Food viruses can be spread by kitchen knives - scientists
- Published: 11 Dec 2012 at 10.02
- Online news: Family
People preparing food are advised to wash their hands to prevent the spread of disease, yet an unseen threat may well lie on their kitchen knife, a new study says.
An unseen threat may lie on your kitchen knife, a new study says. ©Kitch Bain/shutterstock.com
Researchers at the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia used new knives and graters on six types of fruit and vegetables that had been smeared with minute doses of hepatitis A virus and a "vomiting" bug called norovirus.
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