Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sanitizing

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What is Cleaning?

Cleaning involves eliminating visible dirt, dust, and other debris from surfaces, using a cloth or wipe with detergent, soap, or solvent.

While cleaning itself does not eradicate bacteria or viruses entirely, it remains a crucial step. Before sanitizing, disinfecting, or sterilizing, cleaning should always be conducted as it enhances the efficiency of each process.

The Difference Between Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sanitizing

Understanding how to protect oneself from infection is now more crucial than ever. Regrettably, there is considerable confusion surrounding appropriate cleaning methods.

Often, people use the terms cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting, and sterilizing interchangeably, but there are significant distinctions among them. Continue reading to discover the suitable methods you should employ.

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Achieving desired results goes beyond using the right products; it involves combining them with suitable methods. This includes ensuring the correct dwell time, appropriate dilution, and using the proper equipment for the task at hand.

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What is Disinfecting?

Disinfecting eliminates or deactivates bacteria and viruses as specified on the product’s label from various surfaces. There are different disinfectants capable of killing viruses on hard surfaces.

Disinfecting is one of the most dependable methods to halt the spread of infection and germs, but not all disinfectants are equally effective. With the ongoing battle against a novel virus, an emerging pathogen, only disinfectants with emerging pathogen claims should be utilized to combat these viruses.

While sanitizers are more commonly employed on food contact surfaces, disinfectants can also be used provided they contain food-safe chemicals.

Disinfecting is carried out in various situations, particularly during pandemics and its significance is paramount in medical facilities, industries, and hospitals.

What is Sanitizing?

Sterilizing involves the complete destruction or elimination of all forms of microbial life, extending beyond just bacteria or viruses. The need for sterilization rarely arises for the average person in their home; instead, it is predominantly carried out in surgical rooms and laboratories.
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