E. Coli On Grocery Carts, study says: What's The Best Defense Against "Poopy Germs"

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03/07/2011 -By David Freeman
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"(CBS) Can grocery shopping make you sick? New research shows that almost three out of four shopping cart handles contain traces of fecal bacteria - including some that can cause serious illness.

University of Arizona researchers swabbed the handles of 85 carts in four states and found fecal bacteria on 72 percent of them, USA Today reported. Half of the carts bore traces of Escherichia coli, better known as E. coli.

"That's more than you find in a supermarket's restroom," lead researcher Dr. Charles Gerba, professor of microbiology at the university, told MSNBC. "That's because they use disinfecting cleaners in the restrooms. Nobody routinely cleans and disinfects shopping carts."

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