Recycled spoons for Ice-Cream?

Sunday Times never fail to amuse me. In the forum, there's this reader who is totally disgusted because te ice cream shop recycles used spoons.

Admitedly, he has a point. Not every single bacteria in the world can be killed with some disinfectants. So, his point of "infectous diseases can be transmitted via used spoons do have a point".

However, the chance is so low, common disinfectants will kill most, if not all, of the bacteria.
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/1c1clean.html

As we can see from the above link, it's obvious that if one dunks the spoon into disinfectants, all will be fine.

Also, if such practise is used, as seen in the Ice Cream shop in Parkway Parade, which also recycles the spoons, won't the F&D guys step in to close the shop? They have been doing it for quite a while already, and I don't see them being forced to close down or something. Heck, their ice cream is still just as good.

However, why do shops need to recycle spoons? To save costs, duh. If you want the ice cream to be priced at $1.20 (or something, I forgot), the company will have to save costs, somehow. Recycling spoons is quite a good way to save costs, from my point of view. Not only do you save the environment, you cut down on expenses.

Of course, this is dependant on whether they wash the spoons.

All we need to counter this situation is to simply give the place more checks, make sure they are washing the spoons, and I'm fine with it.

Unless you are overly paranoid that there is some super duper bacteria in your spoon, you can always use another ice-cream stall....