It
seems like shoppers can't keep up with the ever-changing warnings from
studies and researchers. First, customers were told to immediately stop
using plastic bags for environmental reasons and use reusable mesh bags.
Some localities like Montgomery County, Maryland even charge customers
for using plastic, paper, or any other old-school shopping receptacle.The latest consumer warning, this one from an Oregon research group, suggests that reusable shopping bags can carry and pass along the dreadful and very painful stomach flu virus. It's not the first such warning. In April, a study found that only 15 percent of shoppers routinely wash their reusable shopping bags, thus creating a breeding zone for harmful bacteria.
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