Flash - kills covid 19*

[Derek W]

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui...itchen-cleaning-spray-for-hard-surfaces-500ml

Surely Sainsbury's can't advertise it as killing covid 19 as it's asterisked as just Corona virus then that's asterisked again saying it's been tested on SARS-CoV-2 in EN14476

The bottle itself doesn't mention covid 19 albeit I've just seen an advert where is fires it up in big writing kills covid 19*

Surely that's just irresponsible advertising?

 

[Psycho Ned]

and there was me reading the title thinking just as Adobe killed it off we've made this discovery!!

 

[Minstadave]

If its been tested on SARS CoV2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) then there's nothing wrong with their claim or am I missing something?

The bottle pictured in the link has "Kills coronovirus" mentioned on it and that it has been tested on SARS CoV2 - seems fine to me.

 

[Uther]

I have read that Covid is easy to kill on surfaces so it doesn't surprise me.

 

[Kenai]

Well COVID-19 is the disease, caused by SARS-COV-2, so whilst any claim it kills COVID-19 is probably not technically accurate, it's not the most misleading thing ever.

It probably wouldn't be an issue if we didn't refer to everything as COVID-19 regardless but most people probably wouldn't know what it meant if it just advertised SARS-COV-2.

 

[Adam_151]

I have read that Covid is easy to kill on surfaces so it doesn't surprise me.

But surfaces can't have Covid.....

 

[aardvark]

its not to difficult to pass EN 14476 - coronaviruses are pretty easy to kill on surfaces, especially with the regulations on what you can put in a cleaner (since it won't be put on skin)

 

[peterwalkley]

Great product; you don't even need to use it intravenously

 

[Hotwired]

So what exactly is the harmful outcome of this "irresponsible advertising"?

 

[Randomface74]

no problem with this claim imo

the problem is people fall for marketing like this, as if we've been cleaning surfaces with water previously.

 

[builder22]

was hoping for actual Flash Gordon saving us all here

oh well, a story about a label will have to do

 

[Lopéz]

I don't think there's an issue here, the product seems to match the advertising claim?

 

[robgmun]

But surfaces can't have Covid.....

Depending on the surface but it can survive on surfaces for hours to days even!

 

[Adam_151]

Depending on the surface but it can survive on surfaces for hours to days even!

Are you sure that you are not thinking of the Sars-COV2 virus that causes COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) which surfaces, being inamimate can't suffer from!

 

[touch]

which surfaces, being inamimate can't suffer from!

I suppose that technically animate objects do have surfaces too. So he's right that some surfaces could have it (or be surfaces of objects which do have it)?

 

[The Running Man]

So if I inject this into my veins it won't work?

 

[Hagar]

FLASH NEWS;

Soap kills Covid 19!

It breaks up the cell wall destroying the virus.

 

[Surveyor]

FLASH NEWS;

Soap kills Covid 19 SARS-CoV-2!

It breaks up the cell wall destroying the virus.

Do you use soap on your kitchen surfaces?

 

[Adam_151]

So if I inject this into my veins it won't work?

Not unless you're Donald Trump, No

 

[krooton]

SARS CoV2 is to COVID as HIV is to AIDS