Are you still wiping groceries?

[Lovely1a2b3c]

Just that! We have been wiping food shopping items as some of the family are vulnerable (not shielding) but wondering if it's time to stop?

Never have done, never will

Nope, never did and never will. Really not necessary.

I never did. I just do what I’ve always done which is to wash my hands before and after putting the groceries away. I then always wash fruit and vegetables before use, I always have. If I’m using food out of a tin or packet, I would always wash my hands if my then going to touch any of the food with hands. So I haven’t felt the need to wipe down all my groceries!

I never was. My friend still is but she has ocd and a handwashing issue even pre-covid. She’s not in a good place.

eg believe in the "3 second rule"

Only 3 seconds @cologne4711? I've always gone by 5 seconds!

Missing the point here but I'm jealous of all these people with room to quarantine their shopping! Mine goes straight away as I've got no room for it anywhere else!

@Purplehoodie- real question, don't understand your opposition to it.

Well it’s once every two weeks so it’s not like I am spending my evenings dreaming about the next time I don’t see why washing stops me being a fun person. If someone wants to take pride in filth, it’s nothing to do with me. And if someone else wants to clean things, why does it matter to you?

It's the 10 second rule here.

I never started washing the shopping or my bins.
Post doesn't get quarantined either. Just wash your hands after opening it

I'm still doing it. It's a pain in the arse but better than possibly catching Covid.

Its one of those scenarios where we have to accept that what other people do is different to what we do, neither is right or wrong, its just what we each prefer to do. You washing your stuff doesn't effect me and me not washing mine doesn't effect you.

I wear my ' Takes pride in filth ' badge with, er .......... pride

@deydododatdodontdeydo

All our groceries get burned on a bonfire as soon as it gets home, just to be extra sure.

I do similar, but I nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Tut. Such half-measures... After Click & Collect I use my Death Star to obliterate the whole planet.

I love a bit of filth.

Luckily for you lot I can’t get a slot until next Tuesday.

Yeah
Cos I'm not someone who fancies eating bleach flavoured apples I'm living in filth

Mumsnet ridiculous absolutes at their finest
God some people can be twats
There is a ....perish threat thought.... middle ground

Never did -utterly ridiculous paranoia.

We have a system and it’s no faff. After I get home from click and collect, all fridge items go in the sink, wash like I’m washing up, DH notes all the meat use by dates on the magnetic pad for the fridge door as he dries and puts them away.

That is the complete definition of faff!
If I suggested that to DH even as a joke he would die laughing.

Those of you who don't wash plastic are you aware of the risks?

If someone like a delivery driver or a packer has sneezed, coughed or touched your shopping AND they have the virus (often without symptoms) the virus can be on the packaging.

It only takes a few droplets to infect it.

It can last on plastic for 3 days or more. So you are putting the virus in your fridge.

If you put food in your fridge in contaminated packaging, the virus prefers cold temps, and would live longer, so they think (and the same if it's in a freezer.)

In China, they were advised to quarantine all items coming into their homes. They even put outdoor shoes in a special place and used only that pair when going out.
All packaging was washed or quarantined. (I know this as we have Chinese friends.)

I don't understand why people don't understand this.

I do wonder if the reason we have had such a severe outbreak is because people are not following these simply hygiene measures or being too casual about lockdown.

I KNOW of people who were shielding who caught COVID through the virus coming into their house.

Maybe you have had it through your shopping but were so mildly affected you didn't know, but that doesn't apply to everyone.

Would take my chances than waste life wiping groceries tbh

@JinglingHellsBells

I do wonder if the reason we have had such a severe outbreak is because people are not following these simply hygiene measures or being too casual about lockdown.

I KNOW of people who were shielding who caught COVID through the virus coming into their house.

Maybe you have had it through your shopping but were so mildly affected you didn't know, but that doesn't apply to everyone.

Are other countries advising everyone to wash their shopping, then?

Erm.....nope and never have

Would take my chances than waste life wiping groceries tbh

Maybe some of the 50K people who died thought like you.

Grocery packaging is filthy anyway regardless of Covid.

Yes, I wipe down, and will keep doing it. It's just trying to eliminate risk. I wouldn't think badly of anyone who doesn't, and I have no opinions on people who do more than me.

Yes we still do this.

Are other countries advising everyone to wash their shopping, then

@vanillandhoney read my post.
Yes, in China they were. Very much so.

No other country has had such fatalities as the UK so I'd rather spend 30 mins wiping packets than the rest of my days 6 ft under, thanks.