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Default Does dish detergent kill germs on drinking cups?

On 7/27/2019 10:29 PM, Andrew J. Luck wrote:
I know they sterilize beer mugs in bars but at home does the dish detergent
in hand washed glasses kill the bacteria from people's filthy mouths?


Hot water (140 degrees) does more than the soap, but the detergent will
wash some away. Dishwashers do a better job as they can sanitize.