Cleaning Agents
News
Synergy Health partners Age UK East London to reduce infection– 10-May-2013
Donates a 12-month supply of Assure antimicrobial hand sanitiser to the charity
Noroclear kills hospital bugs in 60 seconds– 25-Apr-2013
Available in three formats of surface wipes, hand wipes and a hand rub
PuriCore signs US$14m Sterilox Fresh deal– 9-Apr-2013
With a top-five US supermarket chain
Hartmann Group achieves record 2012 sales– 5-Apr-2013
Makes good progress in hand disinfectants
New committee starts working for safe biocidal products– 28-Mar-2013
The Biocidal Products Committee will play an important role in the approval of active substances
ClearKlens Bi-Spore achieves sporicidal and virucidal efficacy– 26-Feb-2013
Offers improved chlorine dioxide yield in a reduced mixing time
Global industrial cleaning products market to grow to US$52bn by 2018– 18-Dec-2012
Driven by demand for environmentally stable products, sterile conditions and clean surroundings
US hand sanitisers market set to grow to more than US$225bn by 2018– 5-Dec-2012
Fuelled by rise in health awareness and availability of easy-to-use products
Health Canada approves Kane Biotech’s KBI disinfectant– 29-Nov-2012
Use has been broadened to include hospitals and food processing facilities
Belgian firm Christeyns takes 50% stake in Klenzan– 20-Sep-2012
UK-based Klenzan’s products include detergents, disinfectants and hand cleaning gels
Entaco renames medical division Redditch Medical– 14-Sep-2012
Opens new cleanroom facilities at NETPark, Co Durham
New handbook on cleaning cleanrooms published – 29-Aug-2012
The book is written for those working in both the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors
Articles
Safe selection of biocides– 27-Mar-2012
Consideration of the antimicrobial efficacy of different biocides is an important basis on which to choose an effective disinfectant regime appropriate to the hygiene requirements in a production plant. Alcohols act rapidly and effectively against bacteria, mycobacteria, fungi and viruses but do not possess sporicidal efficacy. Quaternary ammonium compounds have no effect against bacterial spores or mycobacteria, while guanidines have better efficacy against Gram-negative bacteria, but are poorer against yeasts and moulds. Sources of contamination are also a crucial factor.
Cleaning regimes: see what is missing– 21-Oct-2011
A new cleanroom tool makes invisible hazards visible and highlights areas that have been overlooked during the cleaning and disinfection process. UV light is emitted from a torch and excites the electrons in the atoms or molecules of the particles in question. These absorb the energy from the torch temporarily and emit it as light, making visible particles that cannot be seen by the naked eye.
Trigger happy– 28-Apr-2011
Trigger sprays are a convenient way to dispense disinfectants but not all sprays are the same. James Tucker,1 Neil Simpson2 and Steve Moss3 outline a study used to show that some trigger systems are affected by suck-back
Cleaning cleanrooms– 24-Nov-2010
Cleanroom cleaning requires many specialised products. Dr Tim Sandle, head of microbiology, Bio Products Laboratory, addresses the importance of product selection and cleaning techniques in the pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
Pharmaceutical plant disinfection: the acid test– 5-Nov-2010
Choosing a suitable disinfectant for a pharmaceutical operation can be a complex process. Christopher Fournier* and Dominique Leclercq** of Mar Cor Purification, outline the main considerations