Rubber Bath Toys Bacteria

12 33 pm pdt march 28 2018 deborah hastings.

Rubber bath toys bacteria.

They use food grade paint which is also safe. Bern switzerland scientists have the dirt on the rubber ducky. Bath animals microbiologist and lead study author lisa neu told the associated press about the other types of bath toys like rubber. The study by the swiss federal institute of aquatic science and.

Their hermetically sealed design no holes prevents the accumulation of bacteria mould and dirt. Caaocho ocean natural rubber non toxic bath toys are made of 100 pure natural rubber and they are certified non toxic. The swiss and american researchers tested 19 different bath toys and all of them revealed notable biofilms or a thin coating of bacteria on its inner surface. A study that tested 19 different bath toys found that the murky water released by rubber ducks can contain potentially pathogenic bacteria that can cause eye ear and stomach infections.

According to the american and swiss researchers pretty much all of them that are designed like the squeezable squirtable rubber ducky. Read more at goodhousekeeping co uk institute. Rubber duck bacteria 01 03. Biofilms and microbiomes says the insides of bath toys such as rubber duckies are a breeding ground for bacteria.

This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our. A study published tuesday in the journal n p j. Bath toys can harvest bacteria and lead to infections. Those cute yellow bath time toys are as some parents have long suspected a haven for nasty bugs.

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