When chopsticks are kept in the cupboard for a long time, the probability of deterioration of chopsticks may increase by more than 5 times. Using chopsticks corroded by bacteria may lead to infectious diarrhea, vomiting and other digestive diseases, while severely moldy chopsticks will produce aflatoxin, which is a substance that causes liver cancer. So for safety, chopsticks can be boiled in boiling water.
Common sense of daily use of chopsticks.
Chopsticks used in ordinary people's homes are mainly made of bamboo and wood, and very few are made of metal. However, the use of these two materials is quite special, but people are usually used to cleaning chopsticks and putting them in chopsticks tubes or cabinets.
After chopsticks are not completely dried, the humidity is very high and it is easy to get moldy, thus affecting health. When using chopsticks, it is necessary to ensure that chopsticks are placed or stored in a dry place, and as far as possible, no environment for mold breeding is provided. It is best to put chopsticks in boiling water for half an hour every week, and then put them in the air to dry before use, so as to achieve the effect of disinfection and effectively and conveniently remove mold from chopsticks.
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