Patent ID: 6197738
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A61K,C11D

Abstract:
A solution that is noncaustic and safe to apply to food contacting surfaces, is effective to kill microorganisms on said surfaces, and facilitates wiping soil and dead microorganisms from said surfaces consisting essentially of a composition and water, said composition consisting essentially of between about 85% and 98% of at least one acid, all acid of the composition being organic and selected from the group consisting of citric acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, lactic acid and adipic acid, and mixtures thereof, between about 0.2% and 10% of a chelating agent selected from the group consisting of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and its salts, salicylic acid, polyphosphates, ascorbic acid and mixtures thereof, and between about 0.2% and 5.0% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, a sarcosinate, a sulfosuccinate, and mixtures thereof, by weight, the solution having a pH less than 3 and being noncaustic and nontoxic.