Standard Operating Procedures for Cleaning
Q. What are important items to include in standard operating procedures for cleaning? A. A large part of successful cleaning relies on having a sound, reproducible procedure. In general, a good SOP should present a list of materials and people…
How to: Clean and Disinfect for Viruses and Other Pathogens
Per Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting viruses and other pathogens, any form of disinfection necessarily follows cleaning. The process of cleaning will remove any residues that might shield any virus or pathogen from the disinfection step that comes next. Disinfection, following the thorough cleaning and rinsing, can be done with bleach solutions….
Clean Before Sterilization (Disinfection)
Did you know? If It’s Not Clean, You Can’t Sterilize.
Why must instruments be cleaned before being sterilized? According to the CDC, “Cleaning should precede all disinfection and sterilization processes.Cleaning involves the removal of debris (organic or inorganic) from an instrument or device. If visible debris is not removed, it will interfere with microbial inactivation and can compromise the disinfection or sterilization process.”
FDA Registered Detergents from Alconox Inc.
Q: What Alconox Inc. products are listed and FDA registered detergents? A: All Alconox Inc. detergents are Class I Medical Devices and listed as FDA registered detergents. The list of the detergents are found on the FDA website with FDA Registration number 2410887.
Low Foaming Pipette Washer and Soak Detergent
Q: We are now using an automated pipette washer and am instructed to use a low foaming detergent. What do you recommend? What about a pre-soak? A: Traditional siphon pipette washers have relied on Alcotabs® Tablet Pipet Detergent for decades. Some of the contemporary ones look to save time, water or increase efficiency. When such a washer requires a low foaming detergent….