Automatic hand-washing machines should be installed in Welsh hospitals to improve infection control, a conference was told yesterday. Dr Ann Lewis also told delegates about innovative badges, used in the US, which are able to detect whether healthcare staff have used alcohol gels before and after seeing patients.

Purpose - The main objective of this paper is to examine the existing literature on food safety assurance systems and record the vital critical factors that affect the implementation of these systems, in the context of the global food processing sector for the benefit of researchers and industries.

OK hockey player and erstwhile blogger about all things zoonotic, Scott Weese, published a pretty cool paper about handwashing at a petting zoo on Friday.

Despite the role of hand hygiene in preventing infectious disease, compliance remains low. Education and training are often cited as essential to developing and maintaining hand-hygiene compliance, but generally have not produced sustained improvements. Consequently, this literature review was conducted to identify alternative interventions for compelling change in hand-hygiene behavior.