CHICAGO – Consumer packaged goods company Bact-Off has partnered with Smart Plastic Technolgies to offer snap-on plastic shopping cart handles enabled with SPTek Gard antimicrobial additive that protects customers from cross-contamination risk with 99.999% antimicrobial protection. 

Key features of the snap-on cart handle include: 

  • Shoppers safeguard health with antimicrobial protection 

  • Enhances consumer confidence during in-store visits 

  • Combats dangerous, illness-causing germs 

  • FDA-approved and extensively tested 

  • Sustainable, recyclable design 

  • Made in the US 

“The current coronavirus threat has exposed the need for shoppers to seek out better ways to protect their health and well-being, along with their families,” said Juan DelaRoca, chief marketing officer at Bact-Off. “Shopping carts are identified as one of the most germ contaminated high-touch items, with a bacteria count of up to 73,000 colony forming units (CFU) per square inch and 361 times more bacteria than a bathroom doorknob.”