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June 27 2019 - 9:00AM
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New Febreze® ProfessionalTM Kills 99.9% of
Bacteria on “Un-Washable” Soft Surfaces While Eliminating Odors
with Fresh Scent of Febreze
Public spaces, even those we think should be the cleanest, like
hotel rooms and care home resident rooms, can harbor unsafe
bacteria and mold growth. Even with consistent housekeeping
schedules, some surfaces just can’t be easily sanitized. The
culprit; “un-washable” soft surfaces like upholstered furniture,
curtains, mattresses, duvets, throw pillows, and rugs. Research has
shown that nearly three-quarters of nursing homes have been cited
for lapses in infection control, more than any other type of health
violation1. In addition, travel experts often warn against touching
hotel carpets because the number of germs harbored there can be up
to 200,000 bacteria per square inch, which is thousands of times
more than what lives on the average toilet seat.
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New Febreze® Professional(TM) Kills 99.9%
of Bacteria on “Un-Washable” Soft Surfaces While Eliminating Odors
with Fresh Scent of Febreze (Photo: Business Wire)
That’s why P&G Professional, the away-from-home division of
Procter & Gamble, developed its new Febreze® Professional
Concentrated Sanitizing Fabric Refresher, the first formula to
sanitize, prevent mold and mildew growth and remove odors from soft
surfaces leaving nothing behind but the fresh scent of Febreze. It
also kills 99.9 percent of bacteria, and when used as directed, is
effective against 16 types of bacteria providing a sanitizing
solution for high-touch, but little washed soft surfaces.
“Soft surfaces have always presented a challenge for our
customers, who want to eliminate germs to help protect their
guests, but do not want to damage the surfaces or leave behind a
harsh scent. Until now there has not been a soft surface solution
that kills 99.9 percent of bacteria and provides odor
eliminating technology with the freshness of Febreze,” said Paul
Edmondson, Commercial Director, North America, P&G
Professional. “Nearly half of Healthcare surfaces alone are soft
surfaces, harboring harmful bacteria. Now, professionals can safely
sanitize those surfaces while leaving behind the fresh scent of
Febreze.”
The EPA-registered formula is ideal for healthcare, hospitality,
educational, and even office settings that have public spaces and
high concentrations of people and are filled with ‘un-washable’
soft surfaces like sofas and chairs, rugs, duvets, bedspreads, and
decorative pillows - all of which can harbor harmful bacteria.
About Febreze Professional Sanitizing Fabric
Refresher
Febreze Professional Concentrated Sanitizing Fabric Refresher
has a dwell time of five minutes and is available in a one (1)
gallon concentrate (case of 2), one (1) gallon ready-to-use (case
of 3) and 32 oz ready-to-use spray (case of 8). The product is sold
through distributors and is available online. When used as
directed, Febreze Professional Concentrated Sanitizing Fabric
Refresher kills 16 types of soft surface bacteria, including:
Staphylococcus aureus; Enterobacter aerogenes; Community Acquired
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Hospital
Acquired Staphylococcus aureus; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Salmonella
enterica; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Proteus mirabilis; Vancomycin
Resistant Enterococcus faecalis; Vancomycin Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (VRS1); Klebsiella pneumoniae; MDR
Acinetobacter baumannii; Enterococcus faecalis; NDM-1Escherichia
coli; NDM-1 Klebsiella pneumoniae; NDM-1 Enterobacter cloaca.
About Procter & Gamble Professional
P&G Professional is the away-from-home division of Procter
& Gamble, serving the foodservice, building cleaning and
maintenance, healthcare, hospitality, food/drug/mass, and
convenience store industries. P&G Professional offers complete
solutions utilizing its parent company's scale, trusted brands and
strengths in market and consumer understanding. P&G
Professional features such brands as Tide Professional®, Dawn
Professional®, Cascade Professional®, Mr. Clean Professional®,
Febreze® Professional, Swiffer® Professional, Comet®, Spic and
Span®, Bounty®, Safeguard®, and its own brand, P&G Pro Line®.
Please visit www.pgpro.com for the latest information about P&G
Professional's solutions and services.
About Procter & Gamble
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the
strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands,
including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®,
Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head &
Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®,
Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes
operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit
www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G and
its brands.
1https://khn.org/news/infection-lapses-rampant-in-nursing-homes-but-punishment-is-rare/
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P&G Professional Media: Molly Crabill, Citizen Relations for
P&G Professional (949) 614-6156;
molly.crabill@citizenrelations.com
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