On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:12:18 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Yellow wrote:
>>
>> In article >, gravesend10
>> @verizon.net says...
>> >
>> > I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
>> > opening?
>>
>> I have never washed a can, I am almost 50 years old and have so far
>> survived unscathed.
>
>I'll admit - I've never washed a can either but it does make good
>sense after reading all this. I *might* start doing it from now on.
>I've always rinsed off my can opener after each use though. It's not
>germs falling into the can, it's the food that would otherwise sit on
>the blade and grow some interesting creatures.

It's not germs one needs to consider, the planet is filled with germs,
why we have immune systems... however food warehouses regularly
fumigate for insects... ever notice how it's rare one sees a roach in
supermarkets anymore, all food markets are also fumigated regularly
and that mist settles everywhere, especially on can lids... next you
flip the tab on that can of pop or brewski, wrapped yourlips around
the top and chug-a-lugged... consider that perhaps an over zealous
fumigator applied enough that it puddled on the lid.