Salt and pepper shakers and soap dispensers are rarely cleaned, allowing bacteria to spread. A study found that 69.7% of lemon slices carried bacteria like E. coli. Buffets are a breeding ground for bacteria growth due to food being kept at warm temperatures. Restaurant tables and seats are not properly sanitized after each use, allowing germs and bacteria to spread. Menus can harbor bacteria that cause infections. Bathroom door handles are rarely cleaned despite 1 in 5 people not washing hands after use. Ketchup bottles are refilled without adequate cleaning, and glass rims can harbor germs from waiter fingers inside them.

1. A staple in every restaurant, salt and pepper
shakers are used often but rarely cleaned.2
Hands contaminated with fecal
bacteria will then contaminate
soap dispensers.3
SALT & PEPPER
SHAKERS
SOAP
DISPENSERS
LEMON
SLICES
A 2007 study published in The Journal of
Environmental Health found that 69.7
percent of lemon slices carried various
microorganisms such as E. Coli — the
bacteria that can cause severe food
poisoning — and other fecal bacteria.3
THE BUFFET
Buffets are the perfect breeding ground for germ
transmission, particularly if food is kept warm, the
perfect temperature for bacteria — including E.
Coli, salmonella and norovirus — to grow.3
KETCHUP
BOTTLES
10
INCONSPICUOUS GERMS
THAT ARE HIDING IN YOUR RESTAURANT
TABLE/SEATS
MENUS
Restaurant tables and seats are a hotbed for germs and
bacteria. Seats in particular are often not sanitized after
use. Rather, they are wiped with rags that spread germs
and bacteria — including those from hands and diapers.3
Bacteria found on menus can cause staph
infections, strep throat and other infections.2
BATHROOM
DOOR HANDLES
A 2005 study found that 18 percent of people do
not wash their hands after using the bathroom,
leaving behind germs on door handles.1
GLASSES
BATHROOM FAUCET
Bathroom faucets, which are constantly
touched by unclean hands, are rarely cleaned.2
Sources:
1. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercohen/2012/06/12/10-worst-germ-hot-spots/
2. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/10-germiest-places-restaurant-hint-bathroom/story?id=17728078
3. http://photo--news.com/2013/10/08/the-germiest-places-in-restaurants/
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Another essential
restaurant item, ketchup
bottles are often refilled
but are rarely cleaned with
an antibiotic spray.2
The rims of glasses used on restaurants are a
common site for germs often because waiters
carry them with their fingers inside the glasses.3
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