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I washes my credit card and drivers license in the washer on accident. are they safe to touch?

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Dr. Cynthia Archer answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Yes...Unless you: Laundered them with bloody clothing and no detergent, or if the water in your area has been contaminated and you have recieved a warning from your local Health officials about contaminants in your water then, Yeah, it's totally safe to touch them. If any of the very unlikely circumstances listed above occurred, you have bigger problems to deal with, such as finding safe water to drink and clean w/

Answered 8/20/2014

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