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Label & SDS

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Registration information

  • U.S. EPA Registration number: 1043-36
  • U.S. EPA Status: CANCELLED

Description

'Amerse Hospital Instrument Germicide' is a disinfectant, fungicide/fungistat, tuberculocide, and virucide. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 1043-36. It was originally approved by EPA on 05 Dec 1967. Its registration got cancelled on 29 Jul 1999. It has a 'Caution' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: 2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol and o-Phenylphenol (NO INERT USE). It's approved for 4 sites including dental instruments, diagnostic instruments/equipment, surgical instruments, and thermometers. It is also approved for 10 pests and pest groups including but not limited to adenovirus type 2, animal pathogenic bacteria, animal pathogenic fungi, herpes simplex virus i, herpes simplex virus ii, hiv-i, influenza a2, mycobacterium spp., pseudomonas spp., and vaccinia virus.

Original registration date:

  • 05 Dec 1967

Cancellation date:

  • 29 Jul 1999

Alternative names:

  • AMERSE HOSPITAL INSTRUMENT GERMICIDEActive

Registrant:

  • STERIS CORPORATION
  • Address:
    7501 Page Avenue
    St. Louis, MO 63133

Active ingredients:

  • 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol 5.25%
  • O-phenylphenol (no inert use) 1%
  • Other ingredients 93.75%

Signal word:

  • Caution

Product type:

  • Disinfectant
  • Fungicide/fungistat
  • Tuberculocide
  • Virucide

Formulation:

  • Soluble Concentrate

Registered target pests:

  • Adenovirus type 2
  • Animal pathogenic bacteria (g- and g+ vegetative)
  • Animal pathogenic fungi
  • Herpes simplex virus i
  • Herpes simplex virus ii
  • Hiv-i (human immunodeficiency virus)
  • Influenza a2 (hong kong)
  • Mycobacterium spp. (tubercle bacilli)
  • Pseudomonas spp.
  • Vaccinia virus

Registered target sites:

  • Dental instruments
  • Diagnostic instruments/equipment
  • Surgical instruments
  • Thermometers