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2008-09-24

Morton Michel competition

Morton Michel today announced the winners of the Design a Germ competition in association with ToyGuard. The 50 shortlisted entries and the section winners and runners up are already posted on the MM website. We will be uploading al lentrants over teh next few weeks so keep checking in to see your entry!

21st May 2008

ToyGuard Products Available

ToyGuard have taken delivery of their first shipment of hand and surface sanitisers. Orders can be placed through teh website or through wwww.eurekadirect.co.uk It is hoped that products will reach the shops in the next 6-8 weeks

18 Feb 2008

ToyGuard production starts

ToyGuard 750ml surface sanitiser finally goes into production in Manchester. Official launch to be held in March and will be available through Cheeky Rascals website in the UK.

12 Jan 2008

ToyGuard Distributer Appointed

ToyGuard agree retail distribution agreement with Cheeky Rascals for the UK when products become available in the spring.

17 Oct 2007

ToyGuard wins contract

ToyGuard have been awardede a contract to audit and assess all nurseries within the CareShare and Just Learning nursery groups across the UK. “Working with ToyGuard will give us independent verification that our nurseries are minimising the risk of spreading infection by following the stringent hygiene policies and procedures we already have in place and utilising the expert knowledge of the ToyGuard professionals” - Jonathan Bell, MD Just Learning Nurseries

30 June 2007

ER Praised for part in Clean up

ER Environmental Services Ltd, the parent organisation of ToyGuard has been praised for its involvement in decontaminating a rare strain of E-Coli contaminated a Scottish nursery.

27 June 2007

Fife NHS publish inquiry findings

There were more positives than negatives from the report, but blame could not be appointed. 12 months and the outbreak is put down to 'one of those things'. It was not reported at the time that a separate e-coli strain was identified in one of the children that was coincidental to the main outbreak.

June 2007

E-Coli outbreak in Oldham

The Nursery at the centre of an E-Coli case in Oldham has reopened after being given a clean bill of health. A specialist from ToyGuard was called in to help treat the area with ToyGuard to ensure there was no risk to staff who were completing the clean up operation

June 2007

Fife NHS Inquiry

The Care Commission in Scotland have announced that they will publish the findings of their inquiry into the handling of the E-Coli outbreak at Lauder nursery in Dunfermline, Fife on the 26th June. We will publish the findings as soon as we get them.

May 2007

Latest News on Turkeys and Bird Flu

The media has died down regarding Avian Flu. There is no risk to children as long as they are not in direct contact with sick birds. If you find a dead bird report it to the RSPB or Environment Agency. All bird meat should be cooked properly before consumption, this includes pheasant and other ‘wild’ birds.

May 2007

Government guidelines on Possible Human Flu Pandemic

You may or may not be aware that the government are concerned regarding a ‘highly likely’ Human Flu Pandemic which would mean the closure of schools, colleges and nurseries as part of the regional strategy to minimise spread.

May 2007

ToyGuard Defeats Norovirus

Also known as winter vomiting disease and is usually in the news whena school, hospital or cruise ship gets infected. It is a particularly difficult bacteria to destroy and can survive longer than most bacteria can outside the host and on surfaces such as carpets and curtains. ToyGuard is proven to destroy Norovirus. It is spread by touch and it is usually poor hand hygiene that is the cause. The ToyGuard team attended a two-day conference specifically regarding Norovirus in April.

11 April 2007

Schools on Alert After 2 Hospitals Report Norovirus

Schools and nurseries in Hampshire are on high alert after almost 100 people have been infected in an outbreak at two hospitals of the Norovirus, a highly contagious virus that causes diarrhoea and vomiting. Eight wards have been closed and 60 patients have developed symptoms of the illness at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. At St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight three wards are affected and 33 patients are suffering with the virus. Visitors have been asked to stay away in an attempt to control the outbreak.

17 April 2007

Current HPA Seasonal Influenza report

See the current report from the Health Protection Agency regarding flu infection in the UK with links to global reports of Avian flu infection reports