In the last few years, reusable shopping bags have been in vogue with the growing awareness among people. You probably have a couple of such bags lying in your home but when was the last time you actually cleaned any of them?
We drag these bags down the street, stuff them with all kinds of grocery items throughout the day. This results in collection of germs, bacteria and debris being collected in the bag. On that note, experts at ZEDPACK, a frontrunner in non-woven shopping bag manufacturing industry remarked that reusable bags, that contain bacteria can cause food borne illnesses.
Moreover, we place all kinds of unwashed products directly into the bags and leave them in germy environment like on grounds or in car trunks that encourage further bacteria growth. Studies have in fact found potential health risks of leaving meat in reusable bags. When we leave dripping containers of meat in these bags for several hours, the bacteria grow manifold.
Thus, washing reusable bags from time to time is highly crucial. Some bags can’t be washed however there are some other bags that can be washed in laundry machine or simply be wiped with a disinfectant. Reusable bags like ZEDPACK’s non-woven shopping bags can be washed lightly with hands so you can reduce the number of bacteria by a significant amount.
In addition to this, one can adopt labelling the bags for various purposes. You can’t carry the same bag for events and then use it to buy groceries. This will increase the risk of spreading germs. Hence, designating specific bag for specific purpose isn’t such a bad idea.
Switching from plastic to reusable shopping bags sure is a wise idea to curb the environmental pollution. But the next thing is ensuring that these bags are being washed from time to time. Have to adhered to this new habit yet?
