Ecolab has received another product approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The product, Ecolab’s Peroxide Multi Surface Cleaner and Disinfectant, is the first EPA-registered disinfectant proven effective at killing the SARS-CoV-2 virus cleared for use with electrostatic spray technology, according to the firm.
 
The disinfectant can be used across multiple environments, including hospitals, hotels and retail stores. It has been proven effective at killing the SARS-CoV-2 virus in only 30 seconds, in both spray bottle and electrostatic spray applications, said Ecolab. No other disinfectant approved for electrostatic spray use is faster at killing viruses. And no other disinfectant approved for electrostatic spray use has been proven effective against the virus that causes COVID-19.
 
When used in an electrostatic spray application, Ecolab’s Peroxide Multi Surface Cleaner and Disinfectant can disinfect large indoor spaces efficiently and effectively. The 3-in-1 peroxide hard-surface cleaner, glass cleaner and disinfectant joins Ecolab’s roster of disinfectants registered by the EPA as proven effective against SARS-CoV-2. Ecolab has among the broadest portfolio of products for use against the virus.
 
“Cleaner and safer environments have never been more critical to protecting people and building consumer confidence,” said Michael Johannsen, Ecolab executive vice president and general manager of Global Institutional, the Ecolab division that serves the hospitality industry. “Ecolab’s Peroxide Multi Surface Cleaner and Disinfectant simplifies hygiene procedures and provides unsurpassed cleaning and disinfecting efficacy.”