Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've been using Simple Green D Pro 5 since 2008, and I have nothing by the highest praise for it. I recommend it to churches, daycare, and anyone who cares about germs and kids. This stuff will kill a laundry list of nastiness that reads like the "worst 100 of the CDC", and yet is Food-Safe WITHOUT Rinsing (mixed correctly), so it is harmless to use directly on anything the kids put in their mouth. It also doesn't damage clothing or any surface we've ever used it on, so it can be sprayed around play areas, baby toys, the kitchen, pretty much anywhere in the house with utter abandon. The contents of the bottle are EXTREMELY concentrated, DO NOT USE WITHOUT DILUTING! For the food-safe sanitizer, the ratio is 128:1, that means for a 32 oz spray bottle, that is just 1.5 tsp of Simple Green! If you make a bottle every other day, a gallon of solution will last you a year. I found the Simple Green after wading through the horribly organized EPA website. I discovered there is a certification for food-safe, no-rinse Sanitizers. These are the chemicals that restaurants use in the final stage of cleaning dishes, utensils, and food-prep surfaces. They have to be incredibly effective at killing bacteria, viruses, mold, etc. and yet safe enough to be considered a "food additive" (the EPA category for anything that can be in the food supply). There was only 3 classes of chemicals that meet that criteria: Bleach, Iodine, and quaternary ammonium chloride (QUAT). The Simple Green is the latter. If you do get this, you will want to also pick up some QUAT test strips like these Micro Essential Lab QK-1000 Plastic Hydrion Low and High Range Quat Check Test Paper Dispenser, Double Roll, Food Service Test Strips, 0 - 400ppm and 0 - 1000ppm, because your mixture needs to be at 400 ppm in order to be effective. Update: So still using this daily all around the house/daycare and still loving it. I just wanted to add a few additional points. **** The Concentrate has a level 3 health hazard, PLEASE USE GLOVES WHEN MIXING, it will cause chemical burns. However, once it is mixed to 128:1, it isn't any more irritating than water. How you mix it greatly determines how you use it. The label can be a little confusing, plus there is some terminology there that unless you speak fluent EPA, you may not understand. 1) For Food-safe Sanitizing, meaning it kills 99.9% of the listed germs in 60 seconds of contact, and is safe to eat on after it is dry. You need to mix it to 128:1 (1 fl oz in 1 Gal, or 1.5 tsp in 32 fl oz), this makes a concentration of 400 ppm of QUAT. The time is important! That is 60 seconds of wet contact time, you can't just spray and wipe, it won't do its job. Spray generously then let it air dry if you can, or at least wait 1 minute then wipe. 2) If you need to Disinfect, which means to kill 100%, this is NOT food safe, but is great for bathrooms and shower mold. The mix is 64:1 (2 fl oz in 1 gal), so double the one above. The other big difference is the surface must remain wet for 10 minutes to fully disinfect. 3) DON'T do the heavy duty cleaning (16:1 on the label) just don't, there are better general purpose cleaners (like Simple Green HD), then you can finish off with the disinfectant. It will eat varnish and wax at this level, and skin along with it.