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Protect Yourself Against Grocery Store Germs

Well by now we all know to wipe down the handles of our shopping carts. In fact, many stores are having employees do that on an hourly basis. But is…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 19: A worker stocks items during special hours open only to seniors and the disabled at Northgate Gonzalez Market, a Hispanic specialty supermarket, on March 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The vast majority of the shelves in the market were fully stocked. Northgate Gonzalez Market is opening all of its Southern California locations one hour early, from 7:00-8:00 a.m., exclusively to senior citizens and disabled customers, amidst panic buying in some stores during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Well by now we all know to wipe down the handles of our shopping carts. In fact, many stores are having employees do that on an hourly basis. But is that enough to safeguard against germs at the store? According to many experts, the answer is no. So what else can you do? Washing your reusable bags, checking produce for cracks, and wiping down self-checkout screens, are just a few more things.

Check out the Food Network's list of suggestions to make yourself safer against the Coronavirus.

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