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<pre>Hi

I have decided to sanitise my olive collection baskets and the
equipment that I use to strip the olives from trees.
I also would like to clean my hands with a non water containing
solution before picking any olives.
I am doing this mainly to reduce contamination with bacteria which
could concievably cause botulinism and deliver a good quality product
to my processor.

I went to my local agricultural chemical store and asked for a food
grade sanitiser. They of course had plenty of things for the dairy
industry but they had so many to chose form that I was confused by
the choice.

The sanitisers available could be divided up into basic groups
1 Detergents
2 Acidic solutions (mainly phosphoric acid but also mixtures with
Sulphuric and Sulphurous acid with or without Benzylkonium chloride)
3 Alkaline solutions
4 Pool Chlorine

Would those people already using sanitisers tell me what they use and
why.

What is a suitable non water containing way of sanitising the hands of
the olive collectors.
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