Virocid

ABOUT VIROCID

Each and every day, somewhere in the world, Virocid® is being applied successfully. Production companies in animal husbandry, fish farming, food processing, animal transport, and feed storage, all choose for disinfecting powerful Virocid® .

In today’s production world, an efficient and continuous disinfection is a top priority. Virulent diseases not only skim the profits away, they can even affect a whole industry. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure! 

Where Virocid® is being applied, bacteria, viruses, fungi and spores have no chance . Investing in the biosecurity of animals, houses, materials, equipment, vehicles and people is a wise managerial decision and leads to better production results.

The bigger and more it like look on intensive animal husbandry becomes, the bigger the risk for virulent diseases. There is one all round solution for preventing these devastating risks: Virocid®.

The bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal and sporicidal effect of Virocid® is unique in the world and is safe for people, animals and their environment. 

The worldwide success of Virocid® is based on the unique synergism of this characteristics:

• “Hospital grade” disinfectant

• Highly efficient to kill bacteria, spores, viruses and fungi

• Residual action

• No resistance

• Very low dilution rate

• Extremely economical cost- in-use

• Versatile usage: spraying, foaming, fogging, booth dips, wheel dips

• Active at all temperatures

• Effective in hard water (even sea water)

• Effective in presence of organic matter

• Safe for equipment (neutral pH) and environment friendly

Virocid® offers at least two times more protection than no matter which other disinfectant. So it's not surprising at all that Virocid® is number one in the world! Virocid® is thanks to a dosage which is minimum 50% lower than other disinfecting products, not only more economical, but is also offering a wide application range for the daily disinfection of:

• Animal houses and material

• Animal transport and materials

• Storage and processing rooms for feed and food

• Food transport

• Boots and wheels via dipping baths.

  SAFETY

  MAXIMUM EXPOSURE LIMITM

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•  legislation concerning the protection of the human health and the security of the employees against the risks of chemical agents on the work floor.

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  Virocid® complies with MEL. This means that the amount of glutaraldehyde in aerosol is below the Maximum Exposure Limit. To be classified as safe to use for humans in a dilution of 1:200 (0,5%), MEL allows maximum 0.05 ppm glutaraldehyde particles in the air after 15 minutes exposure time.

   

  Contains no carcinogenic formaldehyde nor toxic phenolics.

  BIODEGRADABILITY

  Virocid® is readily biodegradable for more than 90% after 28 days, according to European Commission Directive 84/449/EEC and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).

   

  No residues of heavy metals or trihalomethanes.

   

  Virocid® used for disinfection of farm buildings will not affect the activity in biogas installations.

  TEMPERATURE RANGE

  Virocid® can be used between 4 °C – 60 °C, and even in freezing temperatures, by adding propylene glycol.

   

  Also tested in seawater (CFR Test University of Bergen, Norway). Test available upon request.

  STABILITY

  The dilution of 0,5% (1:200) and 1% (1:100) is stable in water of 60 °C (43 F), 25 °C (77 F) and 40 °C (104 F) during 4 weeks.

   

  The concentrate has a shelf life of 3 years at an average temperature of 25 °C.

  
  

  NON-CORROSIVE

  Virocid® at 0,5%, after 1000h of immersion causes no corrosion on surfaces commonly used in livestock industries and therefore can be used safely.

  

  Corrosivity test done at CIRLAM laboratory based on UN no. ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.4 guidelines.

   

  * considered norm for the ADR transport law. 0,1mm/year gives a visual appearance of beginning corrosivity