Izitolo ezinkulu kulo lonke elase-United States zicela abathengi ukuthi bashiye izikhwama zabo zokudla ezingasetshenziswa kabusha emnyango phakathi nokuqubuka kwe-coronavirus. Kodwa ingabe ukuyeka ukusetshenziswa kwalezi zikhwama kunciphisa ingozi?

URyan Sinclair, PhD, MPH, uprofesa ohlangene eLoma Linda University Isikole Sezempilo Yomphakathi uthi ucwaningo lwakhe luqinisekisa ukuthi izikhwama zegrosa ezisebenziseka kabusha, uma zingabulawanga amagciwane ngendlela efanele, zithwala womabili amagciwane, okuhlanganisa i-E. coli, namagciwane - i-norovirus ne-coronavirus.

USinclair nethimba lakhe labacwaningi bahlaziye izikhwama ezisetshenziswa abathengi ezilethwe ezitolo zegrosa futhi bathola amagciwane kuma-99% ezikhwama ezingasetshenziswa kabusha ezihloliwe kanye ne-E. coli ku-8%. Okutholakele kwashicilelwa okokuqala ngo Amathrendi Okuvikela Ukudla ngo-2011.

Ukunciphisa ubungozi bokungcoliseka okungaba khona kwamagciwane kanye negciwane, uSinclair ucela abathengi ukuthi bacabangele lokhu okulandelayo:

Ungasebenzisi izikhwama zegrosa ezisebenziseka kabusha ngesikhathi sokuqubuka kwe-coronavirus

USinclair uthi izitolo ezinkulu ziyindawo ephambili lapho kungahlangana khona ukudla, umphakathi kanye namagciwane. Ocwaningweni lwango-2018 olushicilelwe ngabakwa Ijenali Yezempilo Yezemvelo, uSinclair kanye nethimba lakhe locwaningo bathola ukuthi izikhwama ezisebenziseka kabusha azinakwenzeka nje kuphela ukuthi zingcole kodwa futhi kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi zidlulisele amagciwane esitolo sabasebenzi kanye nabathengi, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zokuxhumana okuphezulu njengama-conveyor ophumayo, izikena zokudla nezinqola zegrosa.

"Ngaphandle kokuthi izikhwama ezingasetshenziswa kabusha zihlanjululwa njalo - ngokuwashwa ngensipho ebulala amagciwane namanzi ashisa kakhulu uma kuyizikhwama zendwangu kanye nokusula amamodeli epulasitiki angewona ama-porous ngesibulala-magciwane esisezingeni lasesibhedlela - abeka engcupheni enkulu yezempilo yomphakathi," uSinclair. uthi.

Shiya isikhwama sakho sesikhumba nasekhaya

Cabanga ngalokho okwenzayo ngesikhwama sakho semali esitolo segrosa. Ivamise ukubekwa enqoleni yokuthenga ize ibekwe phansi ekhawuntani yokukhokha ekuphumeni. USinclair uthi lezi zindawo ezimbili - lapho amanani aphezulu wabanye abathengi bethinta - enza kube lula ukuthi amagciwane asabalale esuka kumuntu iye komunye.

“Ngaphambi kokuthenga igrosa, cabanga ngokudlulisela okuqukethwe esikhwameni sakho esikhwameni esiwashekayo ukuze uvumele ukukhucululwa kwendle okufanele lapho ubuyela ekhaya,” kusho uSinclair. “I-Bleach, i-hydrogen peroxide nezihlanzi ezine-ammonia ziphakathi kwezinto ezingcono kakhulu zokuhlanza izindawo; nokho, zingalimaza, zikhanyise noma zibangele ukuqhekeka kwezinto ezifana nesikhumba sesikhwama.”

Ngemuva kokugqashuka, shintshela kuthoyilethi wokuthenga wekotini noma wekhanvasi

Ngenkathi izikhwama ze-polypropylene zingenye yezinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zezikhwama ezisebenziseka kabusha ezithengiswa kumaketanga egrosa, kunzima ukuzibulala amagciwane. Yenziwe ngepulasitiki ehlala isikhathi eside kunezikhwama zepulasitiki ezingasindi, ezisetshenziswa kanye, izinto zazo zokwakha zivimbela inzalo efanele ngokushisa.

“Izikhwama zokufafaza ezinomuthi obulala amagciwane azifinyeleli emagciwaneni afakwe emifantwini noma anqwabelene ezibambo,” kusho uSinclair. “Ungazithengi izikhwama ongakwazi ukuzigeza noma ukuzomisa lapho kushisa kakhulu; okungcono kakhulu futhi okulula ukukusebenzisa ama-tote enziwe ngemicu yemvelo, njengokotini noma i-canvas.”

"Ubisi oluvuzayo, ijusi yenkukhu nezithelo ezingageziwe zingangcolisa okunye ukudla," kunezela uSinclair. "Khetha izikhwama ezihlukene zokudla okuthile ukuze unciphise izindawo ezizalela amagciwane."

Indlela engcono kakhulu yokukhipha amagciwane izikhwama

Iyiphi indlela engcono kakhulu yokubulala amagciwane ezikhwameni zegrosa ezisebenziseka kabusha? USinclair uncoma ukuwasha izikhwama ngaphambi nangemuva kohambo lokuya emakethe usebenzisa lezi zindlela:

1. Hlanza amathoyizi kakotini noma ekhanvasi emshinini wokuwasha endaweni eshisa kakhulu bese wengeza i-bleach noma isibulala-magciwane esiqukethe i-sodium percarbonate efana ne-Oxi Clean™.
2. Ama-tote omisiwe endaweni yokomisa ephakeme kakhulu noma sebenzisa ukukhanya kwelanga ukuze uhlanzeke: vula izikhwama eziwashiwe ngaphakathi-ngaphandle bese uzibeka ngaphandle elangeni eliqondile ukuze zome - okungenani ihora; jikela ohlangothini lwesokudla bese uyaphinda. "Ukukhanya kwe-Ultra-violet kwenzeka ngokwemvelo kusukela ekukhanyeni kwelanga kusebenza kahle ekubulaleni amagciwane angama-99.9% afana namagciwane namagciwane," kusho uSinclair.

Imikhuba yenhlanzeko yegrosa enempilo

Okokugcina, uSinclair ukhuthaza le mikhuba yenhlanzeko yegrosa enempilo:

• Hlala ugeza izandla zakho ngaphambi nangemva kokuthenga igrosa.
• Hlanza obhasikidi bezinqola zokuthenga nezibambo usebenzisa izinto zokusula ezibulala amagciwane noma izifutho.
• Uma ususekhaya, beka izikhwama zegrosa endaweni engase ibulawe amagciwane ngemva kokuthi igilosa yakho seyilayishiwe futhi ngokushesha ubeke izikhwama zepulasitiki emgqonyeni wokugaywa kabusha.
• Khumbula ukuthi izibulala-magciwane kufanele zihlale endaweni ethile isikhathi esithile ukuze zisebenze. Kubuye kuncike kusibulali magciwane. Ukusula kwenqola yegrosa esekwe ku-ammonia kudinga okungenani imizuzu emine.