Even if you know instinctively that your kitchen sponge can get pretty nasty, the numbers still might shock you: 54 billion bacteria per cubic centimeter (yes, billion with a B) can be found on a ...

NORWAY -- Kitchen sponges harbor more bacteria than kitchen brushes, which may be a more hygienic way to clean your dishes, according to researchers in Norway. "Salmonella and other bacteria grow and ...

Back in August, a study came out about bacteria in kitchen sponges that sent home chefs into a frenzy. But when we looked carefully at the study, we realized much of the news coverage about it was ...

This old-school cleaning habit is notorious for spreading bacteria around your kitchen, but, thankfully, most people are ...

For the first time, scientists have carefully analyzed all the critters in a kitchen sponge. There turns out to be a huge number. Despite recent news reports, there is something you can do about it.