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Proper Use

Definitions | Efficacy | Environment | Proper Use | Safety
Proper Use

Reevaluate cleaning routines for procedures and products that work

Cleaning improperly can make your home dirtier

CDC recommendations for COVID disinfection

Cleaning and disinfecting hard surfaces is more than a spraying something on a surface and immediately wiping it off.

A sanitizer is not a disinfectant

Cleaning removes dirt.  Sanitizing kills some pathogens (germs) but not all

Disinfectants for both enveloped and non-enveloped viruses

Canada has provided a list of surface disinfectants that have been approved for use against hard-to-kill viruses.  Products are labeled to indicate which germs they kill on hard surfaces.

What to use for non-enveloped viruses

Disinfectants have different formulations and not all work against all pathogens (germs)

What to Choose?

How To Properly Use Cleaners, Disinfectants And Sanitizers

Read the Label

Labels Key to Selecting Disinfectants

Follow the Steps

Disinfection Protocols for Public Buildings

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