There's a 12% chance it's covered in E coli. Wash it.
(NEWSER) - That planet-saving reusable grocery bag has the potential to kill something else: you. Some 12% of the 84 bags tested in a recent study contained traces of E. coli; scarier still, bacteria was found on all but one. The researchers, who reviewed bags used by grocery shoppers in Arizona and California stores, said the bacteria levels were high enough to cause illness and even death. More»