Active ingredient benzoic acid - food safety through effective disinfection

The use of conventional, sometimes highly problematic active ingredients for cleaning and disinfection is a thing of the past in the production, storage and processing of food. In addition to innovative cleaning products, MENNO Chemie has also developed the new disinfectant A-QUASAN for the food sector. It is the first and only authorised biocide with the active ingredient benzoic acid (BAuA DE-0020842-03-04). It is also listed by the DVG for the food sector and by FiBL. A-QUASAN is comprehensively effective (bactericide, fungicide and levurocide) within 5 minutes.

Benzoic acid has numerous advantages over other active ingredients. In addition to its inhibitory effect against a broad spectrum of pathogens - bacteria, fungi and yeasts, it has a very long duration of action of 12 – 16 hours. A-QUASAN therefore remains active until the next use of the appliances and systems without causing corrosion damage. It therefore also reliably combats listeria.

As benzoic acid is a natural acid found in many plants, it is also highly biodegradable, so that it leaves no residue when handled properly and reduces contamination during water treatment.