Germs in Your Home ( Kitchen )

•Five major causes of food-borne illness in that sponge, like salmonella , E-Coli, campylobacter, clostridium perfringens, and staphylococcus

• The number of germs in the average kitchen sponge - 7.2 billion

• Dish towel: 408 bacteria/square inch

• Kitchen drain: 567,845 bacteria/square inch
• Kitchen sink, near drain: 17,964 bacteria/square inch
• Kitchen faucet handle: 13,227 bacteria/square inch
• Kitchen floor, in front of sink: 830 bacteria/square inch
• Kitchen countertop: 488 bacteria/square inch

• Kitchen tabletop: 344 bacteria/square inch
• Kitchen chopping board: 194 bacteria/square inch
• Kitchen phone: 133 bacteria/square inch

• Refrigerator door: 319 bacteria/square inch
• Garbage bin: 411 bacteria/square inch

• Microwave buttons: 214 bacteria/square inch