But how do bulk soap dispensers end up so contaminated in ... a half-inch of slime" that no one knew how long had been there. Commercial soaps contain preservatives designed to inhibit the growth ...

In fact, it may be the soap dispenser. After all, it’s the last thing you touch when your hands need a wash. And even though they get clean right after, the germs on the dispenser remain and ...

By Misty White Sidell Object of Desire is a column about particular items that attract cultlike interest. The soap dispenser could have looked like anything. Most important to Flynn McGarry was to ...