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GOJO Honors International Women’s Day with a Look Back at Four Women in GOJO History
3/8/2021
By Kimberly Morgan, MS, CDE, SHRM-CP
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Senior Director, GOJO Industries
GOJO was founded in March 1946 on the heels of WWII. It was a time when women stepped into the workforce to fill roles that men had traditionally held. GOJO co-founder Goldie Lippman (pictured in 1958, left) was one of those women; she was a supervisor on the floor of a rubber factory in Akron, Ohio, then the “rubber capitol” of the world.
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Understanding the Risks Associated with Hand Sanitizer Refilling
2/1/2021
By Antonio Quiñones-Rivera, Ph.D.
Product Safety and Sustainability Senior Manager, GOJO Industries
Also By Chip Manuel, Ph.D.
Food Safety Science Advisor, GOJO Industries
Imagine you are at a breakfast buffet at a hotel (the pandemic is over), and you see a simple glass bottle of milk for your use, with no markings. You pour some milk on your cereal and splash a bit into your coffee. Later in the day, you learn that each morning the serving staff 'tops off' that bottle with milk from other containers, without ever emptying it or washing it. Over the course of weeks, with customers taking many, many milk servings from that bottle, the staff kept topping it off. How would you feel about the milk that you had been served that morning? And the next morning, would you again put milk from that bottle on your cereal?
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Your Best Recruit – A Hand Hygiene and Surface Disinfecting Program for Collegiate Athletic Facilities
1/20/2021
By Morgan Polen
Former Education Market Business Development Director, GOJO Industries
Colleges and universities across the nation have faced unprecedented challenges in the last year – challenges that have taken a toll on most athletic programs. With perseverance and determination, many Athletic Directors and Facility Managers have worked with their teams to implement guidelines from state and local health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other leading health organizations to safely welcome back athletes, their families, and even some fans.
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Now More Than Ever, Getting a Flu Vaccine Is a Must
12/7/2020
By William Schaffner, MD
Medical Director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
During National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), the primary public health message has never been more important than it is this flu season: Get your annual flu vaccine now. The recommendation is simple – it applies to everyone age 6 months and older – and it is critically important for those at high risk for flu-related complications, such as young children, pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with certain chronic health conditions, including heart disease, lung disease, and diabetes.
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Managing Norovirus Outbreaks in Foodservice Establishments
11/30/2020
By Chip Manuel, Ph.D.
Food Safety Science Advisor, GOJO Industries
While restaurants continue to enforce their stringent cleaning protocols and other preventative measures during this pandemic, as cold weather settles in, they also face the traditional norovirus season. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most norovirus outbreaks occur from November through April.
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Holiday Celebrations Call for Clean Hands and Surfaces
11/23/2020
By Kristen Green
Clinical Scientist, GOJO Industries
As colder weather arrives, we’re all spending more time indoors. Since we’ve already spent so much extra time at home this year, we’ve already cleaned out our closets, dusted off our bookshelves, and maybe even tackled that scary storage area in your basement. As winter approaches and we turn our focus to our holiday traditions, we shouldn’t forget some steps to keep germs – tiny bacteria that can make you sick – out of your home and off your holiday dining table.
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Thank You, Healthcare Workers
11/19/2020
By Megan J. DiGiorgio, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Senior Clinical Manager, GOJO Industries
This year we may not have been able to participate in some of our usual traditions, but one we can celebrate is saying thank you to the people in our lives who have impacted us. As we look back, we all recognize it has been a year unlike any other. It’s been eight months since the WHO declared a pandemic. Those eight months may have seemed like eight years for many.
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Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Shows Our Commitment to Products That are Safe, Effective, and Good for You
11/16/2020
By Dylan Beach
Sustainability Senior Manager, GOJO Industries
This year, the basic principle of good hand hygiene that we learned as children has become ingrained in all of us in ways it never was before. With global demand for hand hygiene products higher than ever before, these products must be not only safe, effective, and good for you, but also good for the environment. This is core to our GOJO Purpose of Saving Lives and Making Lives Better Through Well-Being Solutions.
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Share Habits, Not Germs with Three Simple Steps
10/15/2020
By Susan Polan, Ph.D.
Associate Executive Director for Public Affairs and Advocacy, American Public Health Association
As October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, I wanted to take this opportunity to remind all of you about some simple public health measures that protect not just you, not just your family, but also your friends, your colleagues, strangers you encounter in the grocery store or in the line to vote. We have all been hearing about these simple measures for years but much more regularly and from many different sources since March when the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic.
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Elevating Your Food Safety Culture to a “Safety First” Mentality
9/21/2020
By Francine Shaw, CP-FS, FMP
President/CEO of Savvy Food Safety, Inc.
Clearly the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we all do business, and foodservice companies are no exception. Food businesses had already been focused on food safety – such as avoiding cross contamination, cooking foods to proper temperatures, storing foods properly, etc. Now there's an amplified need to boost overall safety, health, and wellness in all efforts by using an additional set of guidelines dictated by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to protect employees and guests from COVID-19.
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