Cleaning Tips

You can use antibacterial surface cleansing wipes to clean and disinfect kitchen surfaces, or a clean cloth and antibacterial surface cleanser. To help stop germs spreading, it's important to regularily clean and disinfect the surfaces in your home that you and your family often touch with their hands, such as the firdge door handle, cupboard handles, taps and doorknobs.

You also need to clean and disinfect food preparation surfaces just before using them to prepare food and immediately after contact with any raw food (eg: poultry, meat, fish, eggs). After touching raw food, you should also clean and disinfect any surfaces that you have touched (eg: fridge, door handles, taps). Use a kitchen disinfecting product, such as Dettol Surface Cleanser Trigger or Dettol Surface Cleanser Wipes*.

Clean your refrigerator regularly too. Wipe up spills promptly, then clean and disinfect any contaminated surfaces. You can use Dettol Surface Cleanser Trigger or Dettol Surface Cleanser Wipes to clean and disinfect your fridge. Remember to clean and disinfect the fridge handle and door seals regularly. Check the manufacturer's manual for advice on cleaning.

Sinks need cleaning regularly using products that can remove soap scum and scale. If the sink is contaminated (eg: with germs from raw food) you need to clean and disinfect promptly. Since you cannot clean drains very easily, you may need to use a suitable disinfectant regularly to reduce germs and odours.

Empty, clean and disinfect your kitchen bin regularly. Use a bin with a lid. Keeping your rubbish covered will help limit the possibility of an insect or rodent infestation.

Remove food debris from tables and high chairs, and then disinfect them before meals.

Change hand towels and tea cloths regularly, and consider using paper towels as an alternative, throwing germs away. Cleaning with dirty cleaning cloths could potentially spread germs, so if you are using cloth towels, use hot water and/or a sanitising laundry rinse when laundering them.

If possible, replace kitchen carpets with hard surface flooring, such as tile, linoleum, or laminates. These are more hygienic because they are easier to clean and do not collect debris in the same way that carpets can. Use an all purpose disinfectant cleaner to help clean and disinfect hard flooring; if your floors are wood, use a product that is safe on wood surfaces.

Always read the label, use only as directed.