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April - May 2007

May

Vinegar Mentioned on CNNMoney.com
On May 30, CNNMoney.com featured a story on being environmentally friendly and cost conscious written by Jean Chatzky, Money Magazine editor-at-large, titled, "Save a buck, save the world." The article focuses on a variety of areas, including green cleaning and mentions white distilled vinegar.  The article notes, "If you don't want to spend the money, you can use inexpensive white vinegar as a disinfectant…” To read the entire article, use this link.

Parenting Magazine Touts Vinegar as Cleaner
The June 2007 issue of Parenting magazine (circulation:  2,173,892) contains an article on green cleaning and touts the use of vinegar to clean toilets and hardwood floors. The article titled, "Greener cleaning" focuses on alternatives to traditional cleaners with "synthetic chemicals" and mentions vinegar as follows: 

"Make your own.  Try:

• A mix of baking soda and distilled white vinegar to scrub the toilet
• Distilled white vinegar mixed with warm water to clean hardwood floors...."

Recent Research Confirms Bactericidal Activity of Vinegar
Researchers at the Food Biotechnology Department, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC) in Seville, Spain, conducted research on the antimicrobial activity of several products.  Vinegar and red and white wines were among the products tested.  (Note:  The focus of the research was olive oil, but it confirmed other findings related to vinegar and red and white wines.)  The following microorganisms were used in the study:  S. aureus, L. monocytogenes, S. Enteritidis, E.coli 0157:H7, S.sonnei and Yersinia sp. 

Among the items tested, vinegar (5% acetic acid) showed the strongest bactericidal activity against all strains tested, which was attributed to its high acetic acid content.  The researchers noted their study confirmed previous results.  It was noted that both red and white wines exhibited bactericidal activity, in particular against Salmonella Enteritidis and Yersinia sp.  S. aureus and L. monocytogenes were the least sensitive to the wines.   The research was published in the May 2007 issue of the Journal of Food Protection (Vol. 70, No. 5, 2007). 

April 

Vinegar Mentioned in New Reader's Digest Book
The editors of Reader's Digest have compiled a new paperback that offers over 2,000 tips for saving time and money.  The book is titled, "Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things."  According to an article published in the April 21 CourierNewsOnline.com, every tip in the book was tested in the homes and back yards of the Reader's Digest editors and details inexpensive and clever uses for 204 common household items, including vinegar.  According to the article, vinegar was one of the items dubbed a "super item" because it has so many uses...175 according to the article.

Vinegar uses listed in the book include…. erasing ballpoint pen marks, cleaning piano keys, removing bumper stickers and residue, keeping car window frost-free, concealing scratches in wood furniture, refreshing ice trays, purging bugs from the pantry, and sharpening ironed creases to name a few.