the bottom line is that it’s probably best to just invest in a giant pack of sponges and swap them out on a weekly basis. If you're the sort to clean your kitchen counters with a sponge ...

The item in question? A simple kitchen sponge. According to Dr. Pompa, traditional sponges are "bacterial spreaders" because of their "nooks and crannies," which protect the bacteria and enable it ...

Researchers have discovered why the common kitchen sponge is such a good incubator ... in a petri dish or even in a giant vat. The experiments conducted by You and his team, detailed in a paper ...

And I’ll tell you, it’s a big one. It’s not a small one.” He then proceeded to show viewers a blue sponge in the kitchen sink. He then demonstrated washing a glass with the sponge.

Ask most bacteria where they'd really like to live though, and a kitchen sponge would probably top the list. Yes, it turns out that the very tool we use to clean our plates and glasses is packed ...

According to him, the filthiest place in our homes is the kitchen sponge or cloth. Gerba’s studies have found that on the average toilet seat, there are 50 bacteria per square inch. But the ...