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Article: Common Cleaning Practices Can Spread Germs, Reports Procter & Gamble
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- PR Newswire
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- April 30, 1997
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Paper Towels Can Help Reduce Germs
CINCINNATI, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly three out of four Americans (74 percent) say they use sponges, dishcloths and rags to wipe or clean countertops or tabletops(1), reports Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). But instead of making things cleaner, these commonly used cleaning tools actually may be redepositing germs to surfaces around the home.
The damp environment of sponges, dishcloths and rags makes them ideal breeding grounds for germs. In just one day, as many as 10 billion germs can grow in a sponge. When the same sponge is used later, it can redeposit bacteria on any surface it ...