Experts compared a sponge for washing dishes with a toilet

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Microbiologists told how often you need to change dishwashing sponges in order not to harm your health.

Have you thought about how often you change your dishwashing sponge? After all, you clean a lot of different dirt with it. And this means that dangerous microbes can accumulate in the sponges.

Employees of the Liebig University of Giessen decided to study dishwashing sponges that were used for 7-30 days. In total, about 360 types of bacteria were found on them. They live on the entire surface of the sponge, even inside. You could say that they begin to settle on the entire area.

– It is best to change dishwashing sponges every other week. Then microorganisms will not have time to multiply on their surface in quantities dangerous to health, – comments microbiologist Svetlana Chubatova.

Experts also said that modern manufacturers often advertise super new dishwashing sponges that can be changed for a long time. But experts advise not to fall for this marketing ploy. They claim that old sponges are teeming with bacteria, fungi and even E. coli.