Robert

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

The research behind this is wild. Your kitchen sponge has the same density of bacteria as human stool. German scientists found 54 billion bacterial cells per cubic centimeter inside used sponges in 2017. Yours is sitting right next to your sink.

Sponges are the perfect home for bacteria. They are wet, warm, full of food bits, and never fully dry between washes. Across all 14 sponges, the team found 362 different types of bacteria. The most common species include strains that can make people sick.

In 2011, the public health group NSF International swabbed 30 things in 22 American homes. The dirtiest object in the entire house was the kitchen sponge. It was dirtier than the toilet seat. 75% of the sponges tested positive for the kind of bacteria that includes Salmonella and E. coli.

Microwaving does not clean the sponge. The 2017 study found microwaved sponges had higher amounts of the smelliest, most harmful bacteria. Heat kills the weak strains. The strong ones survive and refill the sponge with no competition for space.

A 2021 Norwegian study compared kitchen sponges to dish brushes. In brushes, Salmonella was wiped out within three days because the bristles dry out between uses. In sponges, bacteria climbed to about a billion cells per sponge. The lead researcher told CNN that one kitchen sponge can hold more bacteria than there are people on Earth.

Three things actually work. Switch to a dish brush, because brushes dry fully between uses while sponges stay wet for hours. Replace your sponge every one to two weeks. Never leave it sitting wet in the sink. Norway and Denmark already do this by default, but most other countries don't.

The detergent is fine. Your sponge is the problem.

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@CoachDanGo Chia 🤣 unless there is wine

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@CoachDanGo What's your take on adding chianti seeds instead of psyllium h. ?

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@2147mill hey Tom, love reading your posts & after years of credit card debt those will be paid off next month so looking to invest.i was thinking
£50 for my children in junior isa tocks and shares
£150 for wife and me in stocks and shares
£50 left for saving.thoughts appreciatd

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@scotrail train 17.15 to Glasgow... cleanliness is a disgrace, rubbish everywhere on this train.

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@NutritionTipzzz Detox

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@Tesco Dm sent

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@Tesco your store @ Dalkeith promised to call me back... I did click and collect, got the wrong order twice, one when collecting and then I had a call to return as they fave me someone else order!

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@AldiUK hey your store assistant Bruce at Loanhead was really helpful at self check out. Amazing customer service! Give him a pay rise and christmas off (paid) 😉

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@ScotlandSky Sunburnt fc?

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@mattoriley8 @CelticFC Thanks for the memories 🍀 all the best Matt

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@trussliz Intimidated by a cabbage?

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

Not feeling well,surviving on biscuits but this little fella cheered me up with a sausage roll... #OctoplusSNAP

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@thaBo_77 @lastminute_com @lastminute_de Same here, did you get anywhere?

[Bo77 @thaBo_77]

@lastminute_com @lastminute_com @lastminute_de flights have been canceled in March, still waiting to get the money back - be careful don't book with @lastminute_de @lastminute_com !!!

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@lastminute_com still waiting for my refund for flights in March. Any advice what to do as like others have said emsils/calls useless. Thanks

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@CelticFC @Dafabet @StephenMc446 Peter Lawells heated drive way

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@RonWilliamsTips Hi ron haven't received them.

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@sainsburys Cameron toll, edinburgh the two staff members at that time were not very "pleasant"... shame as I needed medicine for my 3 year old who had fever....

[Robert @Robbienho1981]

@sainsburys hey sainsburys if your closing time says 22.00 why cant you get in at 21.55?