " said Dr.

Chuck Gerba at the University of Arizona. " They don't have the best

sanitary habits. … I mean, you're putting your broccoli where their

butt was. "

>

> That's why Amanda Gutstadt always carries sanitizer when she shops

with her son Max, especially during flu season.

>

> Even a fifth-grader can detect the germs. Nicole Shaw's testing of

shopping carts Wednesday night won her a spot in the North Carolina

Regional Science Fair.

>

> " When I found the E.coli, I thought it was pretty nasty, " she said.

" I am working on getting a patent on my shopping cart cleaning system. "

>

> Some supermarkets already offer wipes, but if yours does not, germ

experts say the smartest thing to do is wash your hands and your

child's hands after you leave.

>

> Another option is to spring for a baby shopping seat cover.

" Get off your ass and take your government back. " ~Rocky Ward

>

>

>

>

>

> Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate

> in the Answers Food & Drink Q & A.

>

>

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FYI - In the ACME supermarket in NJ where I sometimes shop there is a rack at

each entrance with an open and free to use sample conatiner of those

disinfectant cloths (Lysol and Clorox make them too but they give out their own

ACME brand for free) for any shopper who wants to wipe down their cart before

they shop.

 

 

 

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<<<<Folks,

This is a topic that has made news several times but not often enough.

Something each of us could do is to make a big scene when we enter a store and

just before we grab that shopping cart.

Pull out those latex examination gloves and put them on with flare!!

Have a containers with those sanitizers sheets in them and use them to very

noticeably