Microwaves turn kitchen cloths into germ killers
24th January 2007

Two minutes in the microwave can kill 99 per cent of the germs harboured by kitchen sponges, scientists have found.

Dishcloths and sponges are known to breed microbes such as E. coli and salmonella, that can cause potentially lethal food poisoning.

But researchers in the U.S. have found that the microwave is an effective weapon against them. the rest

OFFICIAL CORRECTION: Correcting to add additional advisory in fourth and fifth paragraphs issued by the university that sponge should be wet when heated.)