Is it safe to leave produce on a counter that was just wiped with Clorox wipes?

[Anonymous]

My wife does this and I’m on the fence on whether this is a safe practice. The produce does get rinsed with water before we eat but I feel like you shouldn’t be doing this.

[Anonymous]

I wipe my counter with clorox wipes then will put food or dishes on it. I'm still healthy and alive so I vote sage to do.

[Anonymous]

It’s fine.

[Anonymous]

It’s fine. How do you shock a well. Pour Clorox into it.

Good thing she married you, I suspect you would not survive on your own.

[Anonymous]

Daycares rinse baby toys in diluted Clorox and let them dry to kill germs. They do this under the direction of the Health Department.

Kids with eczema take baths with Clorox in them under the direction of their doctors, including little kids who get the water on their hands and then suck on them.

It's fine.

[Anonymous]

Does she use Clorox wipes every time she wipes the counter? That’s excessive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s fine. How do you shock a well. Pour Clorox into it.

Good thing she married you, I suspect you would not survive on your own.

Clorox (bleach) is different than Clorox wipes, which does not contain bleach, but relies on other chemicals to disinfect.

I don’t know that it would be a good idea to use the chemicals on the wipes to disinfect a well. However, as someone with no chemistry expertise, I wouldn’t worry about produce that had been placed on a dry, previously Clorox Wipe disinfected surface, and then rinsed before consuming.

[Anonymous]

The company will swear that it's safe as long as you give the counter enough time to dry, but I would not be comfortable doing that. I don't actually use bleach or other powerful disinfectants in my kitchen. Water and a little soap are just fine. Soap disrupts bacterial membranes and therefore kills them. Most viruses don't last on surfaces.

- microbiologist.

[Anonymous]

How many deaths have been reported from Chlorox Wipe poisoning?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't do that until the counter is dry. But if it's banana or pineapple or something where you peel an outer layer and don't eat it, that would be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s fine. How do you shock a well. Pour Clorox into it.

Good thing she married you, I suspect you would not survive on your own.

Clorox wipes and Clorox bleach are not the same thing at all

Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride
☆ Alkyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (C12-14)
☆ Alkyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chlorides (C12-18)

All of the ingredients are given a D by the Environmental Working Group. They pose some serious side effects with extended usage. These can include respiratory effects, some endocrine disruption or reproductive effects, developmental issues, and more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Daycares rinse baby toys in diluted Clorox and let them dry to kill germs. They do this under the direction of the Health Department.

Kids with eczema take baths with Clorox in them under the direction of their doctors, including little kids who get the water on their hands and then suck on them.

It's fine.

Wow Clorox marketing is amazing that so many people do not know these are not bleach wipes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The company will swear that it's safe as long as you give the counter enough time to dry, but I would not be comfortable doing that. I don't actually use bleach or other powerful disinfectants in my kitchen. Water and a little soap are just fine. Soap disrupts bacterial membranes and therefore kills them. Most viruses don't last on surfaces.

- microbiologist.

Same here. Water, a little soap all you need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The company will swear that it's safe as long as you give the counter enough time to dry, but I would not be comfortable doing that. I don't actually use bleach or other powerful disinfectants in my kitchen. Water and a little soap are just fine. Soap disrupts bacterial membranes and therefore kills them. Most viruses don't last on surfaces.

- microbiologist.

Do you object to the bleach baths given children with severe eczema, as per standard evidence-based medical protocols?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The company will swear that it's safe as long as you give the counter enough time to dry, but I would not be comfortable doing that. I don't actually use bleach or other powerful disinfectants in my kitchen. Water and a little soap are just fine. Soap disrupts bacterial membranes and therefore kills them. Most viruses don't last on surfaces.

- microbiologist.

What about being a microbiologist qualifies you to provide any expert opinion on the toxicity of bleach (or the actual substances in Clorox wipes since they don’t have bleach on them) or the likelihood of fomite-to-produce transmission?

Since you cited your area expertise you must think it’s somehow relevant?