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NORWAY -- Kitchen sponges harbor more bacteria than kitchen brushes, which may be a more hygienic way to clean your dishes, according to researchers in Norway. "Salmonella and other bacteria grow and ...

Microbiologists in Germany used DNA sequencing to determine which types of microbes were living on sponges and a special type of laser-powered microscopy to see where they were breeding. The nooks, ...

Kitchen sponges are teeming with microbes, and microwaving them or washing them in hot water doesn't work to kill those germs. A new study by researchers in Germany took samples from 14 used kitchen ...

Your kitchen sponge, a silent workhorse, harbors billions of bacteria, making it dirtier than toilets. Its porous nature, combined with warmth and moisture, creates a breeding ground for harmful ...

Kitchen sponges, commonly used for everyday cleaning, can harbour harmful bacteria that could potentially lead to life-threatening illnesses such as pneumonia and kidney failure, according to experts.

According to cleaning experts this is what you need to know about how often you should be changing your sponge as well as how to clean it. “The thing you use to clean other items is more than often ...