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Vinegar

goldensrbest — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:17:43 GMT

@Hoping our chemist on here ,can tell me does vinegar kill germs?Paging SilleeMee!!

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Travone — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:18:42 GMT

A quick google search

white vinegar) is a great disinfectant. It also acts as a deodorizer and cuts grease. You can tackle salmonella, E. coli and other “gram-negative” bacteria with vinegar.

Google is amazing

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:40:48 GMT

Yes, they use it in some restaurants on the flat tops.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:51:46 GMT

@Travone wrote:
A quick google search

white vinegar) is a great disinfectant. It also acts as a deodorizer and cuts grease. You can tackle salmonella, E. coli and other “gram-negative” bacteria with vinegar.

Google is amazing

Yes, i did google !! Is it okay with you if i ask her?She has good knowleged.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:55:04 GMT

It seems i have to explain why i asked!! Been using it for years,there is a difference of opinion on this!!

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butterfly123 — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:11:04 GMT

@SilleeMee

Question above from @goldensrbest

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SilleeMee — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:18:36 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
@Hoping our chemist on here ,can tell me does vinegar kill germs?Paging SilleeMee!!

Yes, it will kill some germs. But not all, including some bad strains of staph and some other pathogens. The EPA has a registry of all the disinfectants and vinegar is not one of them. @goldensrbest

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tends2dogs — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:23:01 GMT

@CelticCrafter I have also seen restaurants/bars using Windex on the tables and bar tops. Would ammonia be a germ killer, too?

@CelticCrafter wrote:
Yes, they use it in some restaurants on the flat tops.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:34:46 GMT

The problem with using an inadequate disinfectant is that it tends to 'clean house' for the more serious kinds of pathogens by making room for the bad ones to grow. If you are going to disinfect an area then that needs to knock down all the potentially infectious agents, not just a specific group of them. Broad-spec disinfectants kill most things but most can be caustic or volatile to breath. The key to reducing contaminants is to prevent them from taking hold to begin with. Germs thrive where there is moisture. Reduce the moisture, keep it dry and minimize dust.

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Anonymous032819 — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:43:08 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
@Travone wrote:
A quick google search

white vinegar) is a great disinfectant. It also acts as a deodorizer and cuts grease. You can tackle salmonella, E. coli and other “gram-negative” bacteria with vinegar.

Google is amazing
Yes, i did google !! Is it okay with you if i ask her?She has good knowleged.

@goldensrbest

Don't feel bad. I got taken to task too, for simply asking a question.

I was also told to "Google" for an answer.

Nowhere in the Standards does it say specifically, "No questions can be asked". If I does, I missed it.

There are those here who just absolutely hate it when any questions are asked here.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:45:23 GMT

@SilleeMee , may i ask what you clean with?

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Susan-QVC — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:46:31 GMT

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SilleeMee — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:57:52 GMT

Soap and water mostly. I disinfect some of my laundry items with a disinfecting product made by Lysol. I wipe down my countertops with 70% isopropyl alcohol if I have to, usually after I have placed something on my counter that isn't clean...for example my shopping bags. I use a vacuum with a hepa filter. I have a hepa filter in my furnace. All of these things reduce particles in the air...some of which may contain germs. I take off my shoes before entering my house and I wipe my dogs paws with a wipe when we get home from our walks.

So it's not just one thing that I do to stay clean, but several things to clean and prevent getting dirty.

I also use a steam cleaner and steam mop.

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 18:22:50 GMT

@tends2dogs - I don't know if ammonia kills germs. The restaurant chain my daughter works for doesn't allow them to use toxic cleaning chemicals. All their cleaning liquids need to be approved by the Quality Control Department.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 18:40:21 GMT

Ammonia is not an EPA registered disinfectant.

I believe restaurants are not required to disinfect, except for certain areas like the bathroom and some other food surfaces. However they are required to sanitize surfaces with cleaning agents which may or may not disinfect but just reduce contaminants instead of killing them.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 18:53:24 GMT

@goldensrbest

In another thread you mentioned that you use Odoban. Do you still use it and how is that working out for you? I'm thinking of purchasing some.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:13:14 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@goldensrbest
In another thread you mentioned that you use Odoban. Do you still use it and how is that working out for you? I'm thinking of purchasing some.

I do mop with it, i made up some in a spray bottle ,with water to use in bathroom,each time i used it ,i started to cough, so just moping with it, i wonder what made me cough.Iam looking at cost effective cleaners, i really like the purell spray cleaner ,i use it in the kitchen.Multi surface spray.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:30:28 GMT

Does the Odoban bother your dogs? That would be my biggest concern. She doesn't like it when I spray anything in the air or use anything that has a smell to it....she leaves the room. @goldensrbest

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goldensrbest — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:49:29 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
Does the Odoban bother your dogs? That would be my biggest concern. She doesn't like it when I spray anything in the air or use anything that has a smell to it....she leaves the room. @goldensrbest

No, i have not noticed that ,before kooper passed last oct. i used it alot ,i bought the spray made up,and the gallon size jugs, he had pooping accidents, you know about ingredients, what do you think of is in it?I love asking your opionions.

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Still Stylish Lady — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:54:14 GMT

I like vinegar on my french fries and fried fish. It's a Canadian/English thing.