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Probiotic cleaning products help CBio declare revolutionSCIENTISTS at CBio (Cleveland Biotech) have declared a revolution in cleaning thanks to friendly bacteria and its contribution to the development of ground-breaking probiotic cleaning products for TV’s Aggie MacKenzie. The Stockton-based environmental biotechnology company has helped develop the range of probiotic products for brand owners, Footprint International, alongside the TV presenter and journalist. The radical but hugely effective approach, which uses friendly bacteria to “combat” the bad instead of blasting bugs with traditional harsh cleaning chemicals, illustrates the sheer power of probiotics, which not only protect a surface from harmful bugs for up to a staggering eight days, they do not cause any harm to the environment in the process. Clinical trials carried out on the E-coli bug at the University of Newcastle show anti-bacterial action is only effective for 2-3 hours – killing 99.9% of bacteria (of which 98% are harmless), therefore it creates space within which E coli can populate and multiply. After 24 hours, Aggie’s products are a staggering 13,200 times more effective than a brand-leading anti-bacterial cleaning product at inhibiting the growth of harmful micro-organisms. Most products aim to kill 99.9pc of household bacteria but as soon as you clean a surface it can be re-colonised by bad bacteria. These not only clean but also add a layer of friendly bacteria to the surface which fills the gap usually left - there is simply no room for a bad bacterium to take hold, this is known as the principle of ‘competitive exclusion’. Managing Director of CBio, Ben Hoskyns, has already launched a drive to partner up with clinical test sites in hospitals and care homes as he believes cleaning in this way is the key to banishing dangerous germs such as MRSA and E-coli. He says it’s a concept people might take some getting used to: “It’s a problem of perception. We’ve all been brought up for decades to believe that the only method is to try and eliminate all micro-organisms,” he said. “This is impossible, bacteria are everywhere but only a tiny minority of them are harmful. This is about people learning to say ‘I accept they are around - but I only want the good, friendly bacteria.” CBio specialise in
bacterial solutions in janitorial and drainage products. The company produces systems that break down
fat and grease. It researches, tests and
manufactures at the North East site where it has been based since 1992. The company works with a wide range of
businesses, such as supermarkets, commercial kitchens, large schools and
colleges Article Tags: Probiotic Cleaning Products, Probiotic Cleaning, Cleaning Products, Friendly Bacteria Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
ABOUT THE AUTHORAfter leaving Durham University Ben qualified as a chartered accountant
with Deloitte & Touche. After a stint in their corporate finance
division he joined the Commonwealth Development Corporation where he
managed SME focussed venture capital funds in West Africa and the West
Indies. On returning to the UK he worked in the corporate turnaround
division of Ernst & Young. He joined Cleveland Biotech in April 2003
and succeeded Edward Winfield as Managing Director in January 2004.
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