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Why is it that cleaners etc claim to kill 99.9% of all known germs.....Why can't it be 100%.....I though the likes of Bleach could have easily managed that.....Just a thought ...Discuss!(y)
 
Its to protect their backside for that one bug/germ that it misses so you cant sue them.
Thats what i think anyway
 
Have they tested it though?

There's 0.1% of germs who are really hard b.....rds was perhaps their conclusion. If it perhaps only takes 1 germ to kill you is that a risk worth taking?
 
Cartus said:
Have they tested it though?
There's 0.1% of germs who are really hard b.....rds was perhaps their conclusion. If it perhaps only takes 1 germ to kill you is that a risk worth taking?
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And what if that particular one falls into the 0.1% that it doesn't kill?
Seems pointless wasting money on disinfectant in that case :D
 
I think moderation and common sense should prevail. Being too clean isn't healthy and coming into contact with substances like bleach isn't healthy for us or the environment.

I know a case where a child's health was compromised due to an over-sterile environment.

It's good for kids to eat dirt and not be too paranoid about cleanliness in my view.
 
Cartus said:
I think moderation and common sense should prevail. Being too clean isn't healthy and coming into contact with substances like bleach isn't healthy for us or the environment.

I know a case where a child's health was compromised due to an over-sterile environment.

It's good for kids to eat dirt and not be too paranoid about cleanliness in my view.
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Absolutely!
 
They cant say 100% simply because of the fact they are not 100% sure it will kill every germ......and the ASA will not allow them to say something in an advert that is not true.....Although it doesn't seem to apply to all adverts...

I dont know how they can claim 99% of germs DEAD! I mean what if it just makes 1% annoyed and another 2% extremely unwell?

:rolleyes:
 
My sister is over sterile with her kids and has them at the doctors at least once a week over stupid sneezes etc.......paranoid is an understatement.......her medicine cabinet is over flowing......so I understand what you are saying........I very rarely take meds and only wash my hands after the toilet and I am rarely ill....touch wood that the good health continues.......
 
Cartus said:
I think moderation and common sense should prevail. Being too clean isn't healthy and coming into contact with substances like bleach isn't healthy for us or the environment.

I know a case where a child's health was compromised due to an over-sterile environment.

It's good for kids to eat dirt and not be too paranoid about cleanliness in my view.
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Couldn't agree more.
 
LASTOLITE said:
They cant say 100% simply because of the fact they are not 100% sure it will kill every germ......and the ASA will not allow them to say something in an advert that is not true.....Although it doesn't seem to apply to all adverts...

I dont know how they can claim 99% of germs DEAD! I mean what if it just makes 1% annoyed and another 2% extremely unwell?

:rolleyes:
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I think you're right about that.

I've always thought killing them DEAD was pretty funny...how else do you kill them?
 
archangel said:
My sister is over sterile with her kids and has them at the doctors at least once a week over stupid sneezes etc.......paranoid is an understatement.......her medicine cabinet is over flowing......so I understand what you are saying........I very rarely take meds and only wash my hands after the toilet and I am rarely ill....touch wood that the good health continues.......
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Does she have one of those motion sensor soap dispensers?

The kind you don't have to touch because there may be some germs on it. Even though you're about to WASH YOUR HANDS.
 
neil_g said:
Does she have one of those motion sensor soap dispensers?

The kind you don't have to touch because there may be some germs on it. Even though you're about to WASH YOUR HANDS.
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She has not one but three ........ plus sterile hand wash that you see in hospitals.........
 
neil_g said:
No wonder the kids are in the docs with a sniffle every 5 mins. They probably have to immune system built up.

I actually feel quite sorry for them.
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When they stay with us I let them roll around in the muck...lol. both kids and there parents are always ill with something........really sad.....
 
Yes, I've noticed that too, where in them adverts where an odd obligatory solitary CGI germ/bug is always left behind. I've always thought of it as a kind of reverse psychology where the brand has the effect of making you think "You know, at least they are being nice and honest, so with that to mind I will buy that item".
 
It really does make you wonder.

I was walking Stella the other day, and she just seems to be a child magnet if they're out playing in the street.
So all the local kids came running over to see her as they normally do and on this occasion one of the little boys had his cousin staying with him.
All was fine, he came over with the other kids and had a fuss with her, stroked her head etc etc.
Then horror of horrors . . . Stella LICKED his hand !!!

Honestly, you'd think she'd torn his arm off.
This kid burst into tears, crying hysterically, holding his arm out to one side and blubbing on about germs.
I had to give him one of the anti-bacterial wipes out of my dog walking kit (used for a quick hand sanitise after poop picking upping) while Stella sat there looking completely bewildered over what the hell was wrong with him.

Seriously, when did kids get so uptight about a dog licking their fingers?
 
SarahLee said:
It really does make you wonder.

I was walking Stella the other day, and she just seems to be a child magnet if they're out playing in the street.
So all the local kids came running over to see her as they normally do and on this occasion one of the little boys had his cousin staying with him.
All was fine, he came over with the other kids and had a fuss with her, stroked her head etc etc.
Then horror of horrors . . . Stella LICKED his hand !!!

Honestly, you'd think she'd torn his arm off.
This kid burst into tears, crying hysterically, holding his arm out to one side and blubbing on about germs.
I had to give him one of the anti-bacterial wipes out of my dog walking kit (used for a quick hand sanitise after poop picking upping) while Stella sat there looking completely bewildered over what the hell was wrong with him.

Seriously, when did kids get so uptight about a dog licking their fingers?
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I wonder if that's what happened to ST4 many moons ago to spawn the hate of dogs? :D
 
Cartus said:
I think moderation and common sense should prevail. Being too clean isn't healthy and coming into contact with substances like bleach isn't healthy for us or the environment.

I know a case where a child's health was compromised due to an over-sterile environment.

It's good for kids to eat dirt and not be too paranoid about cleanliness in my view.
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:agree: 100% Hence a lot of kids cannot fight of a small infection, no antibodys in their system nowadays
 
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That 0.1% have been feasting on cleaning products, and growing...
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...we're doomed. :runaway: :puke: Skull.gif
 
...and what about the unknown germs?

...are they unaffected, as we don't know them? :thinking:


...just sayin' ;)
 
Tigger.ufo said:
...and what about the unknown germs?

...are they unaffected, as we don't know them? :thinking:


...just sayin' ;)
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Do you think there's a teeny tiny tomb for the unknown germ right next to the tomb of the unknown warrior, with a weeny but eternal flame?
Enquiring minds need to know!
 
The problems will come when that 0.1% of bugs that are currently expected to survive start breeding and their populations explode...

(Only 1/2 in jest - that's exactly what's happened with the superbugs that have developed immunity to antibiotics.)

In a similar vein, Mrs Nod managed to spike her hand on a buried bit of plastic in the garden so called the vet to see if she needed a Tetanus shot. Turns out she did so popped in for the required jabs which now include boosters for MM&R.

While we're here, what's the difference between an "Owie" and a "Boo-boo"?
 
Cartus said:
I think you're right about that.

I've always thought killing them DEAD was pretty funny...how else do you kill them?
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lol Yeah......It must be said in a well rounded southern posh accent though or they will not be DEAD! (Bangs Bottle on counter top)
 
and there i was thinking that she meant that after an encounter of the moose kind she wouldn't be able to sit down for days.... ;)
 
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