Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person holding a new kitchen sponge in one hand and an old, tattered sponge in the other. - Ladanifer/Getty Images Sponges are ...

Your kitchen sponge, a silent workhorse, harbors billions of bacteria, making it dirtier than toilets. Its porous nature, combined with warmth and moisture, creates a breeding ground for harmful ...

You probably use it every day — multiple times a day if you don’t have a dishwasher — but are you sure that the kitchen sponge you're using to wipe dirty dishes is safe? A study from 2019 says ...

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