The weekend is set to be a scorcher and many will be firing up the barbecue for some sunny al fresco dining. But did you know, the average barbecue hosts double the amount of germs as a loo seat?
A study found that outdoor grills have 124% more germs than the surface of a toilet seat, with 1.7 million microbes per 100 cm sq. Some barbecue surfaces that had no visible signs of contamination were teeming with listeria, salmonella, and Ecoli.
With an estimated 2.4 million cases of food poisoning every year in the UK, the team at London-based End of Tenancy Cleaning has shared a series of tips to avoid ingesting those harmful germs.
