In February 2006 researchers.reported at the American Society for Microbiology, that a solution of vinegar and household bleach could be used, not just as a powerful disinfectant, but as a very effect sterilizing agent against bacterial spoors dried onto test surfaces. According to the researchers, " Bacterial spoors dried onto surfaces are considered the most resistant to disinfectants of all microbes, and a disinfectant that can kill such spoors would be expected to also kill all types of vegetative bacteria, fungi, mycrobacteria (TB), and viruses." They found that the vinegar bleach solution sterilized all of the surfaces tested within 20 minutes, while a diluted bleach solution alone was only effective in killing all of the spoors on 2.5 percent of the surfaces after 20 minutes.
Source:http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com/vinegar-as-a-disinfectant.html
OK so it's effective and safe to use on counters & other surfaces, but is it safe to use on eating utensils as well?
2006-10-01
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