Actually on the manufacture website, http://www.celestecorp.com/sani-com.html, the msds claims 20 to 24% ethanol per package. That include the textile towelette in the equation.

On the technical sheet it claims, "Kills 99.999% of bacteria, within 15 seconds, when used as a hand sanitizer."

I have reached out to Celeste Corp requesting the laboratory data behind that claim and studies. I believe they are just relying on published data for ethanol as a biocide. I doubt they have performed any challenge testing.

Normally in a micro lab, to confirm an effective biocide, it is challenge tested against different bacterium and organisms. High concentration EtOH has been proven to be a very effective biocide in many studies. Note that it requires a high contraction of ethanol.

I have not found any data so far on a sani-com brand towelettes and disinfection so far. When i get some time later I'll check the databases as I don't have time right now.

My personal concerns with sanicoms are as follows.

- the concentration of EtOH delivered to the surface is unknown.
- how much surface area does one towelette effectively cover?
- storage of these towelettes is often less than optimal. Most times I open then up and they are bone dry. This could be a production quality, packaging, storage as and/or stability issue.
-Celeste Corp does not make any claim that it is adequate as a surface disinfectant.

As they are making a therapeutic claim, they are governed under 21CFR and may qualify as a medical device. They should have shone laboratory testing done.

I'll see what I can dig up when I u get some more time.

My personal opinion is that sanicoms are ineffective for disinfection for anything other than a small area, such as the headset mic and maybe the ear cups.