Dishwashing sponges and brushes: consumer practices and bacterial growth and survival

Sponges are frequently used in kitchens and have been shown to harbor large numbers of bacteria, occasionally also pathogens. Less is known about kitchen brushes regarding usage and presence of bacteria. In the present study, the use of sponges and brushes was studied in a survey among 9966 European...

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Main Author: Møretrø, Trond (author)
Other Authors: Moen, Birgitte (author), Almli, Valérie L. (author), Teixeira, Paula (author), Ferreira, Vânia B. (author), Åsli, Anette Wold (author), Nilsen, Charlotte (author), Langsrud, Solveig (author)
Format: article
Language:por
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Kitchen hygiene
Sponge
Brush
Salmonella
Campylobacter
Cleaning
Consumer practices
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/31450
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/31450

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/31450

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