Atypical pneumonia (SARS): large increase in sales for Swissclean Anti-germ traveller kit

GENEVA (Switzerland) (ots/PROTEXT) - cross-reference:picture is available at:http://www.presseportal.de/story.htx?nr=443992 -

With an increase of around 200% in the last 3 weeks, sales ofthe "Mini Anti- Germ Traveller Kit" produced by Geneva-basedcompany Swissclean SA have shown remarkable growth. This growthhas coincided with the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)epidemic.

The traveller kit (17cm x 14cm x 4cm, 400 grams) consists of4 products useful to travellers: a spray and wipes (to disinfecttoilet seats, baths, showers, bath-rooms, as well as sheets andpillows, towels, public telephones, restaurant tableware andcutlery, etc), a disinfectant soap (for hands, hair and body)and water disinfectant tablets.

All Swissclean disinfectant products have been testedaccording to the standards of the German Society for Hygiene andMicrobiology (DGHM). They have also been approved by the SwissFederal Office of Public Health and have received authorizationto show the CE mark as medical devices.

Introduced in 1996, The Mini Anti-Germ Traveller Kit is theideal solution to increase travellers' safety and reduce therisks of infection or illness due to water or food consumptionor contact with contaminated materials or surfaces.

Swissclean SA is a Geneva (CH)-based company that distributesdisinfection and hygiene products, including cleaning equipmentand materials, to industry, hotels and hospitals. Swissclean ispresent in 12 countries.

ots Original Text Service: Swissclean SA Internet:http://www.presseportal.de

For more information: www.swissclean.ch M. Eric Guilloud,Phone +41 22 784 32 48

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