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Label & SDS

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Registration information

  • U.S. EPA Registration number: 46781-6
  • U.S. EPA Status: ACTIVE

Description

'Metriguard' is a bacteriocide/bacteriostat, disinfectant, fungicide/fungistat, tuberculocide, and virucide. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 46781-6. It was originally approved by EPA on 22 Aug 1988. It has a 'Caution' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: Benzenemethanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-(2-(2-(4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-, chloride and Isopropyl alcohol. It's approved for 36 sites including ambulances, animal cages, athletic equipment, athletic facilities, barber and beauty shop equipment, barber and beauty shop instruments, barber and beauty shop premises, commercial transportation facilities, dental appliances, and dental equipment. It is also approved for 15 pests and pest groups including but not limited to adenovirus type 2, animal pathogenic bacteria, animal pathogenic fungi, canine parvovirus, coronavirus, hepatitis b, hepatitis c virus, herpes simplex virus i, herpes simplex virus ii, and hiv-i.

Original registration date:

  • 22 Aug 1988

Cancellation date:

  • n/a

Alternative names:

  • CAVICIDEActive
  • ENVIROCIDEAlternate
  • METRIGUARDAlternate

Registrant:

  • METREX RESEARCH
  • Address:
    28210 Wick Road
    Romulus, MI 48174

Active ingredients:

  • Benzenemethanaminium, n,n-dimethyl-n-(2-(2-(4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-, chloride 0.28%
  • Isopropyl alcohol 17.2%
  • Other ingredients 82.52%

Signal word:

  • Caution

Product type:

  • Bacteriocide/bacteriostat
  • Disinfectant
  • Fungicide/fungistat
  • Tuberculocide
  • Virucide

Formulation:

  • Ready-to-Use Solution

Registered target pests:

  • Adenovirus type 2
  • Animal pathogenic bacteria (g- and g+ vegetative)
  • Animal pathogenic fungi
  • Canine parvovirus
  • Coronavirus
  • Hepatitis b
  • Hepatitis c virus (hcv)
  • Herpes simplex virus i
  • Herpes simplex virus ii
  • Hiv-i (human immunodeficiency virus)
  • Influenza a2
  • Mycobacterium spp. (tubercle bacilli)
  • Poliovirus type 1
  • Poliovirus type 2
  • Pseudomonas spp.

Registered target sites:

  • Ambulances
  • Animal cages
  • Athletic equipment
  • Athletic facilities
  • Barber and beauty shop equipment
  • Barber and beauty shop instruments
  • Barber and beauty shop premises
  • Commercial transportation facilities
  • Dental appliances
  • Dental equipment
  • Dental instruments
  • Eating est non-food contact surfaces
  • Electric shaver heads
  • Hospital critical premises
  • Hospital critical rubber/plastic items
  • Hospital instruments
  • Hospital materials
  • Hospital patient premises
  • Hospital premises
  • Human nursery equipment
  • Institutional equipment
  • Institutional premises
  • Laboratory equipment
  • Laboratory premises
  • Locker room premises
  • Mortuary premises
  • Oral and inhalation equipment
  • Pet living quarters (enclosed premise treatment)
  • Shower room premises
  • Storage premises
  • Surgical instruments
  • Telephones
  • Therapy equipment
  • Veterinary hospital instruments
  • Veterinary hospital premises (veterinarian use only)
  • Whirlpool bath surfaces