Good news for coffee addicts who use the same cup to get their morning fix. There’s probably no need to wash out that stained mug, the one with more rings in it than the stump of an oak tree.
It’s perfectly safe to refill your dirty cup — provided you’re not sharing it with others, according to infectious disease expert Jeffrey Starke.
But he did warn that unless drink your coffee black, you may want to be careful how long you go before refills.
“If you leave cream or sugar in your mug over the weekend, that can certainly cause mold to grow,” Starke, a pediatrics professor at Baylor College of Medicine, told the Wall Street Journal.
Wash or give the mug a good rinse if that’s the case, he suggested.
Otherwise, drink without fear!
That’s not to say that germs aren’t crawling all over that dirty coffee cup.
“But remember the vast majority came from the person who used the cup,” Starke said.
today.com/health/why-it-s-ok-not-wash-your-favorite-coffee-mug-t104698
By Eun Kyung Kim
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