The Role that Proper Sanitation Plays in Shopping Trolley Maintenance

January 14, 2020

Whenever consumers shop for items, they would normally go straight to the area where shopping trolleys and baskets are located. While different groceries and stores vary on the number of trolleys they own, several shopping trolleys are repeatedly used by a lot of consumers in a single day. Imagine the number of hands who have touched and used the shopping trolley in a single day.

With repeated use of shopping trolleys in groceries and stores, your shopping trolley will undoubtedly be inhabited by a lot of bacteria and germs. Remember, your consumers practice different hygiene routines. Consider yourself lucky if all your consumers have proper hygiene. However, there will be some of them who are not as hygienic as other people do.

Risks of Insanitary Shopping Trolleys

The number one problem that you have to deal with every day on your shopping trolleys is the accumulation of bacteria and other harmful elements. Contamination of shopping trolleys occurs whenever people use them continuously. You see, a consumer will get a shopping trolley first before entering the grocery or store proper. After using them, store personnel would usually get this shopping trolley and return it to their designated area. Then, another consumer would go in and get this same trolley, and the cycle continues. 

Whenever people use them repetitively, all harmful germs and bacteria are being accumulated in areas where consumers touch them. One key area where the majority of germs accumulate is the handle of the trolley. Another area where harmful elements are located is the place where people store their items.  

These findings are backed up by years of research. With shopping trolleys, coliform and E. Coli bacteria are evident with shopping carts that are used regularly. Surprisingly, the number of bacteria found on shopping trolleys exceeds that of bacteria found in restrooms and other public places. One proven aspect that makes the bacteria and pathogens spread and accumulate in huge numbers is the lack of sanitation. Being contaminated with these harmful elements can cause illnesses such as skin diseases and common infectious diseases such as cold and flu.

Importance of Proper Shopping Trolley Sanitation

With proper shopping trolley sanitation, the majority of consumers will be protected from any infectious disease. Moreover, all food products that they will purchase will not be contaminated by harmful bacteria. These products won’t also have to deal with the deterioration of quality because of bacteria and pathogens found on the surfaces of shopping trolleys. Food poisoning is also prevented with proper shopping trolley sanitation.

Even with the continuous demand for shopping trolleys in normal business days, shopping trolley sanitation can now be done easily. Enhanced wiping products are now available for store personnel to use whenever they bring shopping trolleys back to their designated places. Special types of high-pressure cleaning are also done by some groceries and stores.  

Shopping trolley maintenance is important to ensure the safety of your consumers. If you want to know more about sanitary options for your shopping trolleys, then contact us now at SOS Retail Sales. 

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