Fecal Matter Contaminates 1 in 6 Cell Phones in Britain

Mobile PhonesBY KERRY LEARY ANCHOR EMILY SPAIN You’re watching multiperspective news analysis from Newsy. Cell phones are the newest E.Coli hoarders according to a new study- and unfortunately, there isn’t an app to fix that. HLN has more. “About 1 in 6 cell phones in Britain have E-Coli bacteria on them. That’s from researchers from the University of London… oooh.” Ew. That means 16 percent of the 390 phones in 12 British cities surveyed have the bacteria on them, according to The Huffington Post UK. So, how does the E-Coli bacteria come in contact with cell phones? Here’s WJZ. “It means unfortunately that people are going to the toilet, their hands are getting contaminated, and they’re not washing their hands with soap.” After not washing their hands with soap, people are on their cell phones texting, tweeting, emailing- before they even leave the stall. KGO reports phones may be the perfect haven for breeding bacteria. “It turns out bacteria love mobile phones-they get all the warmth they need when the phone is in use and they thrive on the saliva found on the receiver.” A British blog, “Made for Mums” isn’t worried about how the poo gets on the phone- but warns parents to keep their phones clean for another reason. “It’s particularly important for mums and dads with young children, as the bacteria can cause upset stomachs and is even more dangerous for little ones. And with babies and toddlers increasingly playing with ‘todder apps’ and phones put into safe mode, parents should …