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Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute, I’m Susie Craig from Washington State University Extension.
Do you have a towel hanging on your refrigerator door? If you do, it’s likely you use the towel to wipe countertops, dry your hands, as a potholder, or to dry dishes. Kitchen towels can be carriers of disease-causing bacteria. If a contaminated towel is used, you may be transferring harmful microorganisms from one place to another including to you or your family.
If you wash dishes by hand, always use a clean dish cloth or a sponge. To clean sponges, wash in a dishwasher and dry completely before using again. Another alternative is to purchase inexpensive white dish cloths in bulk and use a clean one each time you wash your dishes. They can easily be washed and bleached which means the cloths are clean every time. Kitchen towels may be responsible for cross contamination especially when they have multiple uses during preparation and clean-up. If you hand wash dishes, it’s best to let items air dry.
This has been Food Safety in a Minute from Washington State University Extension, I’m Susie Craig.