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Antimicrobial News
COVID: Increased Survival on Surfaces
April 2022 Checking out at a grocery store, pumping gas, using your phone, and putting on a mask are things we do almost every [...]
Medical Device Validations for Patient Safety
March 2022 Contaminated environmental surfaces can cause HAIs. However, some of the most concerning HAIs come from breakdowns in the cleaning and disinfection of [...]
Hospital Acquired Infections
March 2022 Hospitals and clinics should be a place where infections are cured, not acquired. Unfortunately, if healthcare settings are not carefully and routinely disinfected, [...]
National Cleaning Week
March 2022 ISSA - The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association declared this week, March 27th - April 2, 2022, as National Cleaning Week. National Cleaning Week is [...]
FDA Withdrawal of Temporary Hand Sanitizer Guidance
February 2022 The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the primary regulator of chemical pesticides and pesticidal devices. EPA defines microorganisms as pests, disinfectants [...]
Environmental Monitoring
February 2022 At Microchem, Environmental Monitoring means collecting samples from air, water, and surfaces at one point in time or at regular intervals, in order to [...]
Study Finds Germiest Areas In Vehicles
February 2022 A study done by Ashton University found the germiest areas in vehicles, and the results are not what you would expect. Researchers led [...]
UV Disinfection – Industry Innovators
January 2022 Ultraviolet light is a reliable, well-studied antimicrobial technology that destroys the DNA inside bacteria, viruses, and fungi. The high-energy portion of the UV [...]
Cosmetic Testing
January 2022 Although the FDA does not have a list of tests explicitly required for cosmetics/personal care products, it does hold manufacturers and distributors responsible for ensuring [...]
EPA Extends EVP Guidance For COVID-19
January 2022 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the indefinite extension of their Emerging Viral Pathogens (EVP) Guidance for COVID-19, allowing approval of certain off-label surface disinfectant claims [...]
