Rubber Bath Toys Bacteria

Rubber ducks can breed bacteria according to new study.

Rubber bath toys bacteria.

Read more at goodhousekeeping co uk institute. Here s how to clean rubber ducks and other toys. Biofilms and microbiomes says the insides of bath toys such as rubber duckies are a breeding ground for bacteria. Bern switzerland scientists have the dirt on the rubber ducky.

12 33 pm pdt march 28 2018 deborah hastings. According to the american and swiss researchers pretty much all of them that are designed like the squeezable squirtable rubber ducky. Their hermetically sealed design no holes prevents the accumulation of bacteria mould and dirt. Bath toys can harvest bacteria and lead to infections.

Rubber ducky bath toys contain bacteria and mold study finds. The study by the swiss federal institute of aquatic science and. Rubber ducks used as bath time toys are a haven for bacteria that could spread diseases swiss and american researchers have found. They use food grade paint which is also safe.

This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our. 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. Bath toys are a health hazard with four in five of them awash with harmful bugs. Bath animals microbiologist and lead study author lisa neu told the associated press about the other types of bath toys like rubber.

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. Rubber duck bacteria 01 03. Those cute yellow bath time toys are as some parents have long suspected a haven for nasty bugs.