Originally Posted by GUWonder

Hotel towels that look clean? Not worried about those. I'd be more concerned about door handles, light switches, the hotel keys and the TV remote controls. While I could wipe all those down with chlorinated cleaners capable of killing most bacteria and some viruses, I would be more interested in making sure not to have my hand make contact with my face unless and until my hands are washed properly. That is where my focus would be.

High-temperature, detergent and bleach-washed , high-heat-dried towels are probably amongst the most sterile items your hands will come across in a day. Your jacket pockets, house- and car-keys, fridge door handle, phone and computer keyboard are almost certainly more nasty than the hotel towels at the hotels which I use.



Plastic exposure to avoid bugs? Wasn't there a reason that they banned BPA plastics in children products? I doubt that it will be the last kind of plastic that is deemed a health risk.

I'll take the high temperature dishwasher-washed metal utensils.

And I say this as a germophobe of sorts.