SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Reusable grocery bags may be good for the environment, but they could be making you sick.
With some state and local governments imposing taxes on disposable grocery bags that are designed to discourage their use, a new study has found that intestinal bacteria like E. coli flourish in unwashed reusable bags.
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With some state and local governments imposing taxes on disposable grocery bags that are designed to discourage their use, a new study has found that intestinal bacteria like E. coli flourish in unwashed reusable bags.
(see link for the rest of the article)
http://www.news-journalonline.com/lifestyle/food/2011/11/02/for-your-health-wash-reusable-grocery-bags.html
