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Clean Shopper provides germ barrier

Connie Bloom Knight Ridder Newspapers

It’s been a year since television newsmagazine “Inside Edition” struck horror in the hearts of moms everywhere, but little has changed.

Shopping carts can be dirtier than public bathrooms, the report said, exposing young riders to chicken and meat drippings, bacteria from fecal matter, saliva, mucus and blood.

Products like the Clean Shopper sprang up to provide moms with alternatives. Designed to fit shopping carts and restaurant high chairs, these one-piece barriers are intended to keep germs out by covering the child seat area. When you’re done, roll it up and throw it in the washing machine. The shopper comes in several fabric choices, sizes and prices, from $22.95. You can also get disposable models, $9.99 for a three-pack.

Another model is made for restaurant high chairs.

To order by phone, call (800) 635-3899; or go online to www.cleanshopper.com.