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The science of odour
31st of May 2023
Odour plays an important role in the cleaning products industry. Fragrances can be added to products to elicit specific associations and emotions, or to mask a malodour. Specific technologies have been designed to battle malodours such as tobacco and pet odours. Lieke van Genderen at Olfasense tells us more in this two-part report.
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News from the Netherlands - new tool measures perception
30th of May 2023
VSR director John Griep tells us about a new measurement tool that focuses on perception.
VSR and industry organisation Schoonmakend Nederland have commissioned the development of a new measurement tool. This instrument measures the perception of cleanliness by premises users. This is somewhat different from cleaning quality, which is already
Away-from-home washrooms - living up to expectation?
29th of May 2023
ECJ finds out what people expect to find in away-from-home washrooms - and whether or not this is actually being delivered.
Washrooms come in all shapes and sizes. Some are purely functional and only offer the bare essentials - namely soap, toilet paper and hand-drying facilities. Others go the extra mile to impress visitors and will perhaps
News from Denmark - feel-good trilogy with an edge
26th of May 2023
Lotte Printz in Denmark talks to Estrid Dyekjær, a novelist who criticise tender systems in her books.
“I have this song in my head, ‘When I’m Cleaning Windows’ (1936 song by George Formby)…,” Estrid Dyekjær bursts out enthusiastically when I first get her on the phone.
“And it makes me so
Woman dies after inhaling cleaning product she used to unclog her sink
25th of May 2023
A woman from north-west Spain has died from severe respiratory failure after cleaning her sink.
Angela Gil from Gijon was attempting to unclog her kitchen basin using a household drain cleaner. But when she poured the product into the sink, it apparently caused a chemical reaction that proved to be deadly. Investigators later made this assumption
Supporting European policymaking - the role of social dialogue
24th of May 2023
Since the construction of the Maastricht Treaty, social dialogue has been identified as one of the features on which the European social model is built. Matteo Matarazzo, director general at EFCI, explains its role and how it functions in the cleaning sector.
When it comes to decision-making in the European Union, next to the traditional
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