Germs

I'm sure you've all seen the adverts for the antibacterial sprays that "kill 99% of all known germs". Okay, so this sounds pretty good, but people forget that most of these germs won't actually harm you. The media makes a big deal out of protecting your children from germs by buying their sprays, forgetting the fact that children need exposure to germs in order to build up a healthy immune system. I'm not saying that people shouldn't clean, just that I don't think it's necessary to spray down a surface every time you touch it. I always take issue with adverts that create new fears in order to make people buy their products, in this case it's "did you know how much bacteria is in your house? Buy our product to get rid of them". Generally speaking children from extrememly clean hosueholds are more likely to have allergies and get sick easily, and it just bugs me that the media try to create this fear that really dosen't need to exist.