Chlorine Dioxide had got approvals in many countries in different applications
Approval Time | Country | Approval Authority | Range of Application |
1992 | WHO | Drinking Water Disinfection | |
1987 | Germany | Drinking Water Disinfection | |
1985 | America | FDA | Food Processing Equipment Disinfection |
1987 | America | EPA | Disinfection for Food Processing Factory, Beer Brewery, Restaurant, Hospital, etc |
1989 | America | EPA | Disinfection for Store Water and Animal Shelters |
1988 | Japan | Ministry of Health | Drinking water Disinfection |
1987 | Australia | Ministry of Health | Food Additives, Food Bleaching Agents |
1987 | China | Ministry of Health | Disinfection for Food Industry, Medical, Pharmacy, Livestock, Aquaculture, Public Environment, etc. |
1996 | China | Ministry of Health | Food Additives for Aquatic and Fresh Products |
2002 | America | FDA | Disinfection for Food Processing Equipment, Pipes, Milk Processing Plants |
2005 | China | Ministry of Health | Drinking Water Disinfection |
Its safety is regarded as A1 level by the world health organization(WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
EPA APPENDIX FOR Chlorine Dioxide
Use Site | Method ofApplication | Application Rate | Use Limitations |
Agricultural StorageFacilities (Containers, Trailers, Rail Cars, Vessels) | FoamingWand | One quart to system that delivers 4-6 gallons per minute of dilution water 10 minutes contact time | Preclean with water to remove debris anddirt. |
Mushroom Facilities:(food Contact) Stainless Steel Tanks, Transfer Lines, On-line Equipment, Picking Baskets | Flush equipment with sanitizing solution | Use-solution calls for100-200 ppm total available chlorine dioxide |
Clean equipment and surfaces thoroughlyusing a suitable detergent and rinse with water before sanitizing. |
Disinfection of AnimalConfinement Facilities (Poultry Houses, Swine Pens, Calf Barns and Kennels) |
Use Commercial sprayer to saturate all surfaces | Working Solution containing 300 to 500Ppm available Chlorine Dioxide | Remove all animals and feed from premises. Remove all litter and manure from premises of facilities. Empty all troughs , racks and other feeding equipment/watering appliances.Thoroughly clean all surfaces with soap and detergent and rinse with water. |
Poultry House Disinfection: Poultry Chiller Water/Carcass spray | Dip Carcass | 0.5 to 3 ppm for Chiller Water 70 ppm for Carcass Spray | None stated |
Poultry Drinking Water | Add to water | 5ppm for fouled water 0.5 to 1.0ppm for control | None stated |
Chick Room, Chick Grading Box an Sexingroom | Fogger, Mop | 1,000 ppm w/ fogger390 ppm to mop floors | None stated |
Rention Basins and Ponds | Add to Basin | 4-9 fl oz. per 100 gallons/ 2 to 5 ppm | Do not use where fish are present |
Decorative Pools,Fountains and Water Displays | Add to Pools | 9-18 fl oz per 100 gallons/ 5 to 10 ppm | Do not use where fish are present. |
Food Processing Plants (Poultry, Meat, Fish) Food Contact Surface Sanitizer | 1 minutecontact time | Chlorine Dioxide 50 ppm-100 ppm | Preclean and rinse equipment. Do notreuse solution. Do not rinse treated surface |
Process Water for Vegetable Rinses, Tanks Lines | Chemical Feed Pump or injector system | 5 ppm | Preclean all tanks, flumes and lines withsuitable detergent. |
Potable Drinking Water | Metering Pump 1 mg/ liter (1ppm) or less 1 gallon per 100,000 gallons of treated water | 1 mg/ liter (1ppm) or less 1 gallon per 100,000 gallons of treated water | None Stated |
Municipal Well Waters | None stated | 1 ppm | None Stated |
Hospitals,laboratories and Institutions Hard Non Porous surfaces (Tile Floors, Walls and Ceilings and Stainless Steel Cold Rooms) | Spray, Mop orsponge | Working Solutioncontaining 300 to 500 ppm available Chlorine Dioxide | Clean all surfaces with a suitable detergent and rinse with water prior to disinfection. |
To Deodorize Animal Holding Rooms, Sick Rooms, Morgues and Work rooms | Spray solution on to walls ceilings and floors | Working Solution containing 1,000 ppm available chlorine dioxide | Rooms to deodorize should be ina clean condition prior to autoclaving. |
Swimming Pools | Meetering Pump | 1 to 5ppm | None Stated |
Recirculating CoolingWater systems | 5-20ppm | None Stated |