Benefect® is an ingenious mixture of plant extracts that surpasses government efficacy requirements for hospital disinfectants but that, unbelievably, are also Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) or as Direct Food Additives by the FDA.
Benefect's botanical active ingredient is classified by public health authorities as having no known adverse affects to human health or the environment.
Benefect was reviewed for toxicity by Health Canada under the following categories:
Inhalation
Ingestion
Skin Irritation
Skin Sensitization
Eye Irritation
...and was rated as not even requiring a Caution statement on the label (which has been a standard minimum requirement for all products by Health Canada until now.).The federal Bureau of Chemical Safety & the Canadian Food Inspection Agency also reviewed Benefect and supported the use of it on food contact surfaces without the normal requirement for a rinse or a wipe. As well, Benefect contains no ammonia, chlorine, oxidizers or alcohols & even has a neutral pH, which means that it is:
