Antimicrobial Efficacy of a New Organic Acid Anionic Surfactant Against Various Bacterial Strains.

The surface sanitizing properties of a buffered organic acid anionic surfactant (BOAAS) was compared with six traditional sanitizers (organic chlorine - 100 ppm, two iodophors - 25 ppm, peroxyacetic acid - 483 ppm, acid anionic - 230 ppm, and a quaternary ammonium compound - 150 ppm) in its ability to reduce Staphylococcus aureus on an inoculated Formica surface. In the absence of organic material, the traditional sanitizers were not significantly different (P > 0.05) from water in reducing S.