Question from MISS PAM
I am a licensed daycare provider who feeds the daycare children natural and organic foods as well as cleans with natural things.
I belong to a child care chat and many of the other childcare providers are adamant that I do not use bleach to sanitize and feel I am not disinfecting and sanitizing.
I use vinegar and they think that I should be using something else, like bleach.
I am not sure of what to say. They want to know if vinegar is a disinfectant or a sanitizer. They want to know if it actually cleans as good as bleach. They say that vinegar does not kill germs like E-coli and the such.
How can I combat this to my wanting a chemical free environment in my home for my family and the daycare children in my care?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Debra’s Answer
Here’s the science about vinegar: http://www.sciencenews.org/
pages/sn_arch/9_28_96/food.htm.
You can also read more about natural disinfectants at Q&A: Disinfectants.
