Amount of Bacteria Growth In Reusable Bags

Recently, more of our society is becoming aware of the potential risk of using reusable plastic bags. I found this interesting article last night, and thought I would share it with you all. According to a new study done at the University of Texas, three out of ten bags found in stores have high levels of bacteria growth. It was suggested that the high levels of bacterial growth on three of the bags was one concern, but the amount of bacterial growth in the bags is another significant problem that needs to be addressed.

University of Texas microbiology professor Shelley Payne said, "Just taking a blot of the inside of the bag, the plate is almost covered with bacteria and fungal growth, and that suggests that there is a considerable amount of contamination."

What fascinates me most about this article, is that the contamination effects are not necessarily the harmful high levels of the bacteria growth, but the significant amount of bacteria growth that is in the bags. Payne later said that, "I would not personally want to eat from this bag, the level of contamination is significantly higher than you would like to see."