To see how clean some “new” clothes were, Good Morning America bought everything from blouses to pants to underwear from a number of both high-end and low-end retailers and handed them over to Dr. Philip Tierno, director of microbiology and immunology at New York University, to test the 14 items for germs. And the results were disturbing.
On this black and tan blouse was found representation of respiratory secretions, skin flora, and some fecal flora. On a jacket, there was evidence of feces, skin flora and respiratory secretions, especially in the armpit and close to the buttocks. Vaginal organisms, yeast and more fecal germs were found on a silk blouse.
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Chapter: Home and Living :: 22 February 2010
