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Artificial intelligence captures unhygienic practices in Chinese kitchens
12th of March 2019
Chefs in China who smoke in the kitchen or fail to wash their hands before preparing food could soon be caught in the act by artificial intelligence.
Authorities in Shaoxing, a city in Zhejiang, have developed a new system capable of recognising poor hygiene habits. These are then caught on camera and sent to the administrators via a mobile
Soap dispensers in public toilets could be hiding deadly bacteria
8th of March 2019
Tests carried out at the University of Arizona have suggested that soap dispensers could be harbouring potentially dangerous bacteria.
Germ specialist Dr Charles Gerba analysed soap dispensers in 296 food establishments across Arizona, Ohio and New Jersey. And he discovered that 15 per cent tested positive for harmful bacteria including E. coli
Pocket-sized robot will keep your personal space clean
6th of March 2019
A patent-pending robot has been developed in the US to sanitise and disinfect hotel surfaces.
The pocket-sized CleanseBot from Ventur Studio will run for four hours before requiring a charge. It is equipped with four UV-C lamps and its manufacturers say it is capable of killing 99.99 per cent of germs, bacteria and dust mites.
The device was
FMA UK joins forces with Greenpeace and Kids Against Plastic
4th of March 2019
With over 12.7 million tonnes of plastic entering the ocean every year, killing over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals, it is estimated that by 2050 plastic will outweigh fish in our seas. Humans produce nearly 300 million tonnes of plastic every year, half of which is for single use.
Society is more aware of the urgency needed in
EFCI to hold one-day June conference in Brussels
28th of February 2019
The European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry (EFCI), the federation of the European national associations of the cleaning and facility services sector, is to hold a one-day conference on June 28 in Brussels. The theme: "Cleaning and Facility Services: shaping the industry for the future".
In four different panels, speakers and delegates
Hand hygiene compliance improves during Dutch 'competition'
26th of February 2019
Overall hand hygiene compliance increased during a two-year "friendly competition" in the Netherlands in which staff at 10 healthcare facilities were observed and ranked based on their compliance, according to researchers.Hand hygiene among health care workers is generally poor and many studies have assessed different interventions to improve
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