What happens to the other 1%?
2007-10-28 11:42:33 · 19 answers · asked by Ruby Tuesday 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Most germs now are immune to cleaning agents due to our over-use of them. That's why we now have super bugs.
I steam clean, floors, walls, toilets, carpets and bed/bedding and don't use chemicals and my house is spotless.
MRSA can be killed using steam cleaning and bleach.
hope this helps and have a nice day.
2007-10-28 11:59:24 · answer #1 · answered by Soup Dragon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is lawyer driven boiler plate, most anti-bacterial cleaners will kill at least 99% of bacteria when used as directed. The problem is that most people don't use the cleaners as directed, so if the makers limit their claims they can also limit their liability.
2007-10-28 11:53:00 · answer #2 · answered by milton b 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some germs contriddict themselves. They only kill 99.9% of unhealthy germs. Some germs like some fats are not a bad thing. Plus the .1 is for the germs that may or may not be there at all, and if it may not be there the cleaner can not kill it.
2016-05-25 22:51:46 · answer #3 · answered by kassandra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, No Anti-bacterial product can guaranteed a complete 100% killing of bacteria. Only because bacteria mutate and become immune to the chemical. Just like us, we don't die from the pots anymore but the indians suffer from a devastating kill from them.
2007-10-28 12:03:32 · answer #4 · answered by John B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anti-bacterial agents are just chemicals and some bacteria may be resistant to them. Moreover, spores (resistance forms of some bacteria) are not readily killed by some antibacterial agents. MORE important than the proportion of bacteria killed by a bactericidal agent is what bacteria it kills. We'd like it to destroy at least the pathogenic (those causing diseases), not all microorganisms. We live with non-pathogenic bacteria (on our skin, mucosal tissues, and guts). Yet, we do quite alright with them and in many cases would be at a disadvantage killing them just because they are there.
2007-10-28 13:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by FK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 1% is a get out clause for the unknown germs which may be discovered next week.
2007-10-28 11:45:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
They breed like crazy, and mutate, so within seconds your no better off.
i particularly like the one that says it kills the flu virus and MRSA - the flu virus is airborne and by the time it lands on the surface is no threat cos its already spread into your space, and i dont believe MRSA is rampant in most domestic households.
2007-10-28 11:46:55 · answer #7 · answered by jeanimus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be rather foolish to claim 100%, as there will always be a 'survivor' no matter what. So,in other words, the companies are merely 'playing safe'
2007-10-28 12:01:33 · answer #8 · answered by mal g 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some germs arent meant to be killed they probably just stay there
2007-10-28 11:57:02 · answer #9 · answered by lavender tots 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They live and multiply and eventually take over the world.
2007-10-28 11:46:04 · answer #10 · answered by mhawthorn 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋