LAURIC ARGINATE AS A CONTACT ANTIMICROBIAL
A surface disinfecting composition includes a combination of lauric arginate ethyl ester in combination with EDTA, octenyl succinic acid, octanoic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, or combinations thereof. The aqueous solution can be used to disinfect a wide variety of surfaces including food processing and storage equipment, vegetables and fruits, as well as animal carcasses such as poultry.
1 . A composition for use in disinfecting surfaces comprising lauric arginate ethyl ester in combination with a second component wherein said second component is selected from the group consisting of EDTA, octenyl succinic acid, octanoic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, levulinic acid, and combinations thereof.
2 . The cleaning solution claimed in claim 1 wherein said solution has a concentration of lauric arginate ethyl ester of at least about 5 ppm.
3 . The composition claimed in claim 2 wherein said second component is EDTA having a concentration of at least 10 ppm.
4 . The composition claimed in claim 2 wherein said second component is octenyl succinic acid having a concentration of at least about 20 ppm.
5 . The composition claimed in claim 2 wherein said second component is octanoic acid having a concentration of at least about 5 ppm.
6 . The composition claimed in claim 2 wherein said second component is glycolic acid having a concentration of at least about 40 ppm.
7 . The composition claimed in claim 2 wherein the second component is selected from the group consisting of lactic acid citric acid, levulinic acid, and combinations thereof, at a concentration of at least 40 ppm.
8 . A method of disinfecting a surface comprising applying to said surface a composition comprising lauric arginate ethyl ester in combination with a second component selected from the group consisting of EDTA, octenyl succinic acid, octanoic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, levulinic acid, and combinations thereof.
9 . The method claimed in claim 8 wherein said surface comprises the surface of fruit or vegetables.
10 . The method claimed in claim 8 wherein said surface comprises the surface of an animal carcass.