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Bacteria-Ridden Remote Controls
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Pineapple Hospitality�s ZAPLEX�
disposable remote control protectors
SAINT CHARLES, MO. � FEBRUARY 27, 2007 � University of Arizona microbiology professor Chuck Gerba, aka �Dr. Germ,� recently conducted a study that found TV remote controls are the highest carrier of bacteria in hospital rooms � even more so than toilet bowl handles, bathroom doors and nurse call buttons. �Remote controls have three times greater levels of bacteria than any other site in hospital rooms,� Gerba said. �While they are not hospitals, I suspect hotels also suffer a bit from bacteria transfer via remote controls. Remote control protectors sound like they might be a good idea � especially since common colds, flu�s and MRSAs (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus strains) can survive on surfaces such as remote controls for up to three days.� �We�re taking back our hotel rooms and are making it safe to channel surf on the road,� said Ray Burger, president of St. Charles-based Pineapple Hospitality, exclusive distributor of ZAPLEX� plastic disposable remote control protectors. The Protector ZAPLEX� remote control protectors are the sanitary solution to remote control-transferred germs in hotel rooms. The low-cost, disposable plastic covers also help properties prevent the loss of remote control battery compartment covers and batteries. �With today�s increasingly germ-conscious and germ-prone guests, and the proliferation of new diseases almost every day, it just makes sense to offer added protection for customers � and for your property as well in the end,� Burger said. �The in-room remote control � usually the first, last and most touched item in any hotel room � no longer has to be a bridge to bacteria.� Following are just a few of the features of Pineapple Hospitality�s ZAPLEX� remote control protectors:
�Lack of awareness about where germs lurk is a real health problem because people touch these objects and 80 percent of infections are spread through hand contact,� said Gerba, who notes that while 95 percent of people say they wash their hands after using a public restroom, only 67 percent actually do � and only 33 percent use soap! In the first half of 2006 alone, 273 new antibacterial products were introduced into the marketplace, according to Mintel, a Chicago-based market research organization. �Almost everyone�s concerned about catching germs these days � and for good reason because we have so many MRSAs and vaccine-resistant flu strains,� Burger said. �Smart businesses are taking noticing and doing their small parts to help quell some of their customers� health vulnerabilities. �For example, many grocery stores now provide antibacterial wipes in their entryways so shoppers can wipe off grocery carts prior to hands on them,� Burger added. �Our ZAPLEX� disposable remote control protectors are wanted and need. They�ll help keep your guests coming back � happily and healthily.� About Pineapple Hospitality Headquartered in Saint Charles, Mo., Pineapple Hospitality� is an EPA Energy StarTM partner bringing fresh ideas to hospitality guests� doors and owner/operators� bottom lines � including FreshStay® (www.FreshStay.com), Environmentally Sensitive Amenities�, the greenSPA� luxury amenity and dispenser system, energy-efficient lighting, Guestat� programmable thermostats, Oxygenic� water-efficient showerheads, the Nature�s Mist� deodorization system, and dozens of other products/programs and ZAPLEXTM remote control protectors. To get a taste of Pineapple�s sweet solutions helping thousands of hotels bolster business and cut costs, visit www.pineapplehospitality.net or call Ray Burger at 636-922-2285. |
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