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Cif is a brand of cleaning products by Unilever, known as Jif in Australia, New Zealand, and the Nordic countries. CIF (Common Intermediate Format) is used to standardize the horizontal and vertical resolutions in pixels of YUV sequences in video signals. ... This article is about Cif the cleaning product. ... Syphilis is a curable sexually transmitted disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete. ... Unilever is a widely listed [2] [3] multi-national corporation, formed of Anglo-Dutch parentage, that owns many of the worlds consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. ... Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ...


The product was known as Jif in Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Hong Kong until 2001 when the name was changed to Cif in order to harmonise marketing and product inventories across the continent, though British advertisements stated that the change was made because Hispanics and France couldn't pronounce Jif properly (it's pronounced 'hif' in Castilian).[citation needed]


In Sweden and Great Britain the products were sold under the name Vim before this was changed to Jif - the name Cif thought to be too reminiscent of syphilis to English speakers.[citation needed] Vim is the name of a range of household cleaning products produced by Lever Brothers. ... Syphilis is a curable sexually transmitted disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete. ...


In Belgium and Portugal, the product was known as Vim for quite some time, after which it became Cif. In Canada and India, it is still called Vim. In Germany, the cleaner's name is Viss. To add to the confusion, in Turkey the product's name Cif is pronounced 'Jif'. Vim is the name of a range of household cleaning products produced by Lever Brothers. ...


Products

  • Cif Bathroom Mousse
  • Cif Stainless Steel Cleaner
  • Cif Bathroom cleaner
  • Cif Kitchen Cleaner
  • Cif Power Cream

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