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Read ECJ latest edition now!
14th of March 2018
The February/March 25th anniversary edition of ECJ has just been published - read it online or via the ECJ app.
Reports include:
• Washrooms - pet hates
• Statistics - European contract cleaning sector
• Business - gender equality at work]
• Green cleaning - special product focus
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Amsterdam Innovation Award 2018 shortlist announced
7th of March 2018
The jury of the 12th edition of Interclean Amsterdam Innovation Award has announced its shortlist of nominees - choosing 12 entries from across four categories.
This year's awards has seen the number of categories grow from three to four, adapting to the changing nature of innovation in the professional cleaning and hygiene industry. This means
Antibacterial wipes
28th of February 2018
The antibacterial wipes we use in our homes only eradicate bacteria from kitchen surfaces for 20 minutes and using them to keep bacteria at bay is "an absolutely redundant" exercise, a scientist has said.
Dr Clare Lanyon, a biomedical scientist from Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, said consumers may be wasting money on
Diversey partners with university for robotics research
26th of February 2018
Diversey is partnering with Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and some other European industrial companies on research in the field of robotics.
The vision of the research project is to provide mobile industrial robots with an open world view that adapt to changes in their working environment. An important aspect of the project is helping
Japanese health brand creates ‘washable’ book to teach children about hygiene
23rd of February 2018
A global healthcare company and a Japanese pharmaceutical supplier have created a washable book in a bid to educate children in Cambodia about the benefits of washing their hands.
The storyline of the children's book is only revealed when the young readers "wash" the characters' hands with soap. As the hands of the protaganists are washed clean,
Celebrity chefs are turning viewers into dirty cooks, study finds
21st of February 2018
Viewers of TV cooking shows may be picking up bad habits from celebrity chefs, a study has found.
Researchers in Germany analysed 100 episodes of popular cooking shows to see whether any hygiene rules were being broken.
"The results showed that important hygiene measures are often neglected in cooking shows, with one error being observed every
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