Safer Cleaning in FLU Season

With the flu season in North America ramping up the FDA wants you to know they are protecting your health by registering 500+ products for antimicrobial cleaning.  The majority are toxic, concocted with such health promoting ingredients as butyl cellusolve.

Antimicrobial Products Registered for Use Against the H1N1 Flu and Other Influenza A Viruses on Hard Surfaces

http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/influenza-disinfectants.html

There are certainly better and safer ways to clean and kill viruses.  My old standby is a combination of eucalyptus and sweet orange essential oil made into a spray solution.

See another longtime environmental favorite here

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