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Hydrogen Peroxide or Peroxyacetic Acid

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Hydrogen Peroxide or Peroxyacetic Acid

Safety and efficacy considerations

  • May be sold in combination with acetic acid and peracetic acid.
  • Do not use on brass, copper, or marble.
  • Harmful if swallowed, may irritate the nose, throat, and skin, will irritate eyes.
  • Do no inhale.
  • Can be used on feeders, or equipment in contact with feed, water lines and medication tanks however practical application may be limited as these applications require flushing/rinsing with clean water prior to reuse.
  • Some products/applications are not registered for use in ACT.
  • General recommendation to remove organic matter thoroughly before cleaning with this chemical.

Products with this chemical may have different label instructions. Always follow the directions on the label and refer to the safety data sheet for the complete safety information on this chemical before using it.

Effective against

Registered as a fungicide, disinfectant, and sanitiser. Depending on product, it can be applied by spray, fogging or manual application.

APVMA notes the chemical is registered for

animal housing; veterinary hospital; veterinary surgery; cages; eggrooms; poultry houses; agricultural/farm buildings; cleaning of outdoor surfaces - see label; flushing out water systems; general farm equipment; egg emersion; floor; general disinfection (walls, stalls, etc); surfaces general - building; water lines; aviary; food & water utensils; instruments; eggs

Disclaimer

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