PLEASANTON, Calif.,
Sept. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Clorox® Bleach has played an important role in
public health for more than a century. Today, at the Association
for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) EXCHANGE 2016 annual
conference, Clorox Healthcare is proud to announce its break
through innovation in healthcare disinfection with the introduction
of Clorox Healthcare® Fuzion™ Cleaner
Disinfectant.
Fuzion is the next generation of bleach and the first product of
its kind to combine trusted bleach efficacy against tough-to-kill
pathogens with the aesthetics required for broad use throughout
healthcare facilities. Fuzion is Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) registered to kill Clostridium difficile (C.
difficile) spores in two minutes, the fastest kill time
available,1 and 35 other pathogens in one minute.
"At Clorox Healthcare, we are constantly looking for ways to
expand the breadth and depth of our industry-leading bleach
portfolio to meet the needs of healthcare facilities and equip end
users with the tools they need to safeguard patient environments,"
says Lynda Lurie, Director –
Marketing, Clorox Healthcare. "Healthcare facilities need the right
disinfectants to help keep patients safe from infection-causing
pathogens. With Fuzion, they no longer need to make tradeoffs
between efficacy, odor and surface compatibility."
Clorox Healthcare® Fuzion™ Cleaner
Disinfectant's innovative features include:
- Proven Efficacy: The formula is EPA-registered to
kill drug-resistant threats such as C. difficile,
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
faecalis (VRE) and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella
pneumoniae (CR-KP) as well as other bacteria, viruses
and fungi in two minutes or less.
- Excellent Aesthetics and Surface Compatibility: Fuzion
is a pH-neutral, highly-efficacious form of bleach that won't cause
damage to common surfaces. It can be safely used on stainless
steel, chrome, countertops, sinks, mattress covers, glazed tiles –
even finished wood, clear plastics and glass. The low residue
formula leaves surfaces looking clean, not cloudy, and has a low
odor profile with any mild bleach odor dissipating in minutes.
- Revolutionary Design for Enhanced User Experience:
Fuzion was designed with environmental services professionals (EVS)
in mind. The product features an ergonomic bottle shape and
innovative trigger spray designed to deliver the appropriate
concentration of active ingredient every time the trigger is
pulled. The new trigger technology requires less force to activate,
covers twice as much area with each spray, clings to vertical
surface to minimize dripping and delivers even surface coverage
with 60% larger average droplet size to reduce
misting.2
"Fuzion uses innovative new technology to improve surface
compatibility and reduce residue," says Hedi Modaressi, Department Manager – R&D,
Clorox Healthcare. "The solution contains sodium hypochlorite and a
neutralizer which, when combined, form a pH-neutral hypochlorous
acid – a highly effective form of bleach. Once the two-minute
contact time is reached, the neutralizer breaks down the bleach
solution into a very small amount of sodium chloride and water with
minimal residue, eliminating the need for a rinsing step."
This revolutionary approach makes Fuzion tough on pathogens, yet
easy on surfaces and practical for everyday use across a wide
variety of healthcare surfaces and settings. These features,
combined with the ease of use of a one-step cleaner and
disinfectant represent the next generation of disinfectants and an
entirely new user experience designed for efficacy and
satisfaction.
Creating the Industry's Most Comprehensive Portfolio of
Disinfecting Solutions
Studies show that C.
difficile has become the most common microbial cause of
healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) in U.S. hospitals and costs
up to $4.8 billion each year in
excess costs for acute-care facilities alone,3 making
disinfecting efficacy you can trust more important than ever
before. Clorox Healthcare offers the most robust portfolio of
EPA-registered surface cleaners and disinfectants in addition to UV
technology, to provide healthcare facilities and EVS professionals
with a comprehensive approach to treating environmental surfaces to
help keep patients safe from C. difficile and other
HAI-causing pathogens.
With the introduction of the Fuzion product, Clorox
Healthcare continues to lead the way in C. difficile
solutions for acute care facilities and beyond. Trusted bleach
products such as Clorox Healthcare® Bleach Germicidal
Wipes and Clorox Healthcare® Bleach Germicidal
Cleaners kill a wide variety of bacteria and viruses, including
MRSA and Norovirus, in 30 seconds to one minute, and C.
difficile spores in as fast as three minutes. Unlike bleach and
water solutions, Clorox Healthcare® Bleach
Germicidal products contain detergent, so they can clean and
disinfect in just one step. Additionally, because they are ready to
use and stable, it eliminates the labor costs associated with
mixing and labeling bleach solutions.
As a result, Clorox Healthcare® bleach products are
used by five of U.S. News and World Report's Top 10
Most Influential Hospitals.4
Clorox Healthcare is a long-standing supporter of AHE. Attendees
at this year's EXCHANGE conference can visit the Clorox Healthcare
booth (#403) to learn more about Fuzion and other Clorox Healthcare
products.
About Clorox Healthcare
Building on a century-long legacy in cleaning and disinfecting,
Clorox Healthcare offers a wide range of products to help stop
the spread of infection in healthcare facilities. From
comprehensive surface disinfection, including advanced ultraviolet
technology, to skin antisepsis, we are committed to providing
efficacious solutions to the healthcare community. For more
information, visit www.CloroxHealthcare.com or follow
@CloroxHealth on Twitter.
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Media Contact
Brad
Ferris, Clorox Professional Products Company,
brad.ferris@clorox.com
1 Based on EPA Master Label Comparison as of
4/19/2016.
2 Compared with traditional swirl nozzle.
3 "Nearly Half a Million Americans Suffered from
Clostridium Difficile Infections in a Single Year." Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 25 Feb.
2015. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2015/p0225-clostridium-difficile.html.
4
https://www.cloroxprofessional.com/industry/health/knowledge-expertise/facts-about-bleach/.
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