A sanitary napkin was found in a kettle in a five-star hotel in Nanning. Is it safe to drink boiled water from the hotel kettle?

Today, at a five-star hotel in Nanning, Guangxi, a guest actually threw a used sanitary napkin into the kettle. It was only discovered when a new user checked in. Many people staying in hotels are worried. The kettles in hotels generally have hygienic problems. Try not to use them to boil water for drinking.

First, the teapot may be regarded as a garbage pot by guests. There will be all kinds of vomit, garbage bags, cigarette butts, hair, etc. inside. In particular, some men who like to smoke are morally corrupt and specialize in playing pranks by using hot water bottles as ashtrays to tease some customers. At this time, the waiter did not clean up in order to be lazy and save trouble. Then there are great hidden dangers to hygiene. Moreover, there is always a constant flow of people in the guest rooms, so over time, I don’t know how much dirt has been hidden.

If we use it to boil water, then these trivial particles will float in the water and enter our stomach, causing gastrointestinal discomfort and diarrhea.

Second, use the hot water kettle as a chamber pot. When some people feel sleepy at night, they just pick up the kettle next to them and use it as a chamber pot, so that they don't have to go to the toilet. Such reports are common, and the hot water bottles in hotels have an unpleasant smell. There are no cameras in the hotel, so we are not sure whether customers used it as a chamber pot. Therefore, if you use it to boil water, there will be a huge safety hazard.

Third, it may not have been sterilized at high temperatures. It is impossible for the waiters in the hotel to disinfect every hot water bottle. They are very busy and have to clean many rooms. Just doing some honorable work and wiping the outside of the wine bottle. Therefore, it is best to bring your own mineral water when staying in a hotel, and try not to use the hotel’s hot water kettle to make tea.