The study examined 100 kitchen towels after one month of use from families. Researchers said 49 samples were positive for bacteria that could be found in or on of the human body, CNN reports.

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 ...

Just throw it in the laundry afterwards. That dampness isn't helping. Kitchen towels might be hailed for versatility, but ultimately, multipurpose usage is the silent harbinger of bacteria.