ECOLOGO Certification – What’s the Point?
When it comes how ingredients are listed the labels of cleaning products, there’s no universal “green law” or regulation in Canada that manufacturers must comply with. That means it’s up to cleaning services contractors [...]
Kitchen sponges: crawling with bacteria!
Sponges are widely used in kitchens because they make tasks like washing dishes and cleaning countertops easy. But what’s supposed to be an ally in good hygiene can actually become a serious health risk [...]
Why “green” cleaning makes sense
Did you know? The average person spends 90% of their time indoors. And inside air is 2 to 5 times more polluted than outside air. What’s more, there’s a growing body of research showing that environmentally friendly [...]
How long do pillows last? Do they need to be washed? If so, how often?
According to studies, nearly one-third of the weight of your pillow is made up of dead skin, mites and microbes. Among these microbes (about 30 in all) you can find MRSA, C. difficile and [...]
What to Look for in a Good Floor Finish
Floor finishes are primarily used for two reasons: to add shine to floors and to protect them from wear. This may seem straightforward enough, but selecting the right floor finish can actually be quite [...]
All about Chocolate!
For some, Easter used to be a major religious holiday that ended the 40 days of deprivation of Lent. But over the years Easter has become more of a family reunion...featuring lots of chocolate, [...]
How to Keep People Healthy during the Peak Season
This virus is spread primarily from one person to another via the airborne route of transmission. When a person with Influenza is coughing and sneezing they are expelling tiny droplets into the air which [...]
What are noroviruses?
What are noroviruses? The term “norovirus” is the official name for a group of viruses that cause gastroenteritis. They are also called caliciviruses (because they belong to the virus family Caliciviridae). They used to [...]
How to control the Spread of Scabies ?
Scabies is a skin disease caused by an infestation of the human itch mite, which burrows itself under the skin. Scabies can spread rapidly; usually via prolonged skin-to-skin contact with another person. On occasion, [...]