- Dr. Kunal Sood, a board-certified doctor based in Maryland
- Recently revealed that shopping carts are full of germs
- Advised using a disinfecting wipe before grabbing a cart
A dire warning has been issued by Dr. Kunal Sood about the condition of shopping carts, claiming that these everyday items harbor more germs than a toilet and carry a high risk of causing infections.
Dr. Kunal Sood, a board-certified doctor specializing in acute and chronic pain, is based in Germantown, Maryland. He frequently imparts useful tips and information on his TikTok account where his followers exceed 1.9 million.
He recently turned to the video-sharing platform to alert his followers about the hazards associated with shopping carts.
In a viral clip, which has so far amassed more than 474,000 views, he explains why grocery carts can be covered with a high level of bacteria.
He captioned the video: ‘Do you clean your shopping cart before using?’
Dr. Sood began by giving an example of a woman who claimed she got hand, foot, and mouth disease from the grocery cart after putting her baby on it for the first time.
‘So it is possible to pass an infection from a shopping cart,’ he said before lifting the lid on how many germs there really were.
He noted that, according to a study from the University of Arizona, more than 75 per cent of shopping carts were positive for fecal bacteria.
The health care expert claimed that grocery carts held more germs than toilets.
‘The study even showed the shopping carts were even dirtier than toilets because toilets were more likely to be cleaned than the shopping carts,’ he said.
Dr. Sood also shared his tip for avoiding the transfer of germs when using a grocery cart.
‘The best way to lower the risk of infection for both you and your kids is to use a disinfecting wipe and make sure you wipe the shopping cart handle,’ he advised.
Viewers flooded the comments section and expressed their shock while thanking the doctor for his advice.
One person said: ‘Oh my god – new fear unlocked.’
Another user added: ‘I am going to use wipes from now on.’
Someone else wrote: ‘Yeah definitely gonna start cleaning the cart from now on. That’s awful.’
‘Thank you! I have had a lot of anxiety about shopping carts recently, I knew it wasn’t just in my head,’ a fourth person declared.
