Anpath Group announces addition of MRSA and VRE claims for its EnviroTru disinfectant
Anpath Group reported last week that its wholly owned subsidiary, EnviroSystems, announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency has accepted its submission to add additional claims to its disinfectant/sanitiser, EnviroTru for use of the product as a sanitiser against MRSA and VRE (scientifically known as Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus faecalis).
EnviroTru is a multi-purpose disinfectant, sanitiser and deodorising cleaner, effective against numerous organisms, and also meets EPA requirements for Toxicity Category IV (no harmful dermal, ocular, inhalation or ingestion effects). It does not require protective clothing, gloves or special ventilation and has passed the AMS 1452A, AMS 1453 and Boeing D6-7127 specifications for non-corrosion and materials compatibility.
Making the announcement, J. Lloyd Breedlove, President and CEO of Anpath Group, stated: "We are confident these additional claims will add to the growing market demand for EnviroTru. The timeliness of this registration is noteworthy considering the increased incidence of MRSA cases reported in public settings; particularly schools.
"These claims are a small part of our aggressive development and testing programme intended to expand our product offering. Moreover, while the ability to kill potentially harmful microorganisms is important, it is just as important that the biocide have a favorable profile for health and environmental effects. It is not acceptable to trade one problem for another by using potentially harmful chemicals to clean and disinfect. ESI has a single goal - reduce biological risks by destroying a wide range of disease-causing microorganisms with minimum risk to our customer, surfaces and the environment."
In the past decade or so the number of MRSA infections in the US has increased significantly. At the same time, a growing number of cases were noted in schools around the nation, with many closing their doors to scrub down their facilities. After the death of a 17-year-old Virginia student, the school district closed all 21 schools for cleaning. A 2007 report in Emerging Infectious Diseases, a publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, estimated that the number of MRSA infections treated doubled nationwide, from approximately 127,000 in 1999 to 278,000 in 2005, while at the same time deaths increased from 11,000 to more than 17,000.
Another study led by the CDC and published in the October 17th, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association estimated that MRSA would have been responsible for 94,360 serious infections and associated with 18,650 hospital stay-related deaths in the US in 2005. These figures suggest that MRSA infections are responsible for more deaths in the US each year than AIDS.
Anpath Group, through EnviroSystems, produces cleaning and disinfecting products that it believes will help prevent the spread of infectious microorganisms while minimising the harmful effects to people, equipment or the environment.
T: J. Lloyd Breedlove, +1-704-658-3350
W: www.anpathgroup.com / www.envirosi.com/products/envirotru.htm
12th June 2008