Explore PAA Applications

Discover a comprehensive range of EPA and FDA-approved Peracetic Acid (PAA) applications designed for food safety, industrial sanitation, and microbial control. Use our search and filter tools to quickly find applications by keywords, application type, or industry sector—from meat and poultry processing to produce washing, dairy sanitization, and non-food industrial uses like pulp & paper or oil & gas. Whether you need solutions for compliance, sustainability, or operational efficiency, this page helps you identify the right PAA product for your specific needs.


Alkaline Detergent Cleaning Booster (CIP)

PAA booster (hypochlorite alternative) in alkaline CIP detergents for pipelines, tanks, vessels, evaporators, HTST, etc.


Animal & Poultry Premises Sanitizing

Sanitizing walls, floors, and equipment in animal housing and poultry facilities.


Animal Housing Cleaning & Deodorizing

Cleaning and odor control in barns, kennels, and similar facilities.


Antimicrobial Container Rinse (Spoilage Control)

Rinse for returnable and non-returnable containers to control spoilage organisms.


Antimicrobial for Fish and Seafood Preparation

Used in process water and ice for commercial preparation and storage of fish and seafood.


Antimicrobial in Brines, Sauces, and Marinades (Bulk Liquid)

Applied on the surface or injected into processed or unprocessed water, cooked or uncooked poultry, meat or seafood products.


Antimicrobial in Misting Systems

Reduces microbial contamination during produce handling and packaging, helping to extend the shelf life of the products.


Antimicrobial in Surface Sauces and Marinades (Final Product Coating)

Used in marinades applied on processed and preformed meat, poultry and seafood products as a final surface treatment.


Antimicrobial – Intervention Treatment for Meat & Poultry Carcasses and Parts

Used in process water, ice, or brine for washing, rinsing, scalding, or cooling whole or cut meat carcasses, parts, trim, and organs.


Biofouling Control in Pulp. Paper and Paperboard Mill and Water Systems 

Control bacterial, fungal and yeast growth in pulp, paper and paperboard or non-woven process water and influent systems. 


Bottle or Can Sanitizing Rinse

May be used as a final sanitizing rinse for plastic, glass, carton, or metal returnable and non‑returnable bottles and cans.


CIP Circulation Cleaning Sanitizing (Scope)

Use in circulation cleaning and institutional/industrial sanitizing of pipelines, tanks, fillers, pasteurizers, vats, evaporators.


Citrus Canker Spread Control on Surface and Produce

Sanitizes inanimate surfaces (e.g., tree‑harvesting equipment and containers) to help limit the spread of citrus canker via contaminated surfaces. May also be applied to citrus trees to help prevent the spread of the disease.


Cleaning Drip Irrigation Systems

Cleans slime and algae from drip filters, tapes, and emitters during irrigation cycles, and helps reduce hard‑water scaling.


Cleaning Livestock Water Systems (Offline)

Reduces scale, calcium, iron, magnesium, heavy soils, and polysaccharides in livestock watering systems. When used as directed, it helps reduce organic and inorganic deposits that restrict flow in water‑dispensing systems.


Cleaning Livestock Water Systems (While Animals Present)

Control mineral buildup in operating lines for limited days.


Color-Safe Oxidation

Delivers effective oxidation on colored linens without the damage associated with chlorine bleach.


Control of Bacteria and Fungi in Coating Preservation

In-container preservative for water-based coatings (e.g., paper coatings); non food-contact preservation.


Control of Bacteria and Fungi in Dispersed Pigments

In-container preservative for dispersed pigments used in paint/paper; dose per label.


Control of Non-Pathogenic Spoilage Organisms & Yeasts

Post-cleaning sanitation of process equipment to reduce spoilage organisms/yeasts on food-contact equipment


Control of Slime in Cooling& Recirculating Water Systems

Microbial control in cooling towers, evaporative condensers, and pasteurizers.


Cooling water/brine antimicrobial for RTE products

Used as an antimicrobial in water or brine during preparation and cooling of processed, cooked, ready-to-eat products.


Deodorizing Process Systems

Acts as a deodorizer for industrial process systems, reducing odor without harsh chemicals.


Disinfection of Animal and Poultry Premises, Trucks, Coops and Crates

Disinfect, deodorize, and clean hard, non-porous surfaces in animal-related environments. It is used in animal hospitals, laboratories, kennels, pet shops, zoos, pet quarters, poultry premises, hatcheries, and livestock quarters. Surfaces include walls, floors, sink tops, furniture, operating tables, kennel runs, cages, and feeding equipment. It also deodorizes areas prone to odors such as garbage storage areas and empty bins.


Eating-Establishment Sanitizing

Sanitizing utensils, dishes, and food-contact surfaces in restaurants and kitchens.


Egg-Shell Sanitizing (Food)

Sanitizing shell eggs prior to processing or packing.


Entryway Foam Sanitizing System

Creates a foam barrier to help reduce cross‑contamination at facility entry points, such as floors, equipment wheels, and foot‑traffic areas.


Evaporated/Condensed Water Treatment

Treatment of condensate water in dairy and food plants.


Field Equipment Sanitization

Sanitize harvest equipment such as pickers, trailers, trucks (including truck body parts and tires), bins, packing crates, ladders, power tools, gloves, rubber boots, pruning shears or other hard non-porous equipment that may transfer Xanthomonas campestris (axonopodis) pathovars citrumeto (citrus canker surrogate).


Fogging Application for Filling, Packaging & Post-Harvest Decay and Spoilage Control

Those products can be applied by fogging to control the growth of non-public health microorganisms that may cause decay and/or spoilage on raw, post-harvest fruits and vegetables during the post-harvest process. 


Fruit and Vegetable Washing and Chilling

Applied in process water or ice for washing, rinsing, chilling, or processing fruits and vegetables in food facilities.


Greenhouses—Algae / Slime Control

Suppress/control algae and slime in/around greenhouses; normal and shock doses per label.


Industrial Air Washers—Microbial Control

Microbial control in industrial air washing systems.


Industrial Laundry & Textile Care

Laundry sanitization, bleaching, odor control; peracetic acid-based oxidizing agent for low-temperature washing, water/energy savings, fabric protection


Intervention and Antimicrobial for Poultry in Chilling & Scald Tanks

When used as directed, they function as an intervention step in poultry scalding and chilling tanks, providing antimicrobial activity on poultry carcasses and parts. They can also be used as an acidifier in scald tanks.


Laundry Sanitization & Disinfection

Sanitizer/disinfectant for institutional/industrial laundry rinse steps; time/temperature and hardness limits per label.


Membrane Systems (RO/UF/NF)—Sanitizing & Cleaning

Sanitizing reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration membranes.


Milking Equipment Sanitizing (Cluster Dipping)

External surface rinse/sanitize of milking equipment after each use.


Non-Food Contact Hard Surface Disinfection

Disinfects and cleans hard nonporous surfaces in one step. It is intended for use on floors, walls, tables, chairs, countertops, bathroom fixtures, sinks, bed frames, shelves, racks, carts, refrigerators, coolers, glazed tile, linoleum, vinyl, glazed porcelain, and surfaces made of plastic, stainless steel, or glass.


Oil & Gas Pipelines/Tanks—Microbial Control

Microbial control in water-bottoms of storage tanks, pipelines.


Oil & Gas Well Operations—Antimicrobial Treatment

Controls slime formers, spoilage microbes & SRB in well operations.


Oil & Gas—Flooding/Injection/Produced Water

Biocontrol in flooding/injection/produced waters


Produce Wash Water Treatment (Spoilage/Decay Control)

Controlling spoilage organisms in wash water for produce.


Pulp & Paper Bleaching

High-strength peracetic acid oxidizing agent for chlorine-free bleaching and brightening.


Removal and Prevention of Mineral-Based Deposits Like Milkstone or Beerstone

Effectively remove mineral-based deposits in food and beverage processing systems. This application targets mineral soils and scale buildup, milkstone in dairy systems, beerstone in brewing equipment, and mineral fouling soils in pipelines and tanks, helping maintain clean surfaces and operational efficiency.


Rinse-Step Optimization

Enables cycle simplification with no separate rinse step, reducing water consumption.


Sanitization of Conveyors, Peelers, Slicers & Saws

Sanitizing equipment in meat, poultry, seafood, and produce processing.


Sanitizing Bottling and Beverage Dispensing Equipment

Use as a sanitizer in bottling and beverage dispensing equipment, beer fermentation and holding tanks, sanitary filling of bottles, caps and cans {In the final rinse application}, and for external spraying of filling and closing machines and in wineries for use on holding tanks, floors and processing equipment. 


Sanitizing Hard, Non-Porous Food Contact Surfaces

Sanitizing pipelines, tanks, vats, fillers, and other food-contact equipment.


Sterilization of Aseptic Filling Systems and Packaging

Applied to sterilize aseptic filling systems and packaging prior to filling (except infant formula packaging).


Tableware Sanitizing (Final Rinse)

Final rinse sanitization for warewashing machines.


Treatment of Agricultural and Irrigation Water Systems 

Control sulfides, odor, slime, and algae in sand filters, humidification systems, storage tanks, ponds, reservoirs, canals. 


Tunnel Washers & Continuous Batch

Compatible with tunnel/CBW processes and conventional washer-extractors.


Wastewater/Effluent Treatment (Non-Public Health Microbes)

Treat sewage/wastewater effluent to control non-public-health microorganisms.

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