Shopping-cart covers
Shopping-cart covers--decorative fabric or disposable plastic covers that fit over the seat of a shopping cart--are designed to shield children 6 months to 3 years of age from illness-causing germs innocently transferred to the cart by other shoppers, or by children who've touched or gnawed the handle or sat in the seat with a leaky diaper.
Cart covers have been around for a few years, but now, due to growing demand, they've really come into the mainstream. Much of their appeal stems from the general protectiveness you feel as a parent. The last thing you want is for your baby to get sick; even a stuffy nose can make him miserable. A cart cover can protect him from some of the bacteria and viruses he's exposed to every day.
Why Shopping Cart Covers? Baby grocery cart covers are the new must have baby item!!! Grocery cart covers will protect your infant or child from the germs and bacteria lurking in the seats and on the handles of shopping carts. The Shopping Cart Cover Shop is dedicated to your satisfaction, offering true craftsmanship at substantial savings.
We strive to carry the largest selection of baby shopping cart covers and are continuously searching for professionally made baby shopping cart covers to carry in our store. According to the CPSC, injuries result when children climb or fall out of shopping carts because the restraint system was not being used, children unbuckled or wiggled out of the restraint, or the restraint was missing.
Falls from shopping carts most often occur when children stand up in the child seat or the cart basket. Since the cart cover you buy probably will override the built-in safety belt on the shopping-cart seat, be sure to buy a cover that has its own durable safety belt--one that's easy to use, so you'll be more likely to strap your baby in every time.
The most serious bacteria found was enteroccocus facaelis - indicating the presence of fecal matter. Dr. Reynolds told Inside Edition she wasn't surprised by the results. She had tested shopping carts as part of a university study on germs.
A shopping-cart cover isn't necessary to protect your baby from bacteria and viruses. In our opinion, this product is purely optional. What has been proven to guard against spreading germs is ordinary hand-washing, so help your baby wash her hands often with soap and water, hand sanitizer or disposable baby wipes. Pay particular attention to her hygiene before and after each meal and after she plays outside, handles pets, blows her nose, uses the bathroom, and arrives home from day care, or anyplace else, for that matter. When you're out, carry disposable wipes or hand sanitizer with you for quick cleanups.
While some supermarkets offer wipes to disinfect hot spots, many areas of the country are not. "Another option is to spring for a baby shopping seat cover." An estimated 21,400 children under age 5 are treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms for shopping-cart related injuries each year, according to Consumer Product Safety Commission data. Falls from shopping carts are among the leading causes of head injuries to young children.
US $.99
