Good hygiene is a universal language we all must know.
432,000 deaths occur globally every year from diarrheal illness from the consumption of contaminated food products, and lack of access to potable water. Contaminants in the water, the inability to properly clean and get rid of urine and feces, and not being able to maintain cleanliness can lead to far more than gastrointestinal conditions. From headache, to malaise, food allergies from improper cleaning, chronic kidney and liver ailments to the need for organ transplants, cancer, and severe neurological symptoms, sanitation, or the lack of it is critical to good health.
At the Alliance for Advanced Sanitation, our mission is to improve global hygienic practices and to provide the tools, knowledge, and technology to keep workers safe from field to retail establishments.
We recognize trade is global, and supply chains are shorter than ever before, leaving room for good hygiene to not only be mandatory, but also more transparent.
No matter who you are and where you are located, we need you to be part of the solution to better hygiene.
1 in every 13 children in the United States has a food allergy.
Food Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Medical Equipment and Facilities are all areas in which hygiene is maintained by integrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Global trade in all major commodities is booming, opening up new avenues for agriculture, and a global workforce.
Infant formula and food are highly sensitive products. Preventing them from adulteration protects young lives.
Basic sanitation is essential. Over 2 billion people lack proper basic sanitation. Some of them work in fields and farms, while others sell produce to make a living.
Industrial chemicals that leach into waterways can lead to fatalities in immunocompromised individuals.
Rural farmers with little access to help, seeing changes in accessible clean water and facing rising debts, are seeking a way out of farming — or a way out of life.