Unilever Being Investigated by French Cleaning Authorities

February 27, 2008 Posted by Administrator in : News , add a comment

French competition authorities are investigating Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser over price-fixing on household cleaning products.

The cleaning product makers are among nine international businesses caught up in a cartel investigation, which examines increases in price that were said to be agreed in 2005.

Unilever, whose brands include Cif cream cleaner and Domestos bleach, confirmed that it was co-operating with the French authorities over the investigation that began last year.

It is thought that SC Johnson, the US maker of Pledge furniture polish and Glade air fresheners, tipped of the French Authorities, according to Le Figaro newspaper.

If they’re found guilty, the companies risk fines of up to 10 per cent of their global sales.

Cleaning Those Things it’s Easy to Forget About!

February 18, 2008 Posted by Administrator in : Cleaning Advice, computer cleaning , 1 comment so far

Cleaning your little items always helps, if you take a look around at all your personal belongings you will notice they will have gathered up some sort of dirt.

Cleaning your personal items will help to prevent the spread of germs and bad bacterial which can lead to illnesses.

If you didn’t clean your personal items and left them for a while you would start to notice a build up of dirt on them, such as the numbers on your phone or the handle on your brush. Another example is the build up of dirt on your mobile, the one thing we probably hold the most.

Other items which you may not notice need cleaning are your mouse and keyboard. After many months you will see your mouse and keyboard keys will start to gain a lot of dirt. This can be gained from a lot people using it and causes a spread of bacteria, sometimes leading to you catch an illness.

Making sure you clean up all your everyday personal items and office items can save the spread of bacteria. Cleaning as a whole will sometimes make you feel fresher and more comfortable when you’re at home or in the office.