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Grocery shopping coronavirus 19 preventative question. take your shopping bags-not use a cart -wash when home ? or use store bags at checkout only toss after ? or get the check out bags before shoping fill in cart-transfer new bag when done ?

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CORONAVIRUS: Do not re-use bags. Use store bags and throw them out after. Wash your hands after shopping. https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/03/23/coronavirus-and-food-safety-why-theres-no-need-to-panic/?mc_cid=823393fc09&mc_eid=528957891d

Answered 3/29/2020

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A member asked:

Grocery shopping coronavirus 19 preventative question. take your shopping bags-not use a cart -wash when home ? or use store bags at checkout only toss after ? or get the check out bags before shoping fill in cart-transfer new bag when done ?

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