6 grocery tips that do not work

Let us bring these myths so that we can all be safer and smarter at the grocery store.


We spent the majority of 2020 fightsCOVID-19 [Femininebut some people still do not know better practices to stay safe whilegrocery store. It's not surprising - there is a lot of erroneous information floating around. Do you have to wipe yourfood When do you arrive at home? Is it true that reusable shopping bags are a danger? Is the detinctors of the hands safer than carrying gloves?

Here are 6 purchasing safety tips that will not keep you safe ... and what to do instead. (And for more, check these33 worst errors that you can do at the grocery store.)

1

Wearing gloves

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According toCDCUnless you are careful of someone who is sick, most situations, such as grocery stores, do not need to do gloves.

Your best bet is to stay at leastSix feet other buyers, wash your hands with soap and water when you come home (and with a disinfectant of the hands in the meantime), and wearing aFace mask in public. (In touch:Subscribe to our newsletter To keep you informed of the latest grocery news.)

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Wipe food packages

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There is no evidence of food packaging associated with the transmission of COVID-19, depending on both theFDA and theCDC. However, if you are worried about it, the FDA suggests you wipe the product packages and allow it to dry an additional precaution. (In touch:How to wash fruits and vegetables safely during the coronavirus pandemic.)

3

Leave grocery stores in your car for 3 days

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It is simply a bidouillage can which has unfortunately became viral after the research of New England of published medicine research that have been found Covid-19 that can live on certain surfaces up to three days. But as Donald Schaffner, Professor of Food Science at Rutgers University,notedIf you are going to get sick of the grocery store, it will not be from your grocery store, it will be other people.

If you are worried about the safety of your food packaging, Schaffner suggests washing your hands after removing food from shopping bags. "The probability that there is coronavirus there is rather small anyway," he said. "And even if it's there, wash your hands will get rid of it."

4

Relying on the disinfectant of the hands

Asian shopper disinfecting hands with sanitizer in supermarket during shopping for groceries. Public shopping cart is high risk virus and bacteria contact point.
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Some hand disinfecting pumps before and after shopping will keep the bay virus, right? Not quite, saidThe Ministry of Health. Although hand disinfectants (if used correctly) can effectively kill germs on your hands, it's not a healing. The doh explains thatdispel Only has an effect on the outer film layer on your hands.

The best way to clean your hands after the grocery store? Wash them by wetting with lukewarm water, foam with soap for at least 20 seconds, rinse and dry with a clean towel.

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Reusable Bags Departing

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Although there is no clear answer on ifBring your own coronavirus own grocery bagmany grocery chains, such as whole foods andJoe's TraderBy temporarily prohibiting reusable bags anyway to help you put the propagation of the propagation of COVID-19. Yes, it is true that the clerks of grocery stores always manipulate articles that you have already affected and potentially contaminated, but prohibiting reusable bags is only an additional precaution that the grocers now use so that buyers are safe.

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Think you must have groceries in person

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A loop even safer than visiting the grocery store to get their hands on some soughtFrozen meat or food? Stay out of grocery stores completely. TheCDC recommends Order your races online and have delivered them or picking up the edge. Takeout here is to go to a supermarket or a brick and mortar shop when you absolutely need.

For more useful grocery store tips, see the36 snacks instances at the supermarket.


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