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28 March 2024

Your mobile carries more germs than a toilet

Cell phone can harbour 18 times more germs than a toilet handle in a public washroom. (AP)

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Is your mobile phone bad for your health? No, we're not talking about radiation here. We're talking germs. Because a recent study found the average cell phone can harbour 18 times more germs than a toilet handle in a public washroom. That's according to a UK study published by the Journal of Applied Microbiology.

It might make you think twice before you pass your handset over to someone so they can look at the screen. How many bacteria are being swapped around every time someone else touches your handset? It's not just phones, but anything with a screen, including laptops, notebooks, even televisions.

One group of boffins has come up the answer though: a screen protector that kills the most common bacteria. The protector is an almost pure film coating which eliminates of 99 per cent of Escherichia Coli and 88 per cent of Staphylococcus Aurous.

S-View Anti-Bacterial screen protector was developed to protect the health of touch-screen users. A specific anti-bacteria treatment is formed on the film surface and protects users from the infection and invasion of bacteria when they touch the LCD screen.

"If you share a device with someone, then you could be sharing germs too.

It's easy to spread bacteria and disease through whatever you touch," says Hassan Jawad, General Manager of the company 14 Lights, which is bringing the new generation of protectors to the UK and Gulf States. The protectors are made by the South Korean company S-View in conjunction with 14 Lights.

What's more, these protectors get rid of one annoying problem with mobile handsets and similar devices - the fingerprint smears you have to wipe off several times a day.

"Consumers often touch their screens," says Mr Jawad, "and that can leave grease and fingerprint smears."

The new range of protectors feature an anti-fingerprint film with protrusions on the surface using precise nano-size Silica. This provides a uniform surface which is exceptionally smooth and slippery.

14 Lights and S-view are offering screen protectors manufactured to precisely fit specific handsets, taking into account the size of the screen, orientation, and layout of features. These new generation protectors are higher quality, longer lasting and provide better all-round protection than traditional products.

The company makes specialist screen protectors for a huge range of devices, including smartphones, notebook, netbooks, and tablets - just about anything that has a screen.

Jawad adds that 14Lights is keen to hear from potential distributors, especially in the UK and Gulf states.

Protectors are available for a huge range of handsets, including all of the most popular Nokia phone models, as well as a range of laptops, netbooks, tablets and smartphones. All of these films protect the screen from fingerprints and scratching, provide an anti-glare coating and are easy to install and remove, leaving no sticky residue.

14Lights is representing S-view in the Middle East, and helping to market its range of quality products. 14lights is based in the UK, but operates throughout global marketplaces.

S-view specializes in using creative and innovative solutions to deliver high quality films customized to meet the different and special needs of consumers. The company's various types of screen protectors can be applied to everyday electronic devices such as cell phones, laptops and cameras. The company provides products to leading brands and corporations around the world, and is renowned for delivering high quality with exceptional value.