Learn more: http://www2.dupont.com/Food__Innovations/en_GB/food-safety/industrial-disinfectant.html?src=fdemea_uk_sld_saf The dairy and livestock processing industry requires disinfectant that is effective but absolutely food safe. Since milk and livestock products are some of the most perisha- ble major foods, cleaning and sanitation in that industry generally require the highest standards. DuPont™ Glycolic Acid is an ideal industrial disinfectant for use in the food industry. 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. Contact us to learn how Glycolic Acid can keep your production line clean with a minimum of downtime.

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The dairy and livestock processing industry requires disinfectant that is effective but
absolutely food safe. Since milk and livestock products are some of the most perisha-
ble major foods, cleaning and sanitation in that industry generally require the highest
standards.
DuPont™ Glycolic Acid is an ideal industrial disinfectant for use in the food industry. 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. Contact us to learn
how Glycolic Acid can keep your production line clean with a minimum of downtime.
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The modern dairy and livestock processing industry is undergoing consolidation from
Contact Us many small dairy processing plants to fewer large ones. Processors have expensive
automated production equipment that needs to stay clean and food safe at all times.
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time-consuming to remove automatically with conventional food safe disinfectant
made with hydrochloric acid, increasing costly downtime. Hydrochloric acid also
causes chloride stress cracking in stainless steel, resulting in a shorter equipment life.
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Particularly effective at dissolving casein, the milk protein found in milk stone,
Contact Us DuPont™ Glycolic Acid also helps decrease process downtime by dissolving calcium
carbonate and iron oxide scales faster than phosphoric acid. The resulting salts are
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Advantages of using Glycolic Acid as a dairy cleaner are:
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– Glycolic Acid is a good environmental choice. It is readily biodegradable,
non-volatile, and phosphate free.
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for industrial – Glycolic Acid dissolves calcium carbonate and iron oxide scales faster than
disinfectants on phosphoric acid therefore, may decrease process downtime for cleaning.
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– Glycolic Acid has a higher capacity for calcium carbonate than phosphoric
acid. One pound of 70 % Glycolic Acid will dissolve as much calcium carbonate
as 1.2 pounds of 75 % phosphoric acid. The resulting calcium or iron glycolate
salts are highly water soluble vs. insoluble phosphates.
– Glycolic Acid is essentially chloride free. It will not cause the chloride stress
cracking in stainless steel normally associated with hydrochloric acid, so
Glycolic Acid use can prolong equipment life.
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