Integrating Noro-effective Hand Sanitizer with Handwashing Routines A cleaning step followed by sanitizing has long been the most effective way to control surface cleanliness. This one-two punch should also be considered for hand hygiene, especially during high flu and norovirus periods. By choosing the products separately, a combination to best match your situation can be […]
2014 The Year of the … Norovirus?
Norovirus or Winter Vomiting Disease. Vomitus or Diarrhea. Fecal or Faecal. Contaminated Hands or Surfaces. Foodborne or Person-to-Person. We hear a lot of conflicting distractions. The six simple truths about norovirus are these: 2013 had a fast start and now 2014 looks potentially bigger.Early in 2013 England and Wales have a total of 3,538 confirmed […]
Martha Misses
Martha Stewart, like so many celebrity “demonstration” chefs, likely missed a handwash and paid a price, “spending days in bed.” We hope she is luckier than somewhere the salmonella retreats to slowly work on a weakened joint and ends up as a later-in-life knee replacement: New York Post Article » For those demonstration chefs working […]
Paper Towel Choices
Why poor hand washers need better paper Single-use paper toweling is a critical component in professional handwashing, whether in restaurants, schools, the workplace or hospitals, and nursing homes. The choice of drying method and materials is first driven by user habits and the risks resulting from potential failures in the hand cleansing process. Hand hygiene […]
Result Summary for Survey: Hand Hygiene Pre-Committee, Survey #3
This final segment concludes our independent survey, gathering perspectives for consideration by the 2014 CFP Hand Hygiene Committee which will be announced following this month’s CFP board meeting. Thank you for your responses. Here are the results: Hand Hygiene Pre-Committee, Survey #3 A two-step wash-sanitize protocol has been approved by the U.S. Military, the Southern […]
A Petting Zoo and State Fair Alert
Hey kids “Stop making my animals sick!” SaniTwice® is a welcomed intervention at the University of Minnesota’s National Center for Food Protection. So many times there is no convenient access to running water to facilitate good handwashing at petting zoos and state fairs. SaniTwice is a protocol that fills that void with effectiveness and convenience. […]
SaniTwice® for School Food Safety
Convenience results in a prompt remedy for water outages The school foodservice world owes Carmel Salazar, former HACCP Manager for the Clark County School District, and the Southern Nevada Health District a debt of gratitude. Their pioneering use of the SaniTwice protocol not only improved school food safety in Clark County but has now opened […]
No-Water Hand Cleansing Grows
SaniTwice® out-performs soap & water handwash … again These three recent quotes from an operator, an industry-leading food safety auditor and a passionate advocate serve as a SaniTwice update following presentations at recent meetings: As foodservice moves closer to the action and further from the kitchen, SaniTwice is the answer. Food & Beverage Manager Regulators […]
H1N1/Swine Flu: Handwashing, Hand Cleansing, Hand Sanitizing & …
Keeping clean hands clean with a documented surface cleanliness system. H1N1 has moved quickly around the world earning the designation of pandemic. Clean hands are once again the primary protection as North America braces for outbreaks in schools and the many away-from-home environments. An effective defense against H1N1 starts with an assessment of your facility […]
Norovirus Risks Reduced by ServeReady® Hands
How three new standards, a new practice and a new product gang up on norovirus. Las Vegas, the world capital of risk & reward, served as a metaphor for Norovirus Summit II where food safety executives and researchers shared the news on norovirus and the risks of poor hand hygiene. The event was created by […]
