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Neogen® Viroxide Super™ Receives New Label Claims in U.S. and Canada
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
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[{"type":"text","content":"LEXINGTON, Ky., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved additional virucide claims to its Neogen® Viroxide Super™ disinfectant. These label claims specify that Neogen Viroxide Super kills viruses* on hard non-porous surfaces that cause Avian Influenza A, Bovine Viral Diarrhea, Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (PRRS), and African Swine Fever. In Canada, Health Canada has also approved additional kill claims on non-porous surfaces for viruses* that may cause African Swine Fever and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.\nNeogen Viroxide Super is a peroxygen-based powder disinfectant that offers rapid, broad-spectrum disinfection when used as part of a comprehensive biosecurity program. Neogen Viroxide Super can be used to disinfect animal housing and equipment, boot baths, vehicles, and other hard, non-porous surfaces.\n\"These additional virucidal claims against further solidify the trustworthiness and reliability of the Neogen Viroxide Super disinfectant within production animal marketplaces, especially as we are seeing ongoing Avian Influenza outbreaks,\" said John Adent, Neogen's President and CEO. \"Those working in production animal facilities, as well as in companion animal spaces, horticulture, and aquaculture environments, can be confident they can prevent the spread of disease and keep the people and animals they care for safe and healthy.\"\nThese new kill claims for bacteria and viruses on non-porous surfaces include:\nUnited States EPA-Accepted and Approved: \n Salmonella TyphimuriumEscherichia coliAfrican Swine Fever VirusAvian Influenza AAvian Infectious Laryngotracheitis VirusAvian Infectious Bursal Disease VirusAvian Infectious Bronchitis VirusBovine Viral Diarrhea VirusNewcastle Disease VirusPorcine Respiratory & Reproductive Syndrome (PRRS)Pseudorabies VirusCanada, Health Canada Accepted and Approved: \n African Swine FeverPorcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv)Neogen Viroxide Super's active ingredients are potassium peroxymonosulfate and sodium chloride, which have been proven effective against multiple industry-relevant bacteria and viruses, including Staphylococcus aureus and canine parvovirus. The product is efficacious in hard water, and its preparation is simplified by a color change to green, which in...