--- title: Meritech Blog | Hand, Footwear & Employee Hygiene Tips (9) description: Stay up to date on the latest hand washing tips, industry news, product information and any tradeshow events by reading the latest Meritech blog posts here! 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[ CleanTech® Footwear Hygiene ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/tag/cleantech-footwear-hygiene) [ Dry Footwear Sanitation ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/tag/dry-footwear-sanitation) ## [ Why Disposable Shoe Covers are Not the Best Option for Food Safety ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/why-disposable-shoe-covers-are-not-the-best-option-for-food-safety) [Read More (Why Disposable Shoe Covers are Not the Best Option for Food Safety) ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/why-disposable-shoe-covers-are-not-the-best-option-for-food-safety) ![ppe shoe covers](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Booties%20feature-1.png?width=450&height=337&name=Booties%20feature-1.png) ## [ How Meritech Hygiene Solutions Ensure the Perfect Hand Wash ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/how-meritech-hygiene-solutions-ensure-the-perfect-hand-wash) You’re probably familiar with our CleanTech® Automated Handwashing Systems by now. For over 35 years... [Read More (How Meritech Hygiene Solutions Ensure the Perfect Hand Wash) ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/how-meritech-hygiene-solutions-ensure-the-perfect-hand-wash) ![Meritech hand hygiene solutions](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/UltraPure%20Blog%20FI.png?width=450&height=337&name=UltraPure%20Blog%20FI.png) [ Food Processing ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/tag/hygiene-in-food-processing) [ Food Safety Audit ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/tag/food-safety-audit) ## [ Exceed Food Safety Regulations and Standards with Automation ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/exceed-food-safety-regulations-and-standards-with-automation) Food safety leaders are well aware of the many food safety regulations and standards that their plan... [Read More (Exceed Food Safety Regulations and Standards with Automation) ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/exceed-food-safety-regulations-and-standards-with-automation) ![Food Safety Regulation and Standards](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Exceed%20Food%20Safety%20Feature.png?width=450&height=337&name=Exceed%20Food%20Safety%20Feature.png) ## [ How to Measure Food Safety Culture at Your Facility ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/how-to-measure-food-safety-culture-at-your-facility) Say you’ve fully implemented a food safety culture program at your facility. What next? You might fi... [Read More (How to Measure Food Safety Culture at Your Facility) ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/how-to-measure-food-safety-culture-at-your-facility) ![How to Measure Food Safety Culture ](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Measure%20Food%20Safety%20Culture%20Feature-1.png?width=450&height=337&name=Measure%20Food%20Safety%20Culture%20Feature-1.png) [ Food Safety Culture ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/tag/food-safety-culture) ## [ The Benefits of Creating a Food Safety Culture ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/the-benefits-of-creating-a-food-safety-culture) Companies that have invested in creating a food safety culture all have one thing in common: improve... [Read More (The Benefits of Creating a Food Safety Culture) ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/the-benefits-of-creating-a-food-safety-culture) ![creating a food safety culture](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Benefits%20Food%20Safety%20Culture%20Feature-1.png?width=450&height=337&name=Benefits%20Food%20Safety%20Culture%20Feature-1.png) ## [ The Benefits of Setting Good Standard Hygiene Practices ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/the-benefits-of-setting-good-standard-hygiene-practices) Standardizing your hygiene processes is a challenging project. This becomes harder when standardizin... [Read More (The Benefits of Setting Good Standard Hygiene Practices) ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/the-benefits-of-setting-good-standard-hygiene-practices) ![standard hygiene practices](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Good%20Hygiene%20Practices%20Feature.png?width=450&height=337&name=Good%20Hygiene%20Practices%20Feature.png) [ Food Processing ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/tag/hygiene-in-food-processing) ## [ Why Automated Hygiene is the Best for Food Safety and Sustainability ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/why-automated-hygiene-is-the-best-for-food-safety-and-sustainability) Many food companies are trying to be cognizant of their environmental impacts. While focusing on thi... [Read More (Why Automated Hygiene is the Best for Food Safety and Sustainability) ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/why-automated-hygiene-is-the-best-for-food-safety-and-sustainability) ![Food Safety and Sustainability](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sustainability%20Feature.png?width=450&height=337&name=Sustainability%20Feature.png) ## [ The Cost of Food Recalls is Bigger Than You Think ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/the-cost-of-food-recalls-is-bigger-than-you-think) The average cost of food recalls in the United States is 10 million dollars. This sort of setback ca... [Read More (The Cost of Food Recalls is Bigger Than You Think) ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/the-cost-of-food-recalls-is-bigger-than-you-think) ![Cost of Food Recalls](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Why%20are%20the%205%20Moments%20of%20Hand%20Hygiene%20Important%20%282%29.png?width=450&height=337&name=Copy%20of%20Why%20are%20the%205%20Moments%20of%20Hand%20Hygiene%20Important%20%282%29.png) ## [ How Does Hand Health Affect Overall Food Safety Hygiene? ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/how-does-hand-health-affect-overall-food-safety-hygiene) Clean hands are undoubtedly important for anyone working in the food processing industry , but did y... [Read More (How Does Hand Health Affect Overall Food Safety Hygiene?) ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/how-does-hand-health-affect-overall-food-safety-hygiene) ![hand health and food safety hygiene](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Why%20are%20the%205%20Moments%20of%20Hand%20Hygiene%20Important%20%281%29.png?width=450&height=337&name=Copy%20of%20Why%20are%20the%205%20Moments%20of%20Hand%20Hygiene%20Important%20%281%29.png) ## [ How a 12 Second Automatic Hand Wash Beats a 20 Second Manual Hand Wash ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/how-a-12-second-automatic-hand-wash-beats-a-20-second-manual-hand-wash) One of the more common questions we hear from people when asking about our CleanTech® Automated Hand... [Read More (How a 12 Second Automatic Hand Wash Beats a 20 Second Manual Hand Wash) ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/how-a-12-second-automatic-hand-wash-beats-a-20-second-manual-hand-wash) ![Manual Hand Wash](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Positive%20FSC%20FI-3.png?width=450&height=337&name=Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Positive%20FSC%20FI-3.png) ## [ Why Hand Health is Important for Food Safety ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/why-hand-health-is-important-for-food-safety) Hand health is an often-overlooked aspect of hand hygiene. People think that a simple hand wash elim... [Read More (Why Hand Health is Important for Food Safety) ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/why-hand-health-is-important-for-food-safety) ![](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Why%20Hand%20Health%20is%20Important%20for%20Food%20Safety.png?width=450&height=337&name=Why%20Hand%20Health%20is%20Important%20for%20Food%20Safety.png) ## [ Who is Hand Health Important for? ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/who-is-hand-health-important-for) The simple answer to this question is everyone, but there are some industries where hand washing is ... 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