Question 1

What is the Ecolab Science Certified program and seal?

Accepted Answer

The Ecolab Science Certified program is a comprehensive, science-based public health and food safety program that helps businesses including hotels, restaurants, grocery stores and other businesses advance cleaner, safer practices to achieve a higher level of cleanliness. Businesses that commit to these rigorous standards and periodic audits earn the Ecolab Science Certified seal, giving you confidence in your choice.

This comprehensive program leverages insights from Ecolab’s decades of experience helping keep hospitals clean, as well as partnerships with some of the world’s largest hospitality and foodservice brands. The program includes science-based protocols and products, including hospital disinfectants and food-contact sanitizers proven effective against COVID-19 and other known and emerging pathogens. In addition to these advanced products, the program includes the latest public health and food safety training and periodic audits that help verify protocols are being followed.

The Ecolab Science Certified seal, available only after meeting rigorous program criteria, signifies participation in the program and the business’s commitment to delivering a higher level of cleanliness.

1 Environmental Protection Agency List N, https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2-covid-19

Question 2

What makes the Ecolab Science Certified program different?

Accepted Answer

Through our experience working with the some of the world’s biggest hospitality, food service and food retail brands to help ensure food safety and protect public health, Ecolab is uniquely qualified to deliver a program that advances cleaner, safer practices. The Ecolab Science Certified program is a comprehensive approach that goes beyond products.

The Ecolab Science Certified program offers a comprehensive system that promotes four key elements that help provide rigor and give you confidence:

Creating clean through hospital disinfectants, food-contact sanitizers, and cleaning and disinfecting protocols
Checking clean through rigorous training and periodic auditing
Seeing clean in action through front-of-house procedures
Believing clean through a visible sign of participation with the Ecolab Science Certified seal displayed on businesses and storefronts
The Ecolab Science Certified program is backed by insights from our global team of scientists and our experienced Ecolab field team – who are experts in advancing practices and protocols to achieve a higher level of cleanliness in the locations you frequent. The program’s rigorous training and auditing for front-line hospitality and foodservice employees helps verify effective cleaning and disinfecting practices are being implemented.

Question 3

How does this program reduce exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19?

Accepted Answer

The best way to combat COVID-19 is to attack the virus that causes it. The comprehensive Ecolab Science Certified program is designed for specific business environments to use science-backed products and protocols to address a range of known and emerging food safety and public health issues, including COVID-19.

The Ecolab Science Certified program uses products, including hospital disinfectants, proven effective against the COVID-19 virus and other germs; requires employees are trained on when, where and how to clean and disinfect properly; and validates that cleaning and disinfecting procedures are being followed with periodic audits.

The Ecolab Science Certified audit checks that participating businesses are following local and federal public health guidelines. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, this includes practices like social distancing and mask wearing to mitigate the risk of airborne transmission.

To further advance cleaner and safer practices, the program also addresses multiple sources of infection transmission, including surfaces, water, hands and air. The Ecolab Science Certified audit is designed to check that infection transmission sources and services are properly addressed.

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