I'd say Lysol or Clorox would be more than adequate for the home kitchen. Note they will also take care of viruses, which "antibacterial" soap (probably containing triclosan) may not.
Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net> writes: > Peroxide works just like chlorine to kill germs (actually hypochlorous > acid, but that's splitting hairs). Peroxide usually doesn't stay > active long enough to do anything when wiped on, unlike chlorine. > > If you are really serious about sanitizing your kitchen, you should > use one of the commercial sanitizers, not home remedies. Howerver, > unless you have visitors with the plague or active dysentery, or some > other communicable disease, just using the dishwasher to do the > dishes and regular detergent will keep you out of trouble. > > Spoilage germs, other than Clostridium and Staph, usually just make > things stink to bad you won't eat them, they aren't disease causers. > Staph loves warm, moist high nutrient environments (potato salad in > the sun all afternoon, for instance) but takes several hours to get > growing well enough to be a hazard. Clostridium requires total > anaerobic conditions (think canned goods) so isn't much of a hazard > in the kitchen. > > Pathogenic E. Coli, Listeria, and Salmonella have to come from > somewhere, notably raw meat. Again, regular dishwashing detergent > will do fine IF you keep the dishcloth clean -- change frequently. > Pathogens don't come in on dust, they are contaminants on uncooked > meat. > > If you are still concerned, use something like StarSan. This will > definitely sanitize all surfaces, but it's phosphoric acid and > dodcylbenzeonsulfonic acid, so it's corrosive and leaves a residue. > > Peter > On Apr 11, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Mountain Man wrote: > >> Jerry wrote: >>> Does hydrogen peroxide effectively kill the germs left on my M-B >>> steering wheel? >>> >> >> You might want to perform some control testing, i.e. see if you can >> get sick from the germs on your steering wheel. If yes, then clean >> your steering wheel using hydrogen peroxide, let the steering wheel >> dry, then see if you can get sick from your steering wheel again. How >> do you see if you get sick from your steering wheel? - lick it clean? >> >> Do the same at your kitchen counter. >> >> Haven't we been told through the years that many microbes and germs >> die when exposed to air? It would seem plausible that the excess >> oxygen in hydrogen peroxide (h2o2 versus h2o for water) should provide >> good air clean against germs and microbes. >> >> Another alternative is to use lavender oil that is easy to find at the >> local health food store. It has a decent odor and lavender is in >> common use in hospitals in Europe as disinfectant from what I have >> been told. >> >> For years, we have been wanting to find food grade 30% hydrogen >> peroxide to ingest in small quantity to ward off disease and illness. >> It is essentially unobtanium - ya gotta be a research facility with >> proper chain of custody, etc. >> mao >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
