The importance of good old soap and water… Good hand hygiene is the “best way to prevent transmission of disease”. It’s...

Children’s school absenteeism reduced by 71% The benefits of teaching effective hand washing to children were impressively demonstrated at...

Avoid the antibacterial hand sanitiser warning Too much cleaning could indeed cause havoc with children’s immune systems, according to a...

Preschool and school children affected by outbreak Letter have been sent to parents in the Woking and Guildford areas as a number of preschool age...

The importance of teaching hand washing to ALL children An outbreak of Hepatitis A has been confirmed at a primary school in North Wales, having...

Nearly 60 children and staff off sick at school near Glasgow Norovirus, also known as “the winter vomiting bug” has recently struck at...

The importance of keeping playground germs off the dinner table Young children are back in school for the autumn term and are being taught the...

Why basic human hygiene is such an important lesson Good basic hygiene practices are “second only to vaccination” – and teaching...

“Bacteria pose health risk” A sand pit – or sandbox – is one of the favourite places for young children to play...

Last minute rush of new entries The KiddiWash giveaway competition 2017 has proved to be extremely popular. TEAL have responded to a number...

School play equipment “could be an infection risk” Research carried out by Rentokil Specialist Hygiene identified that the most...

The dangers of sanitiser highlighted in recent report A total of 70,000 calls to poison helplines were recorded in the USA between 2011 and 2014...

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