Spray Cleaners Need 90 Seconds to Kill Bacteria

Does Commercial Glass Cleaner Kill Germs?

"That blue stuff you spray on your windows may be great on glass, but it's a dud as a disinfectant. Scan the label before you buy: Only cleaners labeled with an EPA registration number, such as Clorox Anywhere, are true germ killers. If you use a cleaner that's not a disinfectant, you run the risk of not killing bacteria, spreading microbes, and contaminating more surfaces," says University of Arizona micro-biologist Charles Gerba, Ph.D. Once you start cleaning, step away after you spray. "It takes 30 to 90 seconds for a disinfectant to kill germs, so let it sit before wiping it off," Gerba says. SOURCE: Men's Health, Aug. 1, 2012