What’s in a Name? Canada’s new “Biocide” Regulation coming in 2024!
As 2023 has ended and we reflect on the past year, we also look at the new year for what will happen around the...
TIPS Science to Market®: New Products to Look for at ISSA 2022
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The Infection Prevention Strategy (TIPS) is pleased to showcase new...
The Truth About Sanitizing and Disinfecting
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic made its horrific debut, we have all seen some rendition of this scenario: airplane personnel scurrying down the aisles...
Evaluating a ‘no-touch’ UVC Radiation Device on High Touch Surfaces
Peer Reviewed
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Abstract
The computers at nurse’s stations, patient rooms and mobile carts are used 24 hours a day. They are...
Standardizing Infection Prevention Processes for Safety and Sustainability
Little has been written on the topic of standardization within the cleaning industry. Most facilities know to follow the standards and guidelines set by...
UV Radiation, a source for “Superbugs”?
Recently, while reading a report on the opportunities of UV disinfection technologies and the “proclaimed” bright market future (Grand View Research, 2023), I was...
The Future of Well-being is Residual: A New Era of Cleaning and Public Health
Introduction
In a world where disease prevention hinges on the battle against invisible microbes, the advent of residual sanitizers to augment traditional disinfection offers a...
Voting Booth Disinfection Efficacy Study
Introduction
The November 3, 2020 election in the United States will be historic in that it will be conducted during a pandemic. Although mail-in ballots...
Monkeypox, Disinfection, and EPA List Q (for Emerging Viral Pathogens)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains lists of effective disinfectants for various organisms of concern, which can be found here. To obtain EPA registration...
Do all Manual Floor Mopping Methods Give the Same Hygiene Outcomes?
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Abstract
Proper hygiene practices are important to help mitigate contamination of floors with microbial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus that...
