You may want to think twice before reaching for those office teabags...
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A study found that boxes of
workplace teabags contain 17 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.
Researchers at Initial Washroom Hygiene swabbed a variety of everyday office items, and found that the microbial levels as follows:
1.
Tea bag box/tin - 3,785
2. Kettle handle - 2,483
3. Rim of used mug - 1,746
4. Fridge door handle - 1,592
5. Sugar container - 1,406
6. Kitchen tap - 1,331
7. Sink surface/drying rack - 1,234
8. Hot water tap - 1,160
9. Kitchen top - 948
10. Cutlery drawer handle - 754
A toilet seat registered just over 220.
Low: less than 200.
Normal: 200-500.
High: more than 500.
You might want to brew your own cup of tea and use your own cup. A poll of office workers found 80 per cent did not wash their hands before making drinks for colleagues, while one in three did not wash out mugs before topping them up. And one in 20 people also deliberately gave colleagues the ‘wrong mug.’
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