SPECIAL REPORT: Grocery store germs

(CBS 58) – Between finding a turkey and preparing a Thanksgiving meal, local resident Kimberly Smith has enough on her hands to worry about what is on her hands.

“I don’t use the wipes,” she said.

With thousands of people coming through the aisles of grocery stores, we wanted to figure out if customers were picking up more than just food.

CBS 58 morning anchor Whitney Martin tested the grocery cart handles and seats at four popular grocery stores in Brookfield, Waukesha, West Allis and Milwaukee before and after using disinfectant wipes.

Watch her special report to see the results.