With the ability to chelate metal salts, DuPont™ Glycolic Acid is an ideal industrial disinfectant for use in the food industry. Essentially chloride free, Glycolic Acid is readily biodegradable, non-volatile and will not cause stainless steel stress-cracking associated with hydrochloric acid. It is classified as an “A3” acid cleaner by the USDA and is approved under the meat, poultry, shell egg grading and egg products inspection program.

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Advantages include:

• Safe to handle, easy to use and extremely versatile
• Low corrosion to most common metals, negligible odor, low toxicity and non-flammability
• Water soluble, easy to rinse, biodegrading at a rate of 89% in 7 days.
• Particularly effective at dissolving casein, the milk protein found in milk stone