Kitchen Knives Can Promote The Spread Of Food Viruses: Scientists

A new study says that people preparing food are advised to wash their hands to prevent the spread of disease, yet an unseen threat may well lie on their kitchen knife. Researchers at the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia used new knives and graters on six types of fruit and vegetables that had been smeared with minute doses of hepatitis A virus and a "vomiting" bug called norovirus. More than half of the utensils became contaminated ...

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