Study shows fecal matter a common substance on cell phones
Posted: Oct 18, 2011 12:44 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 12:26 PM EDT
If you're not in the habit of wiping down your cell phone, you may want to start! A new study shows one in six phones are covered in fecal matter.
Researchers in London looked at hundreds of swab samples from cell phones. They found 16-percent were contaminated.
Researchers say it's likely because many people do not wash their hands after using the bathroom.