Cannabis Industrial Marketplace Webinar: Senior Director of Strategic Affairs, Michael Moussourakis
Please join our Senior Director of Strategic Affairs, Michael Moussourakis, on Oct. 27th, 2020, 1:30pm EDT for a webinar titled: “Critical Cleaning – The Key to Quality & Safety.” This webinar series was developed in an effort to bring serious…
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.”
Cleaning Coveralls and Other Potentially Contaminated PPE
Q: Can we use the Alconox, LLC detergents for washing to clean and disinfect coveralls for re-use? We have Alconox powder in stock.
A: Yes! I would use the word clean or sanitize as opposed to disinfect. That is what aqueous detergents do. See these important links….
FDA Registered Detergents from Alconox, LLC
Q: What Alconox, LLC products are listed and FDA registered detergents? A: All Alconox, LLC 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.
