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.
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.
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 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.
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).
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.













