No matter what your next step is, you’ll always want to clean the surface first. If you skip this part, a sanitizer or disinfectant can only reach the grime sitting on top. Clearing away crumbs, ...

As we muddle through another flu season, keeping things clean remains an effective way to stay healthy. But cleaning alone isn’t always enough when it comes to the microscopic germs that can make us ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. One of the best ways to help curb the spread of germs is ...

“Sanitizing” is different from cleaning. That’s one of the many things people get wrong about removing germs that Purdue experts want consumers to understand. “A sanitizer reduces the number of ...

With applications across the food processing industry, the use of chlorine dioxide gas is relatively new. But, says Nathan Mirdamadi, a food safety consultant with Commercial Food Sanitation. “I wish ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Abigail Abesamis Demarest is a writer who covers food and drink. The coronavirus pandemic has reinforced the importance of good ...

“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 ...

Over the past several years, we've all become pretty familiar with alcohol-based hand-sanitizing gels. A new type of gel is said to kill just as many microbes, but it does so for much longer … and it ...

Disinfectants take more time to work, but they can kill most germs on a surface whereas sanitizers reduce the amount of germs but don't kill them all.