1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogMicheletheTrainerhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/michelethetrainer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jCsIKPYqrI"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/checkout-this-vegan/">Checkout This Vegan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/checkout-this-vegan/embed/#?secret=jCsIKPYqrI" width="600" height="338" title="“Checkout This Vegan” — HappyCow" data-secret="jCsIKPYqrI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/BB-Low-Poly-CheckOut-LANES-01.jpg2602e61a-9c1c-40cb-9c48-849f9ff1bea2Large.jpg600600While checking out at the grocery store, many vegans are starting to get grossed out about placing their groceries on the checkout counter belt. Notice how dirty the belt (that we place our groceries on) is at both the normal checkout and self-checkout? Some vegans might not care, but this was a topic of discussion in a Facebook group that got over 300 likes and a zillion comments, with some helpful and hilarious suggestions. Clean checkouts are obviously not just a vegan issue, so we can raise awareness for everyone that is trying to stay healthy. Surfaces can harbor staph or MRSA, among a plethora of other microbes and bacteria. You can Google “Surface Bacteria” for more info:   http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/how-long-do-bacteria-and-viruses- live-outside-the-body.aspx http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/12/27/how-long-can-germs- live_n_4509419.html Per the Facebook thread on June 27, 2014, vegans that are Level 5* and over brought to my attention that they want to avoid placing their organic broccoli down in carnivore juice or schmutz. Most of our plant food needs to be weighed, so the scale is yet another surface that will be cleaned by our vegetables. Don’t clean your scale with my kale! These belts and surfaces can be contaminated with all sorts of germs and bacteria. Ew! […]