Sniffing Methanol in Hand Sanitizers [PDF]
, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has increased dramatically the demand for hand sanitizers. A major concern is their adulteration with methanol that caused more than 700 fatalities in Iran and U.S.A. (since Feb. 2020). In response, the U.S.
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Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Some Egyptian Meat processing Plants and Hotels' Environments: with Special Reference to its Sensitivity to Sanitizers [PDF]
Benha Veterinary Medical Journal, 2019 Staphylococcus aureus is Gram-positive bacterium commonly associated with food poisoning diseases. This pathogen is responsible for food-borne illnesses outbreaks associated with the consumption of food especially meat products.
Ahmed Hamad, Saad Saad, Hemmat Ibrahim
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Clove essential oil in the sanitation of fertile eggs
Poultry Science, 2020 The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of sanitizing fertile eggs with clove essential oil as an alternative to paraformaldehyde; effects on the reduction in eggshell microbial count, incubation yield, and neonatal chick quality were measured.
Gabriel da S. Oliveira +3 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 The effective elimination of Listeria monocytogenes through cleaning and sanitation is of great importance to the food processing industry. Specifically in fresh produce operations, the lack of a kill step requires effective cleaning and sanitation to ...
Rebecca Bland +7 more
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Assessment of Anti-Bacterial Effectiveness of Hand Sanitizers Commonly Used in South Africa [PDF]
, 2022 Hand sanitizers are used as an alternative to hand washing to reduce the number of viable microorganisms when soap and water are not readily available.
Edith Ratshikhopha +9 more
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Pathogens, 2022 The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sanitizer use conditions on the susceptibility, biofilm forming ability and pathogenicity of Listeria monocytogenes. Two different strains of L. monocytogenes and a non-pathogenic L.
Md Asfakur Rahman +2 more
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Determining the Ethanol Concentrations in Ethyl Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers with Different Expiration Dates Using Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) [PDF]
, 2021 Hand sanitizer has proved to be an essential public health tool in slowing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). However, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the availability of recently manufactured hand sanitizer can be limited. The product expiration date
Ling, Hao +2 more
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Hand Washing Process and Water Consumption
Eurasian Journal of Science and Engineering, 2021 World Health Organization suggested many ways to protect from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), such as maintaining a safe distance from others, wearing a mask, avoiding touching eyes, nose, or mouth, staying at home, cleaning/washing hands often, and
Kaywan Othman Ahmed +3 more
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Evaluating the effectiveness of alcohol-based hand sanitizers compared to alcohol-free hand sanitizers [PDF]
, 2016 Background and Purpose: Hand washing is one of the most important critical control points in public premises in preventing the spread of bacteria and viruses.
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Comparing the effectiveness between gel and foam hand sanitizers [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Hand sanitizers are commonly used as an alternative to washing hands with warm water and soap. There are a variety of different hand sanitizers including gel and foam and they are known to kill several bacteria.
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