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• The affected product was not manufactured by Nestlé, nor does Nestlé sell this product in the United States.
• Our understanding is that some of the counterfeit product made it to limited retail shelves, and we want to ensure consumers are aware of the potential safety risk of consuming this counterfeit product.
• Any consumers who purchased it should not consume and dispose of it immediately.
• No Maggi products produced and distributed by Nestlé are impacted.

• An important cleaning aid in most kitchens is the tea towel, also known as a dishcloth.
• But, because hands and uncooked fresh produce are often rich in a diverse variety of germs, tea towels are prone to picking up the bacteria they come into contact with.
• Several studies have looked at the germs tea towels typically carry in domestic kitchens.
• Tea towels are good at picking up germs which is important as another study of 46 kitchens found a wide range of harmful bacterial species living on kitchen surfaces, which are often cleaned by tea towels.

Clean your cloths

• These studies suggest there is an infection risk from tea towels and that most kitchen cloths may be contaminated with high levels of bacteria.
• Tea towels that are hung up in the air tend to dry faster than cloths stored and squeezed into balls, which can affect levels of bacteria in the towels.
• Laboratory experiments that involved covering tea towels in salmonella, found that the bacteria multiplied in all types of cloths that were crumpled.
• But levels of bacteria were reduced by 1,000 times if the tea towels were hung to dry for 24 hours at room temperature.

Reduce the germs

• To avoid tea towels spreading germs around the kitchen, it’s recommended that the cloths are washed regularly and when they get wet, are allowed to dry completely before being used again.
• Since proteins and fats are also involved in the attachment of bacteria to surfaces, laundry detergents will help to detach and so reduce bacteria levels in tea towels.
• You should also store your laundered tea towels in a dry, clean area, away from any uncooked food and grubby hands.

• We’ve all been there, and we all know footpaths, nature strips, parks, playing fields and front lawns are not good places for dog poo to sit.
• And with the pandemic driving a surge in dog ownership, anecdotal reports suggest the dog poo problem has grown only worse in recent years.
• Beyond the obvious unsightliness and the likelihood of making unwanted contact with dog poo, there are some other important reasons to pick up after dogs.

Dog poo is linked to illness, pollution and antibiotic resistance

• Dog poo can also be a potential reservoir for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, meaning humans could develop bacterial infections that are difficult to treat through contact with dog faeces.
• A recent Sydney study also identified dog faeces washed into storm water as a significant contributor to water pollution.

Where is the dog poo problem more common?

• The way dog walkers have traditionally used an area may also be an important factor, with one UK study noting:
  availability of bins, path morphology, visibility, and path location are key factors in determining the occurrence of dog faeces.
• availability of bins, path morphology, visibility, and path location are key factors in determining the occurrence of dog faeces.
• Yet others are “disengaged” dog walkers, who “will not pick up even if they are aware of the health and environmental consequences”.

What about the old water-bottles-on-the grass trick?

• Bottles of water on the grass is a time-honoured strategy to deter dogs, but there is no evidence this is effective and no clear reason why it would be.
• Dogs sometimes like to circle and find just the right spot to go, so they may prefer an area that has fewer obstacles to negotiate.
• There are commercially available dog deterrents, but little evidence they are effective and under what conditions.

Educating dog walkers is key

• For all the dog owners out there that do pick up after their dogs, your community thanks you.
• The best way to dispose of dog faeces is in the bin.
• Composting requires high temperatures to neutralise the nasties in dog poop, and home composts are unlikely to get hot enough.

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