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Mary Hofstetter

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Hidden Danger in your purse
11/26/2006 6:50:51 AM
This is a safety forum thread that we ladies should take note of. Men can read and share with wives, friends, and daughters. A MUST READ ABOUT PURSES: Have you ever noticed gals who sit their purses on public restroom floors -that go directly to their dining tables? Happens a lot! It's not always the 'restaurant food' that causes stomach distress. Sometimes "what you don't know 'will' hurt you"! Read on... Mom got so upset when a guest came in the door and plopped their purses down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up the buffet. She always said that purses are really dirty, because of where they have been. Smart Mamma!!! It's something just about every woman carries with them. While we may know what's inside our purses, do you have any idea what's on the outside? Shauna Lake put purses to the test - for bacteria - with surprising results. You may think twice about where you put your purse. Women carry purses everywhere; from the office to public restrooms to the floor of the car. Most women won't be caught without their purses, but did you ever stop to think about where your purse goes during the day? "I drive a school bus, so my purse has been on the floor of the bus a lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, probably in restrooms." "I put my purse in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of bathroom stalls while changing a diaper," says another woman and of course in my home which should be clean." We decided to find out if purses harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake, then we set out to test the average woman's purse. Most women told us they didn't stop to think about what was on the bottom of their purse. Most said they usually set their purses on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared. Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be surprised if their purses were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out purses are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked. Microbiologist Amy Karen of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the purses tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria.Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the purses could make people very sick. In one sampling, four of five purses tested positive for salmonella, and that's not the worst of it. "There is fecal contamination on the purses," saysAmy. Leather or vinyl purses tended to be cleaner than cloth purses, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier purses than those without, with one exception. The purse of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contamination of all. "Some type of feces, or even possibly vomit or something like that," says Amy. So the moral of this story - your purse won't kill you, but it does have the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat. Use hooks to hang your purse at home and in restrooms, and don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen counter top. Experts say you should think of your purse the same way you would apair of shoes. "If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your counter tops, that's the same thing you're doing when you put your purse on the counter tops" - your purse has gone where every individual before you has spat, coughed, urinated, emptied bowels, etc! Do you really want to bring that home with you? The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a purse will help. Wash cloth purses and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather purses. THIS IS WORTH SHARING!!! This copied article is brought to you out of concern for your health. Scource unknown. Mary Hofstetter Nov. 2006 _____________________ http://shophereandplayhere.com
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Georgios Paraskevopoulos

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Re: Hidden Danger in your purse
11/26/2006 8:21:07 AM
Hello Mary,


Thank you for the invitation. This is nice article giving the lots of information on bacteria and microbes on purses. I think this article is more directed to women.

Money are beares of many bacteria and there is always risk to be polluted nad infected.

I have not heared of any direct infection but I think lot of flus cam be spread even wiht purses and money.

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Georgios

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Re: Hidden Danger in your purse
11/26/2006 9:50:53 AM

Hi Mary

Thanks this is a great article I never thought about this before makes you think how gross a purse can get.

Have a wonderful Sunday.Linda C.

                      

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Mary Hofstetter

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Re: Hidden Danger in your purse
11/26/2006 11:35:24 AM
Hi Georgios, Yes, this is for women so all you men need to share this with the women in your life. Money is one of the worst, passers of bacteria I would think. But that's ok, send me some anyway, I am partial to $5 $10 $20 $50 or $100. What the heck, send a little of each and I will deal with it.
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Re: Hidden Danger in your purse
11/26/2006 11:50:26 AM
Hello Mary,

Here we discuss about infetions and bacteria but I got infected. Tradition says "my rich uncle from USA" sent me this money, but reallity is different. I am infected and I am known throw away money. Some good friends here in AdLandPro know that but ... let this paragraph be another subject in another topic.

Lemon is good to kill all this bacteria and it is good for the shin.

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Georgios

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