oxy cleaner "kills 99.9% of germs"

[chrig]

Ive got a tub of this at the weekend, the version for whites and it seems to be made up from "bleaching agents"

Now I'm cleaning a DJ at the moment and plan to steralize with thin bleach after a soak but do I really need to? Or is it the 0.1 percent we worry about?

 

[PD]

Oxy clean will do.
However remember its not really a steraliser, and your pots/equipment should be well steralised before use.

 

[hairybiker]

Hmm mine never claimed to kill 99% of germs. I always use bleach/viadine after a clean.

 

[PD]

yes I would take that claim with a pinch of salt, however its a good all purpose CLEANER and I use it as such

 

[winelight]

I can't see that much would live on the glass of a DJ that would survive a soak with Oxy cleaner. Really I can't.

 

[Gayle]

We were told by our food hygeine teacher that many products will say they "kill 99.9% of germs" just to cover themselves. The product, when used properly, will almost certainly kill every bacteria available on a surface. Is Oxyclean marketed as a detergent or a sanitiser? Or both? If both, it might not do the job as well as a product specfically designed for either cleaning or sanitising.

I think you'd be fine just using the oxyclean as a cleaner/steriliser, as long as it's left in contact for long enough to do the job it's intended for, but if you're unsure, use steriliser too!

 

[chrig]

Controversial post turns out to be controversial!

It is sold as a stain remover so i would guess that is a cleaner, but its claiming antibacterial properties. As a cleaner it is beyond anything I have ever used

I've just soaked a demijohn for 30minutes in it and as well as being cleaner than i have ever seen it it also smells just like when i use thin bleach, and took about 10 rinses to remove the smell.

Because i was only throwing in some Robinson fruit juice for a 'punch' type affair I have missed the bleach stage. I just added a crushed campden tablet and swilled it around in some water for a minute or two and rinsed again.


I think this and a no-rinse solution may be the way forward long term.

 

[anthonyUK]

No problems with Oxy clean here but it can leave a chalky residue if left.

 

[rpt]

Oxyclean is a great cleaner but I wouldn't rely on it to sterlise. All the products that say they kill 99.9% of bacteria probably kill 100% but can't claim that in case someone finds just one left.