STABILIZED AQUEOUS OZONE PATHOGEN SUMMARY
TESTING SPONSORED BY TERSANO, INC. Revised July 10, 2019
MICRO-ORGANISM GROUP STANDARD REDUCTION TIME
Claim: For use as a food-contact sanitizer on hard, non-porous surfaces.
Testing conducted at Microchem Laboratory, Round Rock, TX 12/15/17
Escherichia coli (E.coli)
Bacteria AOAC 960.09 > 99.999% 30 secs
ATCC 11 229
Staphylococcus aureus (Staph)
Bacteria AOAC 960.09 > 99.999% 30 secs
ATCC 6 538
Claim: For use as a non-food-contact sanitizer on hard, non-porous surfaces.
Testing conducted at MycoScience Labs, Wilmington, CT 4/13/17
Listeria monocytogenes
Bacteria AOAC 960.09 > 99.999% 30 secs
ATCC 19 115
Claim: For use as a non-food-contact sanitizer on hard, non-porous surfaces.
Testing conducted at Lapuck Labs, Canton, MA 3/17/16 and 2/26/16.
Escherichia coli (E.coli)
Bacteria ASTM E1153 > 99.9% 30 secs
ATCC 11 229
Salmonella typhimurium (Salmonella)
Bacteria ASTM E1153 > 99.9% 30 secs
ATCC 1 428
Claim: For use as a non-food-contact sanitizer on hard, non-porous surfaces.
Testing conducted at Lapuck Labs, Canton, MA 4/4/17.
Enterococcus hirae
Bacteria BS EN 13697:2015 > 99.99% 5 minutes
ATCC 10 541
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
Bacteria BS EN 13697:2015 > 99.99% 5 minutes
ATCC 10 536
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bacteria BS EN 13697:2015 > 99.99% 5 minutes
ATCC 15 442
Staphylococcus aureus (Staph)
Bacteria BS EN 13697:2015 > 99.99% 5 minutes
ATCC 6 538
Candida albicans
Yeast BS EN 13697:2015 > 99.9% 30 minutes
ATCC 10 231
Aspergillus niger (A. niger)
Mould BS EN 13697:2015 > 99.9% 30 minutes
ATCC 16 404
Claim: For use as a food-contact sanitizer on hard, non-porous surfaces.
Testing conducted at Lapuck Labs, Canton, MA 9/22/17.
Enterococcus hirae
Bacteria EN 1276 99.999% 5 minutes
ATCC 10 541
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
Bacteria EN 1276 > 99.999% 5 minutes
ATCC 10 536
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bacteria EN 1276 99.999% 5 minutes
ATCC 15 442
Staphylococcus aureus (Staph)
Bacteria EN 1276 > 99.999% 5 minutes
ATCC 6 538
* All standard protocols are modified. BS EN 13697:2015 & EN 1276 standards were done under clean condition protocol.
For more detailed kill rate data, please contact your Tersano Customer Representative.
Tested to meet or exceed TUV, UL and CSA standards. Tersano’s aqueous ozone is created by a dispenser regulated as a
pesticidal device manufactured at EPA Establishment No. 089093-CAN-001.
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AQUEOUS OZONE PATHOGEN SUMMARY
TESTING SPONSORED BY TERSANO, INC.
Results from Tersano testing showing the power of aqueous ozone and the time required to destroy various
bacteria at a strength of 2 ppm or less.
MICRO-ORGANISM GROUP STANDARD REDUCTION TIME
ODOR TEST RESULTS
Testing conducted at Microbiotest Inc.
Proteus mirabilis Fabric Surface
Bacteria >99% 30 secs
ATCC 7002 Sanitizer Method
BACTERIA TEST RESULTS
Testing conducted at Microbiotest Inc.
Escherichia coli (E.coli) Fruit and Vegetable
Bacteria > 99.99% 30 secs
ATCC 11 229 Antibacterial Wash Test
Listeria monocytogenesi (L. monocytogenes) Fruit and Vegetable
Bacteria > 99.99% 30 secs
ATCC 19 111 Antibacterial Wash Test
Escherichia coli (S. choleraesuis) Fruit and Vegetable
Bacteria > 99.99% 30 secs
ATCC 10 708 Antibacterial Wash Test
TESTING RESULTS BELOW SPONSORED BY 3RD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS
Results of Aqueous Ozone Tested For Use As a Sanitizer on Non-Porous Surfaces
MICROBE REDUCTION TIME REPORTING ORGANIZATION
Bacteriophage F2 99.9999% Instantaneously Journal of Food Sciences
E. faecalis 99.9% Instantaneously American Society for Microbiology
Mycobacterium avium 99.9% Instantaneously Virginia Tech
Hepatitus A 99% Instantaneously Journal of Food Sciences
Rotovirus (HRV) 99.9% 6 seconds Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Tricophyton Mentagrophytes 99.9999% 30 seconds Water Quality Products, Inc
Enteric Adenovirus 99.9% 30 seconds Elsevier Water Research
Feline callicivirus 99.9% 30 seconds Elsevier Water Research
Norwalk virus 99.9% 30 seconds Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Aqueous Ozone is approved by the EPA, FDA, USDA, is considered GRAS, and is compliant with the
EPA Organic Program as a natural and effective cleaner and sanitizer.
Nonfood Compounds Program Awarded GRAS and compliant Aqueous ozone approved Recognized as USDA/National
listed on White List as a Maximum with the EPA as antimicrobial agent environmentally Organic Program (NOP)
no-rinse sanitizer and cleaner 10 Points Organic Program June 26, 2001 preferable Ozone Approval
Data compiled from third party independent industry and academic sources, and is for general information purpose only. Kill rates vary with temperature, surface texture, pH and other factors.
For more detailed kill rate data along with a more thorough and complete list of microbes, please contact your Tersano Customer Representative.
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