June is National Healthy Homes Month and a great time to brush up on home cleaning tips and safety reminders.

Most kitchens stay pretty busy with food storage, food prep and cooking, meal clean-up and eating. With all that use, our kitchens need regular cleaning to keep everyone safe.

1. Open a window, run a ventilation fan, and wear protective gear as needed.
2. Label any homemade cleaning products even if you think you'll remember what's in the bottle.
3. Keep children safe by using the sprayer locks on cleaning bottles, keeping cleaning products out of reach and closed while cleaning if children are present.
4. Buy the right tools to do the cleaning job safely. If a cleaning situation feels too dicey, just leave if or hire someone why has the appropriate gear to do it for you.

Kitchen Cleaning Tips

These tasks will clean up any food crumbs or residue that may be attractive to pests or lead to harmful bacteria growth. Find detailed tips for cleaning your sink, oven, refrigerator and more here.

• Wash dishes
• Wipe down counters and sinks
• Sweep the floor
• Maybe take out the trash if it's full or has a significant amount of food/food scraps.

• Throw out old food in the refrigerator
• Mop floor
• Scrub and disinfect sink
• Disinfect cleaning sponges
• Clean kitchen trash can

• Thoroughly clean refrigerator and microwave
• Wipe down kitchen cabinets and drawers
• Clean oven
• Wipe down walls or other surfaces that food may splatter on or dust may gather
• Wash oven mitts if not done more regularly