This is a scary story and it demonstrates how easily bacteria and viruses can be picked up – with devastating consequences. We all assume that because we clean and things look nice and shiny, there’s no issue with hygiene,…
When you cough or sneeze, the droplets can travel up to 4 metres. Not ideal if you’re working in a typical office space – just think of all those tiny particles landing on keyboards, phones, pens & paper. Microshield…
Noroviruses are spread through consumption of faecally contaminated food and water or by direct person to person contact. Environmental contamination may also act as a source of infection eg door handles, crockery and cutlery. Those infected shed the virus in…
Microshield are a bit like ghostbusters but it’s germs we exterminate. We use an environmentally friendly, non-allergenic fog to eliminate bacteria, viruses, odours and moulds. Anyone can use our service – if you have a duty of care, a…
When compared to an average toilet seat, children’s toys and equipment like balls, computer game controllers and bicycles were found to carry far more germs. Common contaminants include E. coli and enterobacteriaceae. Since children put everything into their mouth,…
Dishcloths have six times as much bacteria as toilet handles in the UK, according to a study commissioned by the Global Hygiene Council. Six out of 10 cloths harbour harmful E.coli bacteria, which can cause stomach upsets and prove fatal…
Being a fitness buff and a germaphobe is not a good combination. If you’re wondering why, it’s because your local gym is positively swimming with bacteria, fungus and other things that make you go “ah-choo” in the night. Free weights…
This swab sample was taken from a touch screen til in a cafe last week. The till looked perfectly clean, the swab showed otherwise – those red splodges show that coliforms are present – these are found in the gut…
For those of you with little ones, this swab was taken from a high chair in a cafe last week. Those red splodges show the presence of coliforms – found in the gut. Would you eat from this? Ensuring that…
By the end of freshers’ week, many students will start resembling pale legions of the undead. All-night drinking, poor diet and lax hygeine standards turn halls of residences and shared housing into vast Petri-dishes incubating disease. Which is why, says…