3 Genius Tips for Keeping Your Kitchen Safe During COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, people are being urged to follow SOPs when out and about.
But while ensuring you stay safe outdoors is essential, it’s equally important to protect your interior space. This includes your car, bedroom, living room, and—most importantly—your kitchen.
According to research, bacteria can spread easily and rapidly in the kitchen. As you prepare and taste/consume food, you can increase the risk of contracting COVID-19, especially if you’ve handled grocery bags or packages without disinfecting them.
If you haven’t taken any measures to ensure kitchen safety, we’ve rounded up a guide to help you get started.
1. Clean, Sanitize, and Disinfect High-Touch Surfaces
High-touch surfaces like kitchen countertops, doorknobs, light switches, cabinet handles, faucets, sinks, and seasoning shakers can easily accumulate and transfer bacteria.
While cleaning these surfaces is recommended, it’s not enough. Cleaning simply removes dirt, germs, and other impurities from the surface. Instead, we recommend sanitizing and disinfecting high-touch surfaces to get rid of any traces of the virus.
When combined, the three-step “cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting” process will eliminate all harmful microorganisms from your kitchen. Use a commercially-available disinfectant recognized by the EPA.
2. Handle Groceries With Care
We strongly recommend replacing the original grocery bag with a safe cloth bag to reduce the transfer of viruses. This cloth bag should be stored inside your home and washed frequently, depending on how often you purchase groceries.
In addition, take special care when handling groceries. It’s important to note that not all groceries can be sanitized and disinfected. If you use disinfectants that are designed for hard surfaces on fresh produce or food packaged in plastic or cardboard, you’ll end up doing more harm than good.
Instead, carefully determine whether the product should be disinfected or washed. If you’re handling fresh produce, simply give it a thorough wash under cold tap water.
As a rule of thumb, avoid placing grocery bags on your kitchen countertops at all costs.
3. Avoid Using Unproven Cleaning Strategies
Since using harsh disinfectants, bleach, soap, and alcohol for fresh produce is out of the question, many people have been using unproven cleaning strategies.
You may have heard that salt, pepper, lemon juice, and vinegar effectively kill harmful microorganisms present on fresh produce.
According to the CDC, this is not the case.
Avoid resorting to scientifically invalid “COVID-19 kitchen hacks.” Instead, keep up with studies that are backed by objective evidence and take measures accordingly.
Here are some more tips to help you keep your home safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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