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Freaking out about feeding from dirty dishwasher

8 replies

Labsmad · 12/10/2021 20:31

I put this dishwasher on eco mode today. Dinner time come I opened it got the pan utensils some plates etc out. Made dinner for me and my 11 month old and both ate it. Afterwards when I was going to empty the rest of it I realised the tablet hadn’t dissolved ! So we have just eaten from a cold wash that had dishes with milk meats etc in and has basically just been circling in cold water for 2 hours !? Am I crazy to be worried about this? The eco wash only washes at about 30/40degrees and with no tablet it would have been just mixing it all around and not killing any bacteria. I feel terrible for not noticing this before using the utensils and feeding my baby and me and now potentially making her ill Sad

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bloodywhitecat · 12/10/2021 20:34

You'll be fine, try not to worry about it.

SylvanasWindrunner · 12/10/2021 20:35

You'll be fine. It's the agitation and the water hitting and spinning the stuff that removes most of the bacteria anyway.

Flufferty · 12/10/2021 20:36

Relax. It's fine

Hellocatshome · 12/10/2021 20:36

30/40 degrees isn't cold water and they will have been rinsed well at the end. Not ideal but you will both be fine.

nomorespaghetti · 12/10/2021 20:36

I really don’t think you need to worry about this OP. Your 11 month old is surely licking shoes and eating mud anyway, a few dishes with trace amounts of old food on won’t harm her!

dementedpixie · 12/10/2021 20:38

30/40⁰C will have washed the dishes fine. Was there not a drying cycle too which will also have killed any bacteria

Lookwhoseinsideagain · 12/10/2021 20:43

Babies lick the floor and eat leaves they find I the garden. You'll all be fine.

GoodnightGrandma · 12/10/2021 20:44

It’s fine.

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