{"id":11144,"date":"2020-06-07T09:14:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T09:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/?p=11144"},"modified":"2021-02-02T13:23:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T13:23:57","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-cleaning-sanitizing-disinfecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/en\/what-is-the-difference-between-cleaning-sanitizing-disinfecting\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Difference between Cleaning, Sanitizing, Disinfecting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11144\" class=\"elementor elementor-11144 elementor-11802\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50aa7436 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50aa7436\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ae4c3c8\" data-id=\"5ae4c3c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b62190 table-content-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"1b62190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__1b62190\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cde89c\" data-id=\"2cde89c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1797ade before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1797ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Idea in a Nutshell<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f739f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50f739f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the Coronavirus pandemic, it is important for Saudi restaurateurs to know the difference between cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting. Disinfecting kills Coronavirus. Cleaning and sanitizing do not. As Coronavirus continues to hold sway over the Saudi F&amp;B sector, effective hygiene at your business is the key to emerging from curfew safely and successfully as a brand.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b2a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b2a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So what\u2019s the best way to keep your venue and staff free from COVID-19 or any germs at all?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab1710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eab1710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A good way to explain hygiene Best Practice to your staff is to look at the difference between cleaning, sanitising and disinfecting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f697c55 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f697c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Cleaning, Sanitizing &amp; Disinfecting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f69998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f69998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hygiene management centres on picking the right operations, or sequence of operations, for the right area of your business:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f54ef6 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2f54ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cleaning: Remove visible dirt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sanitizing: Remove visible dirt and 99.9% of bacteria<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Disinfecting: Kill 100% of bacteria, viruses and fungi<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe6a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbe6a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A thorough risk assessment of all areas of your business (including any operations away from your venue) will set you up to use the right hygiene operation in the right place.<\/p><p>For example, all three operations of cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting might be applied to high risk surfaces like food preparation surfaces. For low risk surfaces like windows and ceilings, just cleaning may be appropriate.<\/p><div class=\"table\"><table style=\"height: 248px; width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr style=\"height: 80px;\"><td style=\"height: 80px; width: 214px;\"><b>Hygiene approach<\/b><\/td><td style=\"height: 80px; width: 215px;\"><b>Helps deal with Coronavirus?<\/b><\/td><td style=\"height: 80px; width: 215px;\"><b>Kills Coronavirus?<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 56px;\"><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 214px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleaning<\/span><\/td><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 215px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes<\/span><\/td><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 215px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 56px;\"><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 214px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanitizing<\/span><\/td><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 215px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes<\/span><\/td><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 215px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 56px;\"><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 214px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disinfecting<\/span><\/td><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 215px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes<\/span><\/td><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 215px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes\u00a0<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5040638 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5040638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Key Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7b47e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a7b47e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions regarding Cleaning, Sanitizing &amp; Disinfecting<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a74c98 box-bg-hd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a74c98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1.<\/strong><\/p><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>How do I manage hygiene risk<\/em><\/strong><br \/><strong><em>in my restaurant business?<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbfa07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dbfa07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Best Practice hygiene management is based on managing risk.<\/p><p>A hygiene risk assessment is a good way of balancing the need for perfect hygiene (through, cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting) with the need to actually use your premises. You cannot clean everything perfectly all the time or you will never make any food! So you have to make some decisions.<\/p><p>With a risk assessment, you need to map out which areas of your venue and extended property (ie. delivery vans, mobile POS equipment etc) require which level of hygiene management.<\/p><p>One way you might approach your risk assessment is to divide your operation into three areas of infection risk: high risk, medium risk and low risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9637b elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"fb9637b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>High risk areas<\/b>, like food preparation surfaces and any surface touched by human hand, need cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Medium risk areas<\/b>, like hallways and storage surfaces, need cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting ideally too. Before Coronavirus, disinfecting was considered to be a hygiene last measure. Now disinfecting is your best way of keeping your restaurant Coronavirus-free, so you should be disinfecting every day. Be sure to rinse off disinfectant with plenty of hot water and you will loose the smell (although customers are likely to find it reassuring in curfewed times).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Low risk areas<\/b>, like windows and ceilings,  generally need cleaning (but not sanitizing or disinfecting).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0974ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0974ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beware of cross-contamination risk: be sure to disinfect and rinse your cleaning mops, buckets and gloves when you have cleaned, sanitized or disinfected with them!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f1854d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f1854d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32c3c54\" data-id=\"32c3c54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2f0e0 box-bg-hd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad2f0e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Does a sanitizer clean<\/em><\/strong>\n <strong><em>and disinfect?<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-903337a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"903337a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, sanitizer cleans to a limited extent. But no, a sanitizer does not disinfect.\u00a0<\/p><p>A sanitizer cleans to the extent that, like cleaning products, it removes stains, smears and other dirt. But that process is called washing, and washing is not the purpose of sanitization. The purpose of sanitization is to kill harmful bacteria.<\/p><p>Sanitization does not disinfect. Sanitization is NOT anti-viral or anti-fungal; whereas disinfecting is. Sanitization kills 99.9% of bacteria, but has no capacity to tackle either funguses or viruses like Covid-19.\u00a0<\/p><p>Disinfecting with the correct disinfectants kills COVID-19, but sanitization does not.<\/p><p>Sanitization is the second phase of comprehensive hygiene management: we begin with cleaning to remove visible dirt, move on to <i>sanitization<\/i> to remove visible dirt and tackle 99.9% of bacteria &#8211; and end with <i>disinfecting<\/i> to kill bacteria, fungi and the all-important viruses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ab997 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--button-skin-link elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"a1ab997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tOften, \u2018sanitization\u2019 is used incorrectly to mean \u2018disinfecting\u2019. \u2018Sanitizing\u2019 means killing bacteria; \u2018disinfecting\u2019 means killing viruses. Disinfecting kills Coronavirus, whereas sanitization does not. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">@raqtan<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Often%2C+%E2%80%98sanitization%E2%80%99+is+used+incorrectly+to+mean+%E2%80%98disinfecting%E2%80%99.+%E2%80%98Sanitizing%E2%80%99+means+killing+bacteria%3B+%E2%80%98disinfecting%E2%80%99+means+killing+viruses.+Disinfecting+kills+Coronavirus%2C+whereas+sanitization+does+not.++%E2%80%94+%40raqtan&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.raqtan.com%2Fen%2F%2Fen%2Fwhat-is-the-difference-between-cleaning-sanitizing-disinfecting%2F&amp;via=raqtan\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Share this quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3601acc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3601acc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Depositphotos_358509188_l-2015-768x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Depositphotos_358509188_l-2015-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Depositphotos_358509188_l-2015-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Depositphotos_358509188_l-2015-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Depositphotos_358509188_l-2015-1536x899.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Depositphotos_358509188_l-2015-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Depositphotos_358509188_l-2015-36x21.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Depositphotos_358509188_l-2015-48x28.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Depositphotos_358509188_l-2015.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e1c0f before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3e1c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How should I use hand sanitizer?\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36677da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36677da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do not confuse sanitization with disinfection. It is a good idea to stock up on sanitizing wipes and cleaners because it does help with bacterial aspects of hygiene as well as reassures customers; but it will not protect your business against COVID-19 because sanitizers only deal with bacteria, not viruses.<\/p><p>Note though, that many anti-bacterial sanitizers do have some anti-viral qualities &#8211; so it is always worth using them. This is particularly the case given that, on a molecular level, coronavirus is enveloped in a fatty layer that cleaning supplies generally attack to some extent<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e54edf before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e54edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the 2 types of sanitizing?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91658b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91658b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Heat and chemicals &#8211; these are the two types of sanitizing ie. killing harmful bacteria.<\/p><p>Often in the F&amp;B sector, sanitizing products often include bleach products, which make them technically a disinfectant too. For example, chlorine-based sanitizing solutions are often used in glass and dishware sanitization, whereas QUAT-based sanitizers (QA = Quaternary Ammonium) are used elsewhere in restaurant premises.<\/p><p>Remember that sanitizers do not kill Coronavirus, but disinfectants do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321e737 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"321e737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where should I use sanitizer in my restaurant?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d694c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3d694c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You are probably accustomed to using sanitizer already in certain parts of your restaurant. Be clear that sanitizers are designed to kill bacteria not viruses; and COVID-19 is a virus.\u00a0<\/p><p>Everywhere that you plan to sanitize, you should of course clean thoroughly beforehand and now, with the threat of Coronavirus, disinfect where possible:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6069b92 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6069b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Employee areas:<\/b> Hand sanitizers should be available wherever staff congregate. Be sure that staff wash their hands thoroughly in hot soapy water before sanitizing.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Food prep areas:<\/b> All prep and cooking surfaces should be sanitized, as well as all utensils, machines, faucets, sinks, hoods and grills.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Dishware and glass:<\/b> As a commercial restaurant, you will already be using a chlorine sanitizing agent in your dishwasher. Be sure to read the instructions carefully. Chlorine sanitizing agents for dishwashers have a high \u2018flash off\u2019 rate, which means they do not work if used incorrectly.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Front of house: <\/b>In your seating area, sanitize and disinfect tables, chairs, installed booth furniture and fittings, condiment shakers and bottles. Tackle POS kit and other staff equipment with sanitizing wipes as well as disinfectant wipes.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0edf995 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0edf995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the 6 stages of cleaning with disinfectant?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bb6f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5bb6f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hygiene management is often broadly described as beginning with cleaning, moving on to sanitization and finishing with disinfecting.<\/p><p>The 6 stages of disinfecting are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d3c19 custom-list-blog elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12d3c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Preparation and first rinse:<\/b><\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b>Sweep and wipe off food and other rubbish; rinse off with hot water.<\/li><li><b>First clean:<\/b> Scrub with hot water and detergent (not disinfectant yet) to loosen off waste.<\/li><li><b>Disinfecting:<\/b> Read the instructions on the your disinfectant packaging. Apply disinfectant. LEAVE DISINFECTANT ON THE SURFACE FOR AT LEAST TEN MINUTES.<\/li><li><b>Third rinse:<\/b> Rinse off disinfectant with hot water.\u00a0<\/li><li><b>Dry off:<\/b> Remove all moisture (ideally with a hair dryer, but if not with disposable cloths\/paper).<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f797026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f797026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Be sure to use washing up gloves to protect your hands against bleach burns. Be sure also to avoid cross-contaminating your cleaning mops and buckets between cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting; use the same one for each.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56215f6 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56215f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sanitize first? Or disinfect first?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b86f57 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1b86f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clean (with soap and water) first. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sanitize (with anti-bacterial solutions) second. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Disinfect (with anti-viral solutions) third.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d387753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d387753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Be sure to clean before you either sanitize or disinfect. You don\u2019t have to sanitize before you disinfect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ab949 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80ab949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How long does bleach take to disinfect?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7beb54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7beb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How long bleach takes to disinfect and therefore kill all viruses depends &#8211; on which bleach you are using and which viruses are being targeted. 3% hydrogen peroxide solution, for example, needs between 6 and 8 minutes exposure to work.<\/p><p>The practical rule of thumb is to always leave bleach on the surface for as long as you can before rinsing it off. You must leave it for at least ten minutes to be sure the detergent has killed any viruses, including Coronavirus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d21ab before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29d21ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why should you clean first before sanitizing or disinfecting?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c659cc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c659cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You need to clean &#8211; ie. wash and scrub down &#8211; before sanitizing or disinfecting because otherwise molecules of COVID-19 can hide under bits of other debris and not be exposed to the chemical processes that would otherwise kill it.<\/p><p>Karen Hoffman, past president of the US Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, says: \u2018Disinfectants don\u2019t work if there\u2019s a visibly dirty surface. It\u2019s always recommended to clean and then disinfect surfaces if they\u2019re visibly dirty.\u2019<\/p><p>Cleaning will remove some harmful bacteria and viruses by simply brushing them off the surface. But to kill viruses like Coronavirus you need to expose them fully to disinfectant for at least ten seconds. So all debris, down to the smallest level you can manage, needs to be cleared from surfaces first.<\/p><p>Dirt also reduces the sanitization and disinfecting power of some cleaning agents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b122cab before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b122cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is vinegar as effective as bleach for disinfecting?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5115044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5115044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Vinegar or other other natural products are not recommended as a disinfectant suitable for the management of Coronavirus risk in your restaurant.<\/p><p>Vinegar is often used as a natural cleaning agent because it is acidic. Vinegar is acetic acid, and acids generally attack viruses. But the guidance is not to pitch vinegar against COVID-19.<\/p><p>Dr. David Evans, Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Alberta, Canada says of vinegar, \u2018it\u2019s quite dilute and the PH isn\u2019t likely low enough.\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5302336 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5302336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the correct way to clean and sanitize?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73e89e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f73e89e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clean first. Sanitize second. Always clean (ie. wash and scrub with hot, soapy water) any surfaces before sanitizing. Effective sanitisation means killing literally 99.999% of bacteria, and this means as much debris on the surface must be cleaned off for the bacteria to be exposed to the sanitizing agents.<\/p><p>It is important to understand that sanitization is different from disinfecting &#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beca203 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"beca203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disinfecting vs sanitizing<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243bbcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"243bbcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Disinfecting kills COVID-19. Most common bleach chemical compounds are covered, including chlorine dioxide, hydrogen peroxide, quarternary ammonium and sodium hypochlorite.<\/p><p>Sanitizing does not kill COVID-19. Sanitizing kills bacteria, whereas Coronavirus is a virus, not bacteria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe5f8a before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfe5f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What needs to be disinfected in commercial restaurants?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f10fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f10fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ideally, with the threat of COVID-19, everything in your restaurant should be disinfected every day.\u00a0<\/p><p>But that\u2019s quite the order. You may have to prioritise.\u00a0<\/p><p>Obviously your kitchen area is a priority for disinfection &#8211; but otherwise look out for surfaces throughout your venue, both front and back of house, that are \u2018high-touch\u2019 ie. touched a lot, by either staff or customers.\u00a0<\/p><p>It is on these \u2018high-touch\u2019 surfaces that the Coronavirus stands most chance of being deposited and then hitching a ride into another human body.\u00a0<\/p><p>In its Coronavirus guidance, global charity Unicef says that, <i>\u2018common high-touch surfaces include: door handles, tables, chairs, handrails, kitchen and bathroom surfaces, taps, toilets, light switches, mobile phones, computers, tablets, keyboards, remote controls.\u2019<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d85f4 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02d85f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What needs to be sanitized in commercial kitchens?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4cb32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb4cb32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Industry-standard dishwashers in food outlets use sanitizing solution to kill any bacteria lurking on the glassware and dishes. This is to avoid giving food poisoning to the clientele.<\/p><p>Generally, a reputable outlet of the F&amp;B sector would be sanitizing all kitchen surfaces and utensils regularly &#8211; as well as providing sanitization of the seating areas, staff areas and all \u2018high-touch\u2019 surfaces around the venue.<\/p><p>But now that Coronavirus has shown up on the scene, sanitizing surfaces is not enough. Sanitizing kills bacteria. But COVID-19 is not bacteria &#8211; it is a virus. So keep on sanitizing, whilst being aware that to kill Coronavirus you need to get the disinfectant out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddecc8 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bddecc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to clean for Coronavirus<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fea0e3 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5fea0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Disinfectant kills Coronavirus. Depending on your disinfectant, leave on surface for at least 10 seconds to kill COVID-19. Read the label carefully!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Always prepare for disinfecting by first cleaning ie washing down with hot, soapy water.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sanitizer does not kill Coronavirus (but it helps).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Washing with hot, soapy water does not kill Coronavirus (but it helps).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5024916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5024916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br><\/p><p>We hope you have found this guide useful.<\/p>\n<p>Beware of confusion over sanitization vs. disinfecting. Often, \u2018sanitization\u2019 is used incorrectly to mean \u2018disinfecting\u2019. \u2018Sanitizing\u2019 means killing bacteria; \u2018disinfecting\u2019 means killing viruses. Disinfecting kills Coronavirus, whereas sanitization does not. 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