Shoes on at home or shoes off? If you care about your health, it’s a no-brainer
- Posted on April 30, 2025
- By The Guardian
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Shoes on at home or shoes off? If you care about your health, it’s a no-brainer

One study reported that 96% of shoes carry coliform bacteria, commonly found in faecal matter. So why is it so uncool to ask visitors to take them off, writes Polly Hudson