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Identification & Functionality
- Product Type
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Ready-to-Use Product Features
- Benefits
Proprietary PerQuat technology:
- Based on proprietary PerQuat chemistry approved by the EPA for sanitization of floors, boots, floor mats and foot pans.
Environmental:
- Non-acid, non-volatile.
- Phosphate free.
- Compatible with wastewater systems.
- Not regulated for transport.
Appearance and Texture:
- Non-slip.
- Fine crystals that settle into niches, and achieve full coverage.
- Easily distinguishable from food products and ingredients due to blue color.
Floor Sanitizer:
- Reduce risk of organism spread.
- Kills common food pathogens.
- Ideal for low moisture plant environments.
- More cost effective in use than competitive floor treatments.
Entryway Control:
- Controls organism transfer from foot traffic and equipment movement.
- Approved for usage on floors in foot pans and floor mats.
- Does not require drainage or installation of equipment like traditional liquid, doorway interventions.
- Will not freeze in low temperature environments.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Application Area
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Applications
- Sanitize floor surfaces and boots in USDA, FDA and CFIA inspected food facilities and animal environments.
- Doorway intervention.
- Foot pan sanitizer.
- Animal premise sanitization.
- Poultry and swine premise sanitization.
- Directions for Use
- Sterilex Ultra Step is approved as a sanitizer in a variety of applications.
- Sterilex Ultra Step can be applied as a registered sanitizer in its packaged form or can be pre-diluted in water and applied as a sanitizer to non-food contact surfaces.
- Sterilex Ultra Step does not become active until it is exposed to moisture.
- Confirm Sterilex Ultra Step actives/concentrations using AquaPhoenix Scientific Sterilex Test Strip Kit (part number LXT001).
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Blue Powder
- Odor
- None
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Density | 1.16 - 1.20 | g/cc | — |
| Solubility | 11.0 | %w/v | — |
| Flash Point | min. 200 | ºF | — |
| pH of 1% Solution | 8 - 10 | — | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- EPA Registered
- Approved to sanitize floor surfaces, floor mats and foot pans in FDA, USDA and CFIA inspected food facilities and animal environments.
- EPA Reg. No. 63761-10
- Statement of Guarantee
- This product is registered as an antimicrobial product and can be used on non-food contact surfaces under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) by the Office of Pesticide Programs, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- The products can be used in USDA and FDA-inspected facilities and farm premises when used according to the label directions.
- Health Canada’s Bureau of Chemical Safety has issued a Letter of No Objection for this product and it can be used as a non-food contact sanitizer in CFIA inspected processing facilities when used according to the label directions.
Technical Details & Test Data
- Compatibility
Compatibility test for Sterilex Ultra Step on common materials.
Material Compatibility 304 Stainless Compatible 316 Stainless Compatible Galvanized Compatible Brass Non-Compatible¹ Aluminum 6061 Compatible² Aluminum 7075 Compatible² Mild/Cold-rolled Steel A366 Non-Compatible¹ Cast Iron Non-Compatible³
- ¹Severe oxidation
- ²Very minor pitting observed
- ³Can cause rusting on clean cast iron surface (similar to water)
Material Compatibility Dairy Brick Compatible Flowcrete (Flowfresh HF) Compatible Flowcrete (Flowfresh SL) Compatible Epoxy-coated Concrete Block Compatible Acrylic-coated Concrete Block Compatible Sealed Concrete Block Compatible Ceramic Tile Compatible Vinyl Tile Non-Compatible⁴
⁴Tacky feel, Light color stains.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging
Package Sizes Item Codes 10lb 10010SUS 100lb 10100SUS 400lb 10400SUS
Storage & Handling
- Storage
- Keep out of children’s reach.
- Store at room temperature and out of direct sunlight.
- Do not store above 30°C (86°F).