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Airborne viruses and bacteria can be found everywhere, from surfaces, utensils and just about anything that can be touched in a hospital setting.

There are many illnesses found in schools. Proper cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting isn't always 100% effective, but at the very least, doing these things on a regular basis can dramatically reduce the risk of spreading illness throughout the school.

Today children spend a great deal of time in daycare centers where they could be exposed to infectious disease and get sick more often. Keeping these Early Care and Education facilities as clean as possible is crucial to the health of the children who are enrolled in them.

While there is no doubt bleach cleans and disinfects, there are many health issues associated with bleach that people don't think about.

According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 48 million people are sickened by food contaminated with harmful germs each year, and the source of that sickness comes from fruits and vegetables.

From homes to workplaces, schools to hospitals, doctor's offices to shopping malls, cleaning is a regular part of day to day operations. House cleaning and commercial janitorial services are a big business. Almost every business facility hires a dedicated janitor or a commercial janitorial company to do the cleaning.

We live in a time in our world where we should be concerned about the health of our environment. In fact, many different studies have shown that we have every reason to be concerned about the health of our environment. One of the biggest threats to our environment is the damage done by cleaning products.

Flu season is always a challenge for all of us. Each year, the flu seems to get more challenging to deal with. According to the CDC, the flu costs "an estimated $7 billion a year in sick days and lost productivity."

According to the School Nutrition Association, there is an estimated "100,000 schools/institutions serving lunch to over 30 million students." Cafeterias, by their very nature, must be cleaned on a regular basis. While there are food safety and health agencies offer very little regulation regarding cleaning and sanitizing.

As a species, human beings have spent decades doing things that are harmful not only to our health and safety but to the health of the planet we live on as well. One of the biggest mistakes we've made is creating, using, and storing harsh products of all kinds that lead to a myriad of environmental and health concerns.