A study has found office teabags contain more germs than a toilet seat.

Office teabags have more germs than toilet

Office teabags have more germs than toilet

According to new research, which has been conducted by Initial Washroom Hygiene, boxes or tins containing the item have bacterial readings of 3,785, which is 17 times more than the amount of harmful organisms living on the sanitation facility that have a reading of just over 200 .

And the results have sparked fear among office workers who are worried they are exposing themselves to more harmful viruses, the Metro newspaper has reported.