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Agar Powerquat Food-Grade Quaternary Concentrated Sanitiser 5Lt

Agar Powerquat is a 5Lt food-grade quaternary sanitiser for controlling bacteria on hard surfaces.
It is supplied as a concentrate and made for sanitising food-contact surfaces and equipment in kitchens and food processing plants, not as a general-purpose sanitiser.
Diluted to 1 in 150 it sanitises with no rinse, so treated surfaces only need draining before use.

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Description

In a working kitchen or a food processing plant, the sanitising step is usually the one that holds up the clean-down. Most sanitisers have to be rinsed off with potable water once they have done their work, which means going back over every bench and machine a second time before the line can start again.

Agar Powerquat is a food-grade quaternary sanitiser, supplied as a concentrate that you dilute for use. It is made for food and beverage environments rather than general cleaning, and it is used across hard surfaces, food equipment, floors, walls and drains.

As a twin-chain quaternary sanitiser it also carries some surface-active properties, so the solution wets and spreads across a surface instead of beading up and running off. It is odourless, which matters where a scented product could taint what is being made, and it is low-foaming. The concentrate is stable to light and heat, so it holds its strength while it sits in the drum.

Why food sites reach for a no-rinse sanitiser

The draw for a food operation is the routine it allows. At its no-rinse rate the sanitiser is left to drain rather than wiped off with a second rinse pass, so a cleaned surface goes back into service faster. For a cleaning team working against a change-over clock, that is one less trip across every bench and machine.

One drum makes a lot of solution: Powerquat is a concentrate, so a single 5Lt drum dilutes out to a large volume of working solution and a food site gets through fewer deliveries across the year.

No scent to carry into food: It is odourless, so it leaves food-contact surfaces without the smell a scented sanitiser can transfer into product.

Low foam for equipment: It is low-foaming, so it clears and drains cleanly rather than sitting as suds in equipment and machinery.

Holds its strength in storage: The concentrate is stable to light and heat and does not lose potency over time, so a part-used drum is still at full strength next time you need it.

One product across the whole plant: The same concentrate covers food equipment, benches, floors and drains, so a site is not buying and storing a separate product for each area.

Where it can be used:

  • Kitchens and food processing areas
  • Benches, tables and general hard surfaces
  • Pots, pans and mixing pans
  • Filling machines, cookers and conveyor belts
  • Non-porous cutting implements
  • Floors, walls and drains
  • Dairies, beverage plants and meat-processing works

Specifications

  • Manufacturer's data
    Product Type: Sanitiser
    Brand: Agar
    Product Name: Powerquat
    Chemical Type: Quaternary ammonium sanitiser (twin-chain)
    Pack Size: 5Lt
    Fragrance: Odourless
    Colour: Colourless
    pH: 6.0 to 8.0
    Active Ingredient: Didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride
    Dilution: Concentrate
    Contact Time: At least 1 minute
    Rinse Requirement: No rinse at the sanitising rate; potable water rinse at stronger dilutions
    Suitable Surfaces: Food equipment, benches and tables, pots, pans and mixing pans, filling machines, cookers, conveyor belts, non-porous cutting implements, floors, walls and drains
    Food Area Suitability: Suitable for food processing areas
    SDS Available: Yes
    PDS Available: Yes
    GTIN or Barcode: 9326737003963
    Condition: New

Usage Guidelines

Powerquat is a concentrate, so it is always diluted with water before use. Clean the surface first with a detergent and rinse it with potable water, then apply the diluted sanitiser. The right dilution depends on the job.

Surfaces and food equipment: dilute 1 in 150. Spray or soak the cleaned surface and keep it wet for at least 1 minute.
Floors and walls: dilute between 1 in 40 and 1 in 80 depending on how soiled they are. Apply by foamer, sprayer, cloth, mop or sponge, and keep the surface wet for at least 1 minute. Keep the solution off foodstuffs.
Drains: dilute 1 in 30 for soaking.
Foot baths: dilute between 1 in 15 and 1 in 30, and tip the solution out once it is visibly soiled.
Fogging: dilute 1 in 30 and use 1 litre of made-up solution per 50 cubic metres of air, following a documented fogging procedure.
Recirculation cleaning (CIP): dilute 1 in 30 at 50 to 80 degrees, recirculate for 10 to 20 minutes, then flush with potable water.
At 1 in 150, rinsing is not required. Drain the treated surface well and let it dry before food handling starts again. Used stronger than that, or for fogging and recirculation cleaning, rinse afterwards with potable water.

Mix each batch in a clean, dry container and use made-up solution within one month. Do not top up an old solution with fresh, as this can spoil the batch.

Do not mix Powerquat with soap or other chemicals.

FAQ

Q. Do I need to rinse the surface after sanitising with Powerquat?

A. Not at the no-rinse rate: mixed to 1 in 150, surfaces are drained rather than rinsed, then left to dry before they go back into service. Made up stronger than that, or run through a fogger, and a potable water rinse is needed afterwards. Match the rate to the job and you know which applies.

Q. Can I sanitise while the bench is still wet from rinsing?

A. Let the surface drain or dry first, then apply it. Water left sitting from the rinse thins the solution below its working strength, so a bench can look done and still come up short on a swab. A minute of draining is the difference.

Q. Is Powerquat a cleaner as well, or do I still need a detergent?

A. No, it sanitises but it does not do your cleaning for you. Grease and food soil have to come off first with a detergent and a potable rinse, because a sanitiser worked over a dirty surface mostly goes to waste. Treat it as the step after the wash, not instead of it.

Q. Is it worth it for a small cafe kitchen, or only large processing plants?

A. Both, and it is the same drum either way. A cafe mixes a small amount for benches and boards, while a processing plant scales the same concentrate across lines and floors, so you are not locked into an industrial-only product. Order the size that matches how fast you will get through it.

Q. Could I just use diluted bleach on food-contact surfaces instead?

A. Freshly made bleach at the right strength is a legitimate food-surface sanitiser, so it is a fair question. The practical difference is upkeep: a bleach solution loses strength through the day and has to be remade, and it carries an odour, while Powerquat is odourless and holds its strength in the drum. Many kitchens keep a quat for mixed-metal gear for that reason.

Q. Why does mixing it with detergent or soap stop it working?

A. Soaps and ordinary detergents work against it, so mixing them cancels the benefit. The quaternary compound that does the sanitising is knocked out by soaps and anionic detergents, which is why it goes onto a cleaned, rinsed surface on its own rather than into your mop water. Keep the two jobs separate.

Safety Information & Environmental Impact

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The information here is for the undiluted concentrate. Powerquat is classified as hazardous.
Signal word: Danger.

Hazard statements: Causes skin irritation (H315). Causes serious eye damage (H318).

Wear protective gloves and eye or face protection when handling the concentrate. Wash contacted areas thoroughly after handling. Keep out of reach of children.

If in eyes, rinse cautiously with water for several minutes, remove contact lenses if easy to do, keep rinsing and get medical attention straight away. If on skin, wash with plenty of water and get medical advice if irritation continues, then take off and wash contaminated clothing before reuse. If swallowed, do not induce vomiting, rinse the mouth and sip water. In a poisoning emergency, phone the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26 from anywhere in Australia.

Keep containers tightly closed and store away from incompatible chemicals such as oxidising agents. The concentrate does not burn.

Contain any spill and keep it out of drains and waterways. Wear protective clothing, absorb the liquid with sand or a similar absorbent, then collect it for disposal.

Diluted to 1 in 5 or more with water, the product is no longer classified as hazardous.

This product is toxic to aquatic life, so keep the concentrate out of stormwater drains and waterways. Dispose of used solutions in accordance with local council and regulatory requirements, and refer to Section 13 of the current SDS for disposal. The 5Lt containers are HDPE or PET and can be recycled through kerbside or other recycling.

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