Use limitations of alcoholic instant hand sanitizer as part of a food service hand hygiene program

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Michaels ◽  
Vidhya Gangar ◽  
Chia-Min Lin ◽  
Michael Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Hand Sanitizer

scholarly journals FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL HAND SANITIZER USING ARGEMONE MEXICANA AND CALENDULA OFFICINALIS PLANT EXTRACT

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-36
Author(s):  
Nikita D. Gidde ◽  
Priyanka V. Desai ◽  
Priyanka V. Bagade ◽  
Seema U. Shinde ◽  
Manojkumar M. Nitalikar
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Plant Extract ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Calendula Officinalis ◽  
Argemone Mexicana ◽  
Hand Sanitizer ◽  
Care Facilities

The main objective of developing a herbal hand sanitizer would be to promote "hand hygiene." It is a key element in the detection, control, and elimination of any acquired infection. Hand sanitizer will break the chain of microorganisms and other bacteria spreading from the hands to other areas of our bodies. Hand hygiene is essential and among the most common important steps in food processing, food service, and in the preparation of homes and other day care facilities. Hand sanitizer prevents itching, scratching, dermatitis, and other unpleasant side effects. So, maintaining hand hygiene as the key approach, an attempt to formulate an herbal hand sanitizer using extracts from widely available plants such as Argemone mexicana and Calendula officinalis, instead of a synthetic formulation. Physical parameters of the formulation were assessed. These ingredients, in combination, have seemed to act as an effective hand sanitizer.

Child Care Center Hand Hygiene Programs’ Cost-Effectiveness in Preventing Respiratory Infections

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernestina Azor-Martinez ◽  
Leticia Garcia-Mochon ◽  
Monica Lopez-Lacort ◽  
Jenna Marie Strizzi ◽  
Francisco Javier Muñoz-Vico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Indirect Costs ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Hand Sanitizer ◽  
Initial Observation ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Cluster Randomized

BACKGROUND We previously demonstrated that a hand hygiene program, including hand sanitizer and educational measures, for day care center (DCC) staff, children, and parents was more effective than a soap-and-water program, with initial observation, in preventing respiratory infections (RIs) in children attending DCCs. We analyzed the cost-effectiveness of these programs in preventing RIs. METHODS A cluster, randomized, controlled and open study of 911 children aged 0 to 3 years, attending 24 DCCs in Almeria. Two intervention groups of DCC-families performed educational measures and hand hygiene, one with soap-and-water (SWG) and another with hand sanitizer (HSG). The control group (CG) followed usual hand-washing procedures. RI episodes, including symptoms, treatments, medical contacts, complementary analyses, and DCC absenteeism days, were reported by parents. A Bayesian cost-effectiveness model was developed. RESULTS There were 5201 RI episodes registered. The adjusted mean societal costs of RIs per child per study period were CG: €522.25 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 437.10 to 622.46); HSG: €374.53 (95% CI: 314.90 to 443.07); SWG: €494.51 (95% CI: 419.21 to 585.27). The indirect costs constituted between 35.7% to 43.6% of the total costs. Children belonging to the HSG had an average of 1.39 fewer RI episodes than the CG and 0.93 less than the SWG. It represents a saving of societal cost mean per child per study period of €147.72 and €119.15, respectively. The HSG intervention was dominant versus SWG and CG. CONCLUSIONS Hand hygiene programs that include hand sanitizer and educational measures for DCC staff, children, and parents are more effective and cost less than a program with soap and water and initial observation in children attending DCCs.

scholarly journals Hand Sanitizers: A Review on Formulation Aspects, Adverse Effects, and Regulations

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Lee Jia Jing ◽  
Thong Pei Yi ◽  
Rajendran J. C. Bose ◽  
Jason R. McCarthy ◽  
Nagendran Tharmalingam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Hand Sanitizer ◽  
Contact Isolation ◽  
Transmission Chain ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Airborne Microorganism ◽  
Control Tool

Hand hygiene is of utmost importance as it may be contaminated easily from direct contact with airborne microorganism droplets from coughs and sneezes. Particularly in situations like pandemic outbreak, it is crucial to interrupt the transmission chain of the virus by the practice of proper hand sanitization. It can be achieved with contact isolation and strict infection control tool like maintaining good hand hygiene in hospital settings and in public. The success of the hand sanitization solely depends on the use of effective hand disinfecting agents formulated in various types and forms such as antimicrobial soaps, water-based or alcohol-based hand sanitizer, with the latter being widely used in hospital settings. To date, most of the effective hand sanitizer products are alcohol-based formulations containing 62%–95% of alcohol as it can denature the proteins of microbes and the ability to inactivate viruses. This systematic review correlated with the data available in Pubmed, and it will investigate the range of available hand sanitizers and their effectiveness as well as the formulation aspects, adverse effects, and recommendations to enhance the formulation efficiency and safety. Further, this article highlights the efficacy of alcohol-based hand sanitizer against the coronavirus.

scholarly journals Both Handwashing and an Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Intervention Reduce Soil and Microbial Contamination on Farmworker Hands during Harvest, but Produce Type Matters

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Prince-Guerra ◽  
Molly E. Nace ◽  
Robert H. Lyles ◽  
Anna M. Fabiszewski de Aceituno ◽  
Faith E. Bartz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Gene Markers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hand Sanitizer ◽  
Produce Safety ◽  
Bacterial Concentrations ◽  
Handwashing With Soap

ABSTRACT Hand hygiene interventions are critical for reducing farmworker hand contamination and preventing the spread of produce-associated illness. Hand hygiene effectiveness may be produce-commodity specific, which could influence implementation strategies. This study’s goal was to determine if produce commodity influences the ability of handwashing with soap and water or two-step alcohol-based hand sanitizer (ABHS) interventions to reduce soil and bacteria on farmworker hands. Farmworkers (n = 326) harvested produce (cantaloupe, jalapeño, and tomato) for 30 to 90 minutes before engaging in handwashing, two-step ABHS (jalapeño and cantaloupe), or no hand hygiene. Hands were rinsed to measure amounts of soil (absorbance at 600 nm) and indicator bacteria (coliforms, Enterococcus sp., generic Escherichia coli, and Bacteroidales universal [AllBac] and human-specific [BFD] 16S rRNA gene markers). Without hand hygiene, bacterial concentrations (0.88 to 5.1 log10 CFU/hand) on hands significantly differed by the produce commodity harvested. Moderate significant correlations (ρ = −0.41 to 0.56) between soil load and bacterial concentrations were observed. There were significant produce-commodity-specific differences in the ability of handwashing and two-step ABHS interventions to reduce soil (P < 0.0001), coliforms (P = 0.002), and Enterococcus sp. (P = 0.003), but not the Bacteroidales markers AllBac (P = 0.4) or BFD (P = 0.3). Contamination on hands of farmworkers who harvested cantaloupe was more difficult to remove. Overall, we found that a two-step ABHS intervention was similar to handwashing with soap and water at reducing bacteria on farmworker hands. In summary, produce commodity type should be considered when developing hand hygiene interventions on farms. IMPORTANCE This study demonstrated that the type of produce commodity handled influences the ability of handwashing with soap and water or a two-step alcohol-based hand sanitizer (ABHS) intervention to reduce soil and bacterial hand contamination. Handwashing with soap and water, as recommended by the FDA’s Produce Safety Rule, when tested in three agricultural environments, does not always reduce bacterial loads. Consistent with past results, we found that the two-step ABHS method performed similarly to handwashing with soap and water but also does not always reduce bacterial loads in these contexts. Given the ease of use of the two-step ABHS method, which may increase compliance, the two-step ABHS method should be further evaluated and possibly considered for implementation in the agricultural environment. Taken together, these results provide important information on hand hygiene effectiveness in three agricultural contexts.

scholarly journals Access to Waterless Hand Sanitizer Improves Student Hand Hygiene Behavior in Primary Schools in Nairobi, Kenya

2013 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy J. Pickering ◽  
Jennifer Davis ◽  
Jenna Scalmanini ◽  
George Okoth ◽  
Pavani K. Ram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Hand Sanitizer ◽  
Hygiene Behavior

scholarly journals Delayed norovirus epidemic in the 2009–2010 season in Japan: potential relationship with intensive hand sanitizer use for pandemic influenza

2016 ◽  
Vol 144 (12) ◽  
pp. 2561-2567 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. INAIDA ◽  
Y. SHOBUGAWA ◽  
S. MATSUNO ◽  
R. SAITO ◽  
H. SUZUKI
Keyword(s):  
Relative Risk ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Pandemic Influenza ◽  
Surveillance Data ◽  
National Surveillance ◽  
Output Data ◽  
Hand Sanitizer ◽  
Potential Relationship

SUMMARYNorovirus (NoV) epidemics normally peak in December in Japan; however, the peak in the 2009–2010 season was delayed until the fourth week of January 2010. We suspected intensive hand hygiene that was conducted for a previous pandemic influenza in 2009 as the cause of this delay. We analysed the NoV epidemic trend, based on national surveillance data, and its associations with monthly output data for hand hygiene products, including alcohol-based skin antiseptics and hand soap. The delayed peak in the NoV incidence in the 2009–2010 season had the lowest number of recorded cases of the five seasons studied (2006–2007 to 2010–2011). GII.4 was the most commonly occurring genotype. The monthly relative risk of NoV and monthly output of both alcohol-based skin antiseptics and hand soap were significantly and negatively correlated. Our findings suggest an association between hand hygiene using these products and prevention of NoV transmission.

Comparison of ethanol hand sanitizer versus moist towelette packets for mealtime patient hand hygiene

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 1033-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herleen Rai ◽  
Shanina Knighton ◽  
Trina F. Zabarsky ◽  
Curtis J. Donskey
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Hand Sanitizer

scholarly journals Utilization of Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers and Associated Health Risks Among Healthcare Professionals Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desta Assefa H/mariam ◽  
Tadesse Gudeta
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Skin Irritation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Skin Damage ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hand Sanitizer

Abstract Background: Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is a crucial and widely used product to avert the rapid spreading of corona-virus disease (COVID-19). However, frequent apply of alcohol-based hand sanitizer mainly at the point-of-care can cause health risks and shortages in and outside the healthcare facilities. The present study was designed to assess the utilization of alcohol-based hand sanitizers and the incidence of associated health risks among health care professionals in COVID-19 pandemic times. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia, between April 01 and June 27, 2020. The collected data were analyzed and described using IBM SPSS Statistics software version 21.Results: Ninety-six health care professionals with 28.69+4.048 years of mean age participated in the study. 95.8% of them practiced alcohol-based hand sanitizers to avert COVID-19 virus transmission in the healthcare setting and community. But they were challenges to practice hand hygiene with alcohol-based hand sanitizers. The common problems were alcohol-based hand sanitizers unavailability 66(68.8%), costly 50(52.1%), and skin damage 8(8.3%). Most of them experienced health risks such as skin dryness 60(62.5%), skin irritation 27(28.1%), ocular irritation 11(11.5%), cough 11(11.5%), and others. These health risks resulted in that 9(9.4%) of them did not practice hand hygiene by alcohol-based hand sanitizers (p-value = 0.999). Conclusion: To prevent COVID-19 virus transmission by alcohol-based hand sanitizers, health care professionals faced different challenges, such as access to alcohol-based hand sanitizers and reported health risks. Therefore, the regulatory and public health bodies should promote local production of alcohol-based hand sanitizers with careful follow-up, and its health risks management plan should gain attention.

scholarly journals INOVASI PEMBUATAN HAND SANITIZER UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PERILAKU HIDUP BERSIH DAN SEHAT BAGI KOMUNITAS DI BONDOWOSO

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Rini Devijanti Ridwan ◽  
Tuti Kusumaningsih ◽  
Indeswati Diyatri ◽  
Sidarningsih Sidarningsih
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Active Role ◽  
The Body ◽  
Hand Sanitizer ◽  
Natural Oils ◽  
Hand Wash ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Wash Hand

AbstractClean and Healthy Living Behaviors as known as PHBS are all health behaviors that are carried out with awareness, so that family members or families can help themselves in the health sector and play an active role in health activities in the community. One of the activities that can be carried out to achieve PHBS is washing hands using soap (hand rub / hand wash) or cleaning fluid (hand sanitizer). About 98% of the spread of microorganisms in the body comes from our own hands. Maintaining hand hygiene is an effort to avoid various diseases. The benefits of washing hands are very large, washing hands using soap / hand rub or using a hand sanitizer only takes 20 seconds but is very useful for killing microorganisms, namely bacteria, fungi, and viruses. One way to combat the new corona virus or COVID-19, which has become a pandemic at this time, is to always maintain hand hygiene. With the pandemic, the price of hand sanitizers has skyrocketed because the need has increased sharply. When used too often, alcohol as the main ingredient of hand sanitizers, besides being able to irritate the skin, it can also lift natural oils on the hands and tend to be drier, so herbal ingredients are needed as natural ingredients to reduce the side effects of these hand sanitizers. This community service activity was carried out in collaboration with communities in the Bondowoso district, namely the KAPAS Community in Sumbergading Village, Sumberwringin District and the TSS Community in Sukosari Lor Village, Sukosari District. In the Bondowoso area, there are many youth communities with various activities aimed at advancing people's lives and improving the socio-economy in the region. Various plants can be found in the area, including aloe vera and betel leaf.Keywords : Health, hand wash, hand sanitizer, aloe vera, betel leafAbstrakPerilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS) merupakan  semua perilaku kesehatan yang dilakukan atas kesadaran, sehingga anggota keluarga atau keluarga dapat menolong dirinya sendiri di bidang kesehatan dan berperan aktif dalam kegiatan kesehatan di masyarakat. Salah satu kegiatan yang dapat dilakukan guna tercapainya PHBS adalah  mencuci tangan menggunakan sabun (hand rub/hand wash) atau cairan pembersih (hand sanitaizer). Sekitar 98% penyebaran mikroorganisme di tubuh bersumber dari tangan kita sendiri. Menjaga kebersihan tangan salah satu upaya terhindar dari berbagai penyakit. Manfaat mencuci tangan sangat besar, mencuci tangan memakai sabun/hand rub atau menggunakan hand sanitizer  hanya membutuhkan waktu 20 detik namun sangat berguna untuk membunuh mikroorganisme, yaitu bakteri, jamur dan virus. Salah satu cara untuk memerangi virus korona baru atau COVID-19 yang telah menjadi pandemi saat ini adalah dengan selalu menjaga kebersihan tangan. Masa pandemi ini mengakibatkan harga hand sanitizer melambung tinggi karena kebutuhan meningkat tajam. Alkohol sebagai bahan utama dari hand sanitizer bila terlalu sering digunakan, selain dapat membuat kulit iritasi juga dapat mengangkat minyak alami pada tangan dan cenderung jadi lebih kering, sehingga diperlukan bahan herbal sebagai bahan alami untuk mengurangi efek samping dari hand sanitizer tersebut. Pada kegiatan pengmas ini dilakukan kerjasama dengan komunitas di wilayah kabupaten Bondowoso yaitu Komunitas KAPAS di Desa Sumbergading  Kecamatan Sumberwringin dan komunitas TSS Desa Sukosari Lor Kecamatan Sukosari. Di wilayah Bondowoso banyak didapatkan komunitas anak muda dengan beragam kegiatan yang bertujuan memajukan kehidupan masyarakat dan meningkatkan sosial ekonomi di wilayah tersebut. Beragam tanaman dapat dijumpai di wilayah tersebut, diantaranya aloe vera dan sirih.Kata kunci: Kesehatan, cuci tangan, hand sanitizer, aloe vera, daun sirih

scholarly journals Scientific Evidence Supports the Use of Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers as an Effective Alternative to Handwashing in Retail Food and Foodservice Settings When Heavy Soiling is Not Present on Hands

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Boyce ◽  
Donald W. Schaffner
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
World Health ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Model Food ◽  
Retail Food

Suboptimal food worker health and hygiene has been a common contributing factor in foodborne disease outbreaks for many years. Despite clear FDA Model Food Code recommendations for hand washing and glove use, food worker compliance with handwashing recommendations has remained poor for more than 20 years. Food workers’ compliance with recommended handwashing is adversely impacted by a number of barriers, including complaints of time pressure, inadequate number and/or location of handwashing sinks and handwashing supplies, lack of food knowledge and training regarding handwashing, the belief that wearing gloves obviates the need for hand washing, insufficient management commitment, and adverse skin effects caused by frequent handwashing. While many of the issues related to poor handwashing practices in food service facilities are the same as those in healthcare settings, a new approach to healthcare hand hygiene was deemed necessary over 15 years ago due to persistently low compliance rates among healthcare personnel. Evidence-based hand hygiene guidelines for healthcare settings were published by both CDC in 2002 and by the World Health Organization in 2009. Despite similar low handwashing compliance rates among retail food establishment workers, no changes in the Food Code indications for handwashing have been made since 2001. In direct contrast to healthcare settings, where frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHSs) in lieu of handwashing has improved hand hygiene compliance rates and reduced infections, the Food Code continues to permit the use of ABHSs only after hands have been washed with soap and water. This general interest manuscript provides clear evidence to support modifying the FDA Model Food Code to  allow the use of ABHS as an acceptable alternative to handwashing in situations where heavy soiling is not present . Emphasis on the importance of handwashing when hands are heavily soiled and appropriate use of gloves are still indicated.

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