Want To avoid Germs, Wash The Cans And Bottles You Buy

As an grocery employee at Wal-Mart, I can honestly say, that I am surprised more people are not sick because of the dirtiness of the containers of food items we stock.
Just think of the journey of a food product. It goes from the farm, to the factory that processes the food. The cans are touched by a plant employee or two. Goes on a truck to a distribution center for a store. From the distribution center, it is loaded on another truck to go to the store. The products sits on the truck for many hours. Then, the product is off loaded, and put on the store shelf. Who knows how many customers have touched the product. Then, you take the product and then it is touched by a cashier and put in a plastic bag.
People touch a product from start to finish and who knows how many people have clean hands. Again, it's amazing that there are so few people getting sick from food.