"Zilbandy" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:57:43 -0700, Pennyaline
> > wrote:
>
>>And as far as tossing big batches of salad into the sink at the
>>restaurant goes, I'm assuming that the poster meant the FOOD PREP SINK
>>rather than the hand washing sink or the ware washing sink. Even so,
>>once cleaned, a sink is a sink is a sink and, once cleaned, is no more
>>biologically hazardous than any other prep area in use.
>
> Are all the sinks connected to a drain directly, or do they drain into
> a floor drain? If connected directly to a sewer line, you also might
> want to consider the sewer gasses and germs that belch out of the
> drain when water enters the drain. Similar to the "aerosal effect" of
> flushing a toilet. The sink may be super clean, but the stuff that
> lives in the pipes is not.
>
> --
> Zilbandy

Only if you never use detergent or hot water.