As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, a simple task like grocery shopping has become stressful for many people.
If you opt for reusable cloth or plastic bags, it’s more important than ever to keep them clean.
Consumer Reports reveals the right way to clean and sanitize bags.
MAYBE YOU'VE NEVER GIVEN IT ASECOND THOUGHT.
BUT THINK ABOUTHOW OFTEN THOSE REUSABLEGROCERY BAGS GET USED.
NOWTHINK ABOUT HOW OFTEN THEY GETCLEANED.
"I GUESS NOW& THINKABOUT THAT, ESPECIALLY WITHTHE VIRUS STUFF GOING AROUND.DEFINITELY A THOUGHT.DISINFECT IT OR SOMETHING LIKETHAT." AND CORONAVIRUS ON THEBAG ISN'T THE MAIN THING YOUNEED TO WORRY ABOUT.
CHYRON:SANA MUJAHID, CONSUMER REPORTS"SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE,BUT REUSABLE BAGS CAN GETPRETTY DIRTY.
BACTERIA ANDVIRUSES LIKE E.
COLI,SALMONELLA AND NOROVIRUS CANCONTAMINATE THE BAGS AND THATCOULD MAKE YOU SICK." THESOLUTION IS SIMPLE: CLEAN YOURBAGS, BUT THE TECHNIQUEDEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF BAG,FABRIC OR PLASTIC.
BUT FIRST,PICK THE RIGHT BAG FOR WHATWILL GO INSIDE.
"I TEND TO USEFABRIC BAGS FOR CANNED GOODS,FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
AND IUSE REUSABLE PLASTIC BAGS FORITEMS THAT CAN LEAK, LIKEMILK, MEAT, POULTRY AND FROZENGOODS." YOU CAN PUT THE RAWMEAT AND POULTRY IN THEDISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS THATARE STILL AVAILABLE AT GROCERYSTORES BEFORE YOU PLACE THEMIN YOUR REUSABLE BAG.
ANDKEEPING EITHER TYPE CLEAN ANDGERM FREE IS QUICK AND EASY."FOR FABRIC BAGS, YOU CAN JUSTTOSS THEM IN THE LAUNDRY.
FORTHE REUSABLE PLASTIC BAGS,WIPE THEM DOWN WITH ADISINFECTING WIPE OR SPRAY ORBY WASHING THEM IN WARM SOAPYWATER.
YOU'LL WANT TO DO THISPREFERABLY AFTER EACH USE, ANDESPECIALLY WHEN BRINGING MEATHOME." FINALLY, MAKE SURE TOAIR-DRY REUSABLE PLASTIC BAGSBEFORE USING THEM AGAIN.CONSUMER REPORTS ALSORECOMMENDS ROTATING YOURREUSABLE BAGS TO HELP THEMLAST EVEN LONGER.SPEAKING OF DISINFECTING --DOCTORS SAY DON'T DRIVEYOURSELF CR