Cleaning Vs Disinfecting: The Key Difference That Can Make Or Break Your Kitchen

Most people know that certain high-use areas of the kitchen should be cleaned every day — but what's the difference between ...
The New York Times

Confused About When to Disinfect or Sanitize at Home? Here’s a Cheat Sheet.

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Lifehacker

The Difference Between Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sanitizing, According to the CDC

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...
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I learned there's a difference between cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting, and now I know when to use each

In one of my first restaurant jobs (I've had many), I remember seeing a mop bucket with multiple sections: one for cleaning water, one for sanitizing, and one (occasionally used) for disinfecting. As ...
Good Housekeeping on MSN

How to sanitize a humidifier the right way, according to a scientist

Say goodbye to all those germs (and mold, too!). 🫧 ...
Food Safety News

When water is the enemy; sanitizing in dry food processing environments

“Water poses a significant food safety risk in dry and low moisture food processing environments,” says Nathan Mirdamadi, a Senior Food Safety Specialist with Commercial Food Sanitation. That makes ...
Consumer Reports

Yes, You Need to Clean and Sanitize Your Kitchen Sink and Drain More Often

If you ask my mom, she’ll tell you that if you didn’t scrub the kitchen sink after washing the dishes, then you didn’t really finish doing the dishes. It’s a habit that stuck with me after I was ...