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Unregistered 07:07 AM 10-22-2009
Bleach/water has been the traditional mixture used for years. There are substitutes for bleach, which truthfully is a very good disinfectant, but not the safest thing to use around people! A recent study published in September 09 shows that children just being exposed to swimming pool chlorine greatly increases their odds of developing asthma and allergies later in life. Swimming pools are kept at 1-3 ppm chlorine, and disinfection solutions of bleach water are 500 -800 ppm. So you do the math! Day Care inspectors feel more comfortable requiring bleach because they don't have to look up the commercial solution that reportedly is a disinfectant. However - all sanitizers and disinfectants have to be approved by the EPA. If the label has an EPA registration number and is labeled disinfectant, it is tested and approved. Every word on the label has to be approved by the EPA. So it is not rocket science to look for a registration number, the word disinfectant, and the time required to remain on the surface for proper kill of organisms! The ideal product would be a sanitizer (food contact approved) as well as a disinfectant. There is a product called a2b which is a different type of chlorine that works like the chlorine in bleach, except it is food contact approved, will not fade clothes, and does not smell. It has been approved by the state licensing agencies as an alternate in NC, SC, and VA. You can get your state's requirements at (http://nrckids.org/STATES/states.htm) Press your day care inspectors to get bleach out!
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