Sanitation Standard for Food Cleanser s 
 
Article 1  
This Standard is prescribed in accordance with the provisions of Article 
17 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation.  
Article 2  
The food cleansers  referred in this standard are used to disinfect or 
clean foods, food utensils, food containers and food packaging.  
Food utensils, containers and packages using disinfectants for 
commercial sterilization operations in accordance with "Goo d Hygiene 
Practice for Canned Foods", does not apply to this standard.  
Article 3  
Maximum tolerance of hazardous materials : 
1. Arsenic: the diluted solution based on the label direction of the 
product shall not contain more than 0.05 ppm of arsenic (as As 2O3). 
2. Heavy metals: the diluted solution based on the label direction of 
product shall not contain more than 1 ppm of heavy metals (as Pb) . 
3. Methanol: Not more than 1 mg/ml . 
4. Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol ethoxylate:  Not more than 0.1 % by 
mass.  
5. Fluorescent brightening  agent: Not be detected . 
6. Flavorings and coloring agents to be used in the products shall be 
compatible with "Standards for Specification, Scope, Application 
and Limitation of Food Additives".  
The preceding paragraph applies only to liquid synthe tic detergent main 
ingredients is synthetic surfactant, for dish washer detergent are not 
included.  
Article 4 
The substances which list in Appendix 1 are used to disinfect 
food-contact surfaces in food utensils, food containers and food 
packaging, and no longer have to rinse for water, to using limitations 
shall accord the Appendix 1.  
Article 5 
The substances which list in Appendix 2 are used to disinfect food, to 
using limitations shall accord the Appendix 2.  
Article 6 
This Standard shall be implemented f rom the date of promulgation.  
  Appendix1. The substances which used to disinfect food -contact 
surfaces shall apply to:  
NO CAS Reg. No.  Substance  Use l imitation * 
1 64-19-7 Acetic acid  686 ppm  
2 98-55-5 Alpha -terpineol  None (Note 2)  
3 12125 -02-9 Ammonium chloride  48 ppm   
4 10043 -52-4 Calcium chloride  17 ppm   
5 7778 -54-3 Calcium hypochlorite  200 ppm as total 
available chlorine  (Note 
2) 
6 1592 -23-0 Calcium stearate  None  
7 3347 -48-5 
Decanoic acid  Dairy processing 
equipment: 90 ppm  
Other food -contact 
surfaces: 234 ppm  
8 7173 -51-5 Didecyldimethylammonium 
chloride  Active quaternary 
compound: 200 ppm 
(Note 2)  
9 139-33-3 Disodium 
ethylenediaminetetraacet ate 1400 ppm   
10 27176 -87-0 
Dodecyl -benzenesulfonic 
acid  Dairy processing 
equipment: 5.5 ppm  
Other food -contact 
surfaces: 400 ppm  
11 64-17-5 Ethanol  None  
12 111-76-2 Ethylene glycol  monobutyl 
ether  None (Note 2)  
13 7790 -92-3 
 Hypochlorous acid  200 ppm as total 
available chlorine  
14 10034 -85-2 Hydriodic acid  25 ppm of titratable 
iodine  
15 7722 -84-1 
Hydrogen peroxide  Dairy processing 
equipment: 465 ppm  
Other food -contact 
surfaces: 1100 ppm   
16 7553 -56-2 Iodine  25 ppm of titratable 
iodine  
17 13840 -33-0 
Lithium hypochlorite  200 ppm as total 
available chlorine  and 
30 ppm lithium  NO CAS Reg. No.  Substance  Use l imitation * 
(Note 2)  
18 50-21-5 
Lactic acid  Dairy processing 
equipment: 138 ppm  
Other food -contact 
surfaces: None  
19 1309 -48-4 Magnesium oxide  None  
20 7558 -80-7 Monosodium phosphate  350 ppm  
21 26896 -20-8 Neo-decanoic acid  174 ppm  (Note 2)  
22 7697 -37-2 Nitric acid  1000 ppm  
23 112-05-0 Nonanoic acid  90 ppm  
24 7378 -99-6 N,N-dimethyl octanamine  113 p pm  
25 124-07-2 Octanoic acid  Dairy processing 
equipment: 176 ppm  
Other food -contact 
surfaces: 234 ppm  
26 3944 -72-7 1-Octanesulfonic acid  172 ppm (Note 2)  
27 28805 -58-5 Octenyl succinic  acid 156 ppm  
28 90-43-7 ortho -Phenylphenol  400 ppm (Note 2)  
29 None  Oxychloro species 
(predominantly chlorite, 
chlorate and chlorine dioxide 
in an equilibrium mixture) 
generated either (i ) by 
directly metering a 
concentrated chlorine dioxide 
solution prepared just prior to 
use, into potable water, or (ii) 
by acidification of an 
aqueous alkaline solution of 
oxychloro species 
(predominately chlorite and 
chlorate) followed by dilution 
with po table water  200 ppm as total 
available chlorine  
30 None  Oxychloro species (including 
chlorine dioxide) generated 
by acidification of an 
aqueous solution of sodium 
chlorite.  200 ppm as total 
available chlorine  
31 79-21-0 Peroxyacetic acid  315 ppm   
32 33734 -57-5 Peroxyoctanoic acid  122 ppm  NO CAS Reg. No.  Substance  Use l imitation * 
33 2809 -21-4 1-hydroxyethylidene -1 1- 
diphosphonic acid ( HEDP ) 34 ppm  
34 7664 -38-2 Phosphoric acid  None  
35 7758 -02-3 
Potassium bromide  Dairy processing 
equipment: 46 ppm 
total available halogen  
Other food -contact 
surfaces: 200 ppm total 
available halogen  
36 7681 -11-0 Potassium iodide  25 ppm of titrate ble 
iodine  
37 7778 -66-7 
Potassium hypochlorite  200 ppm as total 
available chlorine   
(Note 2)  
38 79-09-4 Propionic  acid 297 ppm   
39 499-83-2 2,6-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid  1.2 ppm  
40  
 
 
 
8001 –54–5  (Quaternary ammonium 
compounds, including 
cetylpyridinium chloride)  
1.alkyl (C 12-C18) 
benzyldimethyl, 
chlorides  the end -use 
concentration  of all 
quaternary chemicals  in 
the solution  is not to 
exceed 200 ppm of 
active  quaternary  
compound  
41 68424 –85–1 
2.n-alkyl (C 12-18) dimethyl 
benzyl ammonium 
chloride  the end -use 
concentration of all 
quaternary chemicals in 
solution is not to exceed 
400 ppm of active 
quaternary compound  
42 85409 –23–0 3.n-alkyl (C 12-14) dimethyl 
ethylbenzyl ammonium 
chloride , average 
molecular weight (in 
amu), 377to 384.  the end -use 
concentration of all 
quaternary chemicals in 
solution is not to exceed 
400 ppm of active 
quaternary compound  NO CAS Reg. No.  Substance  Use l imitation * 
43 None  
4.n-alkyl (C12-18) dimethyl 
ethylbenzyl ammonium 
chloride , average 
molecular weight (in 
amu) 384.   the end -use 
concentration of all 
quaternary chemicals in  
the solution is not to 
exceed  400 ppm of 
active quaternary 
compound  
44 None  
5.di-n-Alkyl(C 8-10) 
dimethyl ammonium 
chloride, average  
molecular weight (in 
amu) 332 to 361.  the end -use 
concentrat ion of these 
specific in quaternary  
ammonium compounds  
is not to exceed 240 
ppm of active  
quaternary  ammonium 
compound ; the end -use 
concentrat ion of all 
quaternary  chemi cals in 
the solut ion is not to 
exceed 400 ppm of 
active  quaternary  
compound  
45 148788 –55–0 
/148812 –654– 
1 6.didecyl dimethyl  
ammonium carbonate  
/didecyl dimethyl  
ammonium bicarbonate  the end -use 
concentrat ion of these 
specific ammonium 
compounds  is not to 
exceed 240 ppm of 
active  quaternary  
ammonium compound  
46 5324 -84-5 Sodium 1 -octanesulfonate  312 ppm (Note 2)  
47 7647 -15-6 Sodium bromide  200 ppm total available 
halogen (Note 2)  
48 527-07-1 Sodium gluconate  760 ppm  
49 7681 -52-9 
1310 -73-2 Sodium  hypochlor ite 200 ppm as total 
available chlorine  
50 7681 -82-5 Sodium iodide  25 ppm of titratable 
iodine (Note 2)  
51 7775 -19-1 Sodium metaborate  None (Note 2)  
52 68309 -27-3 Sulfonated tall oil fatty acid  66 ppm (Note 2)  
53 7664 -93-9 Sulfuric acid  228 ppm (Note 2)  
54 64-02-8 Tetra sodium ethylenediamine  None  NO CAS Reg. No.  Substance  Use l imitation * 
tetraacet ate  
*”Limit ation s” means the end -use concentration maximum limits, when 
ready for use.  
Note 1.  In composite formulation's product, each single component's 
concentration limits shall apply this table.  
Note 2. Not apply to dairy processing equipment.  
Note  3. Used to the cleanser substances in this table, should adequate 
draining or dried volatile to avoid detergent residue on food 
contact surfaces.  
  Appendix 2. The substances which used to disinfect food shall apply to:  
NO CAS Reg. No.  Substance  Residue Limit  
1 None  Acidified sodium chlorite 
solutions  (ASC)  
(Note 2) Not more than 1  ppm as total 
available chlorine . 
2 10049 -04-4 Chlorine dioxide  Not more than 1  ppm as total 
available chlorine . 
3 7790 -92-3 Hypochlorous acid  Not more than 1  ppm as total 
available chlorine . 
4 7681 -52-9 Sodium hypochlorite  Not more than 1  ppm as total 
available chlorine . 
Note 1. After used for the compounds listed in the table, shall be followed by a 
potable water rinse or by blanching or cooking, the final food contains no 
more than the limitations specified in the Table.  
Note 2.  Acidified sodium chlorite solutions (ASC): The substance is produced by 
mixing an aqueous solution of sodium chlorite (CAS Reg. No. 7758 -19-2) 
with any generally recognized as safe (GRAS) acid; achieve a pH of 2.3 
to 2.9.