I think a lot of us strive to live a little “greener” these days. Whether it’s turning off lights when not in a room or not letting the water run continuously while we brush our teeth.  Another very small thing to do is to use reusable shopping bags for our groceries. What a great idea, it gets lots and lots of those disposable plastic bags off the streets (literally too!). One dirty little secret is that those reusable bags can get awfully dirty….with bacteria.

Now, Pure1 doesn’t subscribe to the philosophy that bacteria are the anti-Christ. Realistically, there are bacteria EVERYWHERE and we have been living peacefully with them since the dawn of time and will continue to do so. In fact, we can't live without them, i.e. digestion. However, there are some bacteria such as E-Coli that can cause some problems if ingested.

A recent study by the University of Arizona and Loma Linda University shows that 97% of test subjects’ bags didn’t get washed on a regular basis and 75% use their bags for carrying both meat and produce. You can’t have it both ways and you will have to expend some energy and resources to wash your bags periodically. The good news is that the study found that simple soap and water does the trick.

You can learn a little more about this here.

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