Citation
(2011), "Level of bacteria", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 41 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2011.01741bab.012
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2011, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Level of bacteria
Article Type: Food facts From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 41, Issue 2
Level of bacteria on lift buttons three times higher than on public toilet seat, research shows. The number of bacteria present on a lift button is more than three times higher than on a public toilet seat, according to new findings. Research carried out in hotels, restaurants, banks, offices and airports, showed that the level of bacteria on lift buttons averaged 2,200 colony forming units/cm2, compared to eight on the average public toilet seat. Among the common bacteria likely to be found are Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.