Sunday January 25 2004
Florida Times-Union
Monette Holmes (with her invention of the Tiny Diner®) was listed as one of the Florida Times-Union's "Top Innovators".
Unsanitary restaurant style highchairs and shopping carts can have extremely high concentration levels of bacteria. That means every time a baby or toddler sits in a highchair or shopping cart, they may come into contact with disease-causing germs, either by touching or sucking on the germ-ridden seats and handles. Thanks to a Florida-based, mom-owned company, the solution is easier than you think. It's called the Tiny Diner®; a patented, one-piece accessory that is making worrying about germ-ridden public highchairs and shopping carts a thing of the past.
News reports often reveal that unclean hands are recognized as a major source of disease transmission by hospitals and food-handling facilities. These institutions generally have strict policies on hand washing as a means of infection control. Because of the extensive hand contact during use, shopping carts and public highchairs provide an ideal surface for spread of bacteria and viruses from user to user. Hands carry a myriad of bacteria at any given time.
Shopping carts and highchairs are frequently exposed to a variety of unclean conditions, easily acquiring an unpleasant, dirty appearance, which contains a variety of bacteria, molds, and other microorganisms. The dirty conditions and previously spilled materials can provide an ideal environment for growth of these microorganisms. While most of these bacteria and molds are not life threatening, they do pose a severe risk to the health and well-being of your baby.
Tiny Diner® is the most cost-effective means of controlling the area around your precious baby, keeping them safe, clean, and protected.
