Where can Peracetic Acid be obtained?
According to the authors of OSAP’s Mission Guide, the Peracetic Acid based product available in powder form that is listed in the humanitarian guide is Perasafe made by Antec International ( http://www.antechh.com ). It is not FDA cleared as a sterilant nor is it available for sale in the United States. It is approved for use in Europe and has a CE mark. Evidently, the rights to market Perasafe are owned by Dupont Chemical. Antec’s distributor in the United States is Biosafety USA Inc., found at http://www.biosafetyusa.com . They do not appear to be pursuing clearance to market or to sell it here. You may however, be able to purchase it in the host country for a humanitarian mission. As far as the authors are aware, there is no powder or concentrate based high-level disinfectant/sterilant product available for sale in the US at this time. Several recent articles in J Hosp Infection have evaluated Perasafe against Glutraldehyde and other agents as a high-level disinfectant. Check them o
