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EXPERT ADVICE: Adam Povlitz | CEO & President | Anago Cleaning Systems

THE RISK OF MISINTERPRETING NEW CDC GUIDELINES PRIORITIZING CLEANLINESS AND PEACE OF MIND FOR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS

Recently, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting against COVID-19.

of the recommendations, cutting the bulk of the report in favor of quick headlines. It is essential to clarify the importance of proper cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing protocols and what we’ve come to expect as consumers from the businesses we patronize. Although we are gaining ground on the COVID-19 virus, the main takeaway is that best practices learned over the past year should not be disregarded and placed upon the proverbial shelf.

Although informative, many national

During the pandemic, proper protocols kept businesses open, kept employees and

media outlets reporting left out the details

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customers safer, and provided the peace of mind needed to continue operations. Companies across the nation must review their pre-COVID protocols, identify what changed and find a happy medium without reverting to the minimal cleaning procedures of the past. Where businesses land on how they re-calculate their cleaning methods will highly depend on the type of business. And patrons will undoubtedly take notice. For example, a restaurant will need a much higher degree of cleaning than a retail clothing store.


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