subject: Cleaner Disinfectant - Non Toxic Basic-G [print this page] Germs are all over the placeGerms are all over the place. We come in contact with them everyday. Our homes are infected with all sorts of germs we cant see. A short time ago the Myth Busters put to the test whether or not your toilet seat was dirtier than other stuff we came into contact with everyday, like, phones, money, door handles and things like, the kitchen sponge. They found that the kitchen sponge had more different types of nasty germs than any other thing they tested. Thats right that thing we wash our dishes and silver wear with is loaded with all kinds of nastiness, and it's the stuff we eat off of!
I think sometimes we go a little far sterilizing. Our body should be allowed to do its job. That doesn't mean, that we need to put up with a crap load of harmful organisms existing in our kitchen. If its in the sponge then it's all over the areas your sponges contact. Now I am not one who listens much to what our government agencies have to tell us, but in this case that just doesn't apply. The EPA has a registration for environment friendly products, meaning if the item for consumption does no harm to the environment you can enroll with the EPA and promote it with that title. Most of them are not eligible.
I will bet if you ask mothers what they are most worried about in their home, and being a mother I can agree, they will tell you the fumes from the cleaners they use. Think about it, weve all been there; elbows deep in it, trying desperately not to inhale the noxious fumes wafting up from your unpleasant labor. Its a wonder we dont pass out. I remember that from the time I was old enough to clean.
I found this stuff called Shaklee Basic G. This product doesn't have the risks that come with normal household cleaners, which have cause 7 million unintentional poisonings each year. More than 75% of which are children under age 6. Many cleaners include chlorine which irritates the lungs as well as sodium hydroxide, phenol, ammonia or formaldehyde. These and more may be toxic. Basic-G is a non toxic cleaner that has been tested and shown to be effective in neutralizing influenza type A viruses and a multitude of other microorganisms and the EPA has issued a statement that it believes, based on scientific information, that the currently registered influenza A virus products will be effective against the 2009 - H1N1 flu strain another influenza A virus strains on hard, non-porous surfaces. And it is safe for the environment. How cool is that? Spray your hard surfaces and even those sponges before you use them, make sure to rinse thoroughly.
Basic-G is a concentrated quaternary ammonium-based germicide and cleaner. This cleaner disinfectant deodorizes as it cleans. It does not contain ingredients such as chlorine, phenol or glutaraldehyde. Even though it was designed as a general household disinfectant, it may be utilized in a number of environments as long as its use is consistent with labeling, and in compliance with federal, state and local requirements. All claims we make regarding the effectiveness of Basic-G are for hard non-porous surfaces with a contact time of ten minutes in the single dilution ratio of 1:256 (or -oz. per gallon of water) in accordance with EPA requirements.
