Maintaining a clean and organized home is not only a way to make it look better, but it's also an important way to keep you and your family healthy by limiting your exposure to germs and bacteria. Here are some important tips to remember:
- Never use the bucket or pan that you use in the laundry room to prepare solutions for floor cleaning.
- Never use the same cleaning cloth that you use in the kitchen when cleaning other areas of your home.
- Never use the same cleaning cloth that you use in the bathrooms when cleaning other areas of your home.
- Designate equipment for cleaning each separate area of your home and do not use them in other areas.
- Wash the cleaning cloths you use in different areas of your home separately and remember to wash them in hot water and dry thoroughly to prevent the growth of mildew.
- You can also use disposable cloths, which are perfect for eliminating the transfer and spread of germs.
- When washing your hands, remember to do so for 10 full seconds (approximately the time it takes to sing "Happy Birthday") and always remember to soap your wrists, as this is an area where germs and bacteria easily build up.
- To avoid cross contamination when cooking, never touch raw meat, fish or chicken and then touch vegetables. Of course, remember to wash your hands after handling anything that is raw before continuing to work with other ingredients.
- Thoroughly disinfect all surfaces where you have prepared raw meats, fish or chicken and certainly never place a cooked item where you've placed a raw one.
- Always wash vegetables with a special non-toxic solution or at least water, before proceeding with cooking.
- When handling eggs, wash your hands even after touching the outside shell of an egg.