FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony McGillvrey
Valley Countertops Industries Ltd
604-852-8125 anthony_mcgillvrey@valleycountertops.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Cleaner Kitchen Premiering at the International Builder’s Show 2006

Visit The Cleaner Kitchen at IBS Silestone Booth W771 to See How the Top Environmental Threats in the Kitchen Have Been Solved Houston - December 20, 2005.

It is time to clean up our act!
It’s no secret that the kitchen plays a key role in your home life. So much of your time at home is spent there: cooking, eating, sharing ideas, planning events, doing homework, not to mention entertaining friends and family! But did you know that the kitchen can be one of the dirtiest rooms in your house?

We have a common cause: overcoming the environmental threats in today’s kitchens that impact the health of the homeowner.

The first threat is poor indoor air quality. Pollutants in the kitchen include grease, heat, steam, odor and even hazardous gases. While cooking and baking can produce delicious aromas, cooking vaporizes oil and water contained in food and forms an extremely tough film that sticks like glue to everything it touches.

It is therefore critical to remove cooking contaminants from the kitchen before they spread to the rest of the home.

"Indoor air can be two to five times as polluted as outdoor air." -  American Lung Association.

"Cooking can easily produce indoor pollutant levels that exceed health-based standards and guidelines for particles, nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde and carbon monoxide. The pollutants can quickly spread throughout the house."  - California Air Resource Board

Water quality is the second major concern. There is overwhelming evidence that our tap water contains not only chlorine but also metals and pesticides that wash in from land and crops.
While small amounts of these chemicals may be harmless, daily ingesting of some of these substances is known to potentially cause serious health problems including an increased risk of diseases such as asthma and even cancer.

"Public water systems are normally safe, but it is generally up to the homeowner to maintain the quality of the drinking water." -  Health and Nutrition

Countertop Cleanliness is the third challenge. Damaging bacteria can be found all around the kitchen in raw foods, cleaning rags, sponges and more.

With bacteria being everywhere and multiplying quickly upon contact with your countertops doubling in number every 20 minutes good hygiene practices are a must, yet may not be enough to protect your family.

"The only true critical areas for germ control for the house are the food preparation surfaces of the kitchen, and your hands." - Consumer Reports

We have a common solution:

Overcoming key environmental threats with The Cleaner Kitchen. Cleaner Air is achieved with a proper cooking ventilation system that removes pollutants from the kitchen environment to the outside of the house before they spread to the rest of the home.

A water purification system that works through reverse osmosis delivers pure, clean, filtered water to the kitchen for drinking and cooking purposes.

A line of countertops with built-in Microban® antimicrobial product protection deters the growth of bacteria, making the surfaces easier to clean and keeping them cleaner.

For more information about SileStone Countertops with built-in Microban® antimicrobial product protection call Anthony at 604-852-8125 or email anthony_mcgillvrey@valleycountertops.com