CDC: Washing Food with Bleach Among Unsafe Disinfection Methods on the Rise During Pandemic
A new report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that consumers have been unsafely using household chemicals and disinfectants since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDC says that calls to poison centers regarding exposures to cleaners and disinfectants have experienced a sharp increase since the pandemic started. Since the data describing cleaning and disinfection practices within U.S. households was limited, particularly in relation to COVID-19, CDC conducted an online survey of 502 U.S. adults in May 2020. The survey’s goal was to characterize knowledge and practices regarding household cleaning and disinfection during the pandemic.