Pathogens of Concern

When you place your child in a shopping cart, their hands hold tight to the cart handle that has been touched by hundreds of shoppers and their youngsters.

As you know, when you place your child in the cart, they come in contact with any germs left by all those previous shoppers.

CartGARDPlus shields your child from those germs remaining on the cart handle.

Viruses Bacteria Parasites

The “DIRT” on Shopping Cart Handles!!!

  • Dr. Kelly Reynolds, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona. "Yes, shopping carts were in the top five (worst offenders) in our study." As it happens, some 21% of shopping cart handle samples tested positive for some sort of bodily fluid, like blood, saliva, mucus, or urine.
  • Shopping Carts Harbor More Germs Than Public Bathroom Door Knobs
  • Grocery store shopping cart handles have more germs than public restrooms, making them one of the worst public places for germs, according to researchers.
  • "When I was campaigning, many of my constituents brought it to my attention [that] many shopping carts could possibly have germs and contamination on them," Rep. Fred Allen, D-Ark., told "Good Morning America."
  • "Every kid in America teethes on shopping cart handles," said Dr. Chuck Gerba at the University of Arizona.
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