A method for aseptic packaging of food, beverages or pharmaceuticals comprising: (a) contacting a package with a composition consisting essentially of a wetting agent, and an antimicrobial agent, wherein the wetting agent consists essentially of: (i) a sheeting agent, wherein the sheeting agent is at least one compound having the structure represented by formula I: R-O-(CH 2 CH 2 O) n -H (I) wherein R is a (C 1 -C 12 ) alkyl group, and n is an integer in the range of 1 to 100; (ii) a defoaming agent, wherein the defoaming agent is a polyether compound prepared from ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, or a mixture thereof; (iii) one or more of an association disruption agent, wherein the one or more association disruption agent is an alcohol alkoxylate, wherein the alkoxylate portion of the association disruption agent is selected from the group consisting of mixtures of ethylene oxides, propylene oxides, butylene oxides, pentalene oxides, hexylene oxides, heptalene oxides, octalene oxides, nonalene oxides, decylene oxides; and (iv) an additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of a carrier, a hydrotrope, a chelating/sequestering agent, and combinations thereof. (b) filling the package with a substance selected from the group consisting of food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and combinations thereof; and (c) sealing the package. (a) contacting a package with a composition consisting essentially of a wetting agent, and an antimicrobial agent, wherein the wetting agent consists essentially of: (i) a sheeting agent, wherein the sheeting agent is at least one compound having the structure represented by formula I: R-O-(CH 2 CH 2 O) n -H (I) wherein R is a (C 1 -C 12 ) alkyl group, and n is an integer in the range of 1 to 100; (ii) a defoaming agent, wherein the defoaming agent is a polyether compound prepared from ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, or a mixture thereof; (iii) one or more of an association disruption agent, wherein the one or more association disruption agent is an alcohol alkoxylate, wherein the alkoxylate portion of the association disruption agent is selected from the group consisting of mixtures of ethylene oxides, propylene oxides, butylene oxides, pentalene oxides, hexylene oxides, heptalene oxides, octalene oxides, nonalene oxides, decylene oxides; and (iv) an additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of a carrier, a hydrotrope, a chelating/sequestering agent, and combinations thereof. (i) a sheeting agent, wherein the sheeting agent is at least one compound having the structure represented by formula I: R-O-(CH 2 CH 2 O) n -H (I) wherein R is a (C 1 -C 12 ) alkyl group, and n is an integer in the range of 1 to 100; (ii) a defoaming agent, wherein the defoaming agent is a polyether compound prepared from ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, or a mixture thereof; (iii) one or more of an association disruption agent, wherein the one or more association disruption agent is an alcohol alkoxylate, wherein the alkoxylate portion of the association disruption agent is selected from the group consisting of mixtures of ethylene oxides, propylene oxides, butylene oxides, pentalene oxides, hexylene oxides, heptalene oxides, octalene oxides, nonalene oxides, decylene oxides; and (iv) an additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of a carrier, a hydrotrope, a chelating/sequestering agent, and combinations thereof. (b) filling the package with a substance selected from the group consisting of food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and combinations thereof; and (c) sealing the package. <EOS>