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    Default Do WetOnes kill the norovirus?

    Hi there!

    I have a lot of WetOnes. My question is do they kill the Norovirus? It says on the back they only have 0.3% of the chemical that is in them (I do not know the name of the chemical). So, my question is do they kill the Norovirus?
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    Default Re: Do WetOnes kill the norovirus?

    If they have benzalkonium chloride or another similar benzy-something chloride in then yes they do.

    .3% is .30% which is more than enough.

    I think its only US wet-ones that contain it, the last time i checked UK wet-ones didn't.

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    Default Re: Do WetOnes kill the norovirus?

    Is 0.3% the same as 30%? Because that is what it contains 0.3% of benzalkonium chloride.
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    Default Re: Do WetOnes kill the norovirus?

    Quote Originally Posted by BenBHartnett View Post
    Is 0.3% the same as 30%? Because that is what it contains 0.3% of benzalkonium chloride.
    no 30% is like 30.00% and .3% is like 00.30%, i think the amount you need is only about 00.13% so the amount in the wet wipes is almost 3 times the required amount.

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    Default Re: Do WetOnes kill the norovirus?

    I contacted them last year and they responded they don't kill viruses.

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    Default Re: Do WetOnes kill the norovirus?

    Quote Originally Posted by mela View Post
    I contacted them last year and they responded they don't kill viruses.
    I'm in the UK and our wet-ones are different to yours, but i have just had a look on the USA wet-ones website and the antibacterial ones contain 0.30% of benzethonium chloride which does kill the noroviruses

    Wet ones website http://www.wetones.com/Faqs.aspx

    Sage's website with info on Benzalkonium/Benzethonium Chloride http://www.emetophobiahelp.org/norovirus.html

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