Patent ID: 7838447

Claim:
A wiper comprising a nonwoven fabric and a sanitizing formulation applied to said nonwoven fabric in an amount from about 150% to about 600% of the dry weight of the wiper, said sanitizing formulation consisting essentially of one or more surfactants, between about 0.01% by weight to about 0.4% by weight of at least one benzalkonium halide, between about 0.01% to about 5.0% by weight of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and/or salts thereof, and a solvent; wherein the one or more surfactants consist of one or more nonionic surfactants; wherein said sanitizing formulation has a pH of greater than about 8 and is configured so that said formulation is released from said nonwoven fabric as a solution during use of the wiper in food service applications, said benzalkonium halide being present within said released solution in an amount less than about 2000 parts per million of said released solution, and wherein the wiper exhibits a Kill Efficiency Ratio for E. Coli, S. Aureus , or both of at least about 100.