News video: Dishwashers – that's how unsanitary they can be

A dishwasher should actually clean the dishes, but in the worst case it can be a dangerous germ trap. We'll show you how to prevent that.

The dishwasher is ready, the dishes are shiny and everything is nice and clean – at least that's the assumption. But what if that's not true at all? Because an RTL test found bacterial residues in five out of seven dishwashers.

Dishwasher as a bacteria spinner

The result: the plate or cup is not as clean as you thought. They can even contain germs that make you sick. You can find out in the video which pathogens these are, at which corners of your dishwasher germs accumulate particularly quickly and how you can keep them clean without worrying.

Source used:RTL.de

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