sanitize

To reduce the number of bacterial contaminants to safe levels as judged by public health requirements. To make clean and free or inactivation of dirt, filth, and conditions injurious to health. Generally considered to reduce germ count by 50 to 99.9 percent. The USEPA requires that sanitizing claims must show a 99.9 percent microbial reduction in five minutes.

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