The stages of brush decontamination This infographic has been developed to show how the different stages of cleaning, disinfection and use of antimicrobial silver affect the level of contamination on a cleaning brush. 100% 1,000,000 microbes Contaminated brush 1,000,000 microbes, biofilm, food debris (incl. allergens), foreign bodies, toxins, pests. % Food/biofilm Microbes 1 Cleaning · 99 % of microbes removed by cleaning (i.e., 990,000). · Also removes biofilm, allergens, toxins, foreign bodies and pests. · 10,000 (1 %) microbes remaining. 10,000 microbes 1% 1,000 microbes 0. Disinfection · 90% of microbes remaining after cleaning removed by disinfection (i.e., 9,000). · Total of 99.9% removal of original contamination level. · 1,000 (0.1%) microbes remaining Antimicrobial Silver · 99.9% of microbes remaining after disinfection removed by antimicrobial (i.e., 990). · Total of 99.999% removal of original contamination level. · 10 microbes (0.001%) remaining 0. ! 24 hours 35 °C >95 % humidity 001% 10 microbes
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