June 14, 183
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
HAND CLEANER
(WATERLESS: CREAM FORM: REGULAR AND ANTIMICROBIAL)
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this
Commercial Item Description in preference to Federal Specification
P-H-31, class 2, grades A & B.
This description covers cream waterless hand cleaner for use in removing grease and industrial soils from the hands, grade A, regular and grade B, antimicrobial.
Salient characteristics:
The hand cleaner shall be an odorless or mildly scented cream. It shall not smell rancid or have odors characteristics of ammonia or kerosene.
The hand cleaner shall not irritate unabraided skin when used as directed on the container.
pH. The pH of a 5 percent by weight suspension of the hand cleaner in distilled water shall be 4.5-10.3.
Free alkali. The hand cleaner shall contain no more than 0.1 percent by weight free alkali as NaOH, see ASTM D 820, sections 7 and 8.
Heat stability. During heating at 38oC for 72 hours, the hand cleaner shall not separate, change color or turn rancid.
Freeze-thaw stability. During three cycles of freezing at -10oC for 16 hours and thawing at 22oC for 8 hours, the hand cleaner shall not separate into components.
Performance. Within 120 seconds 2-1/2 g of hand cleaner shall suspend and completely remove from the palms of the hand a thin, uniform layer of asphalt ( see Note 2) 30 mm in diameter, which has been applied to the palm of each hand. (Form the asphalt into a rod, dip in Stoddard solvent and apply to palm).
Viscosity. The hand cleaner shall have a viscosity of not less than 400,000 centipose at 20oC at the time of acceptance by the Government (see Note 3).
Antimicrobial activity. When antimicrobial hand cleaner is specified, (grade B), a 25 percent by weight suspension of the hand cleaner in distilled water shall inhibit the growth of Staphlococcus aureus (ATCC 6538), Salmonella typhi (ATCC 6539) and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (ATCC 9533). See “Disinfection, Sterilization and Preservation” by Seymore S. Block, Second Edition, 1977, Lea and Febiger; pp 95-96 “Agar Cup-Plate Method for Bacteriostatic Activity” and p 142 “Seeded Agar-Cup Plate Method for Fungistatic Activity”.
Compatibility with dispenser. When specified in the contract, the container of hand cleaner shall fit and operate in DL dispenser 90-902, SBS dispenser C-30 or similar size dispensers.
The hand cleaner shall comply with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and regulations published under the Act (21 CFR 1 Regulations for the Enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.)
The issue of ASTM D 820 and 21 CFR 1 Regulations in effect on the date of the solicitation shall be used to determine compliance with these requirements.
Preservation, packaging, labeling, and marking. The preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order.
Note 1. Purchasers should specify: The net weight of the containers of hand cleaner required; whether antimicrobial hand cleaner is required; and wether the containers must fit a particular dispenser.
Note 2. The asphalt soiling medium shall be a commercial petroleum asphalt, having the following characteristics.
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Softening point (ASTM Method D 36)oF |
170 to 195 |
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Penetration (ASTM Method D 5) at 77oF |
25 to 85 |
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Solubility in carbon tetrachloride, minimum percent |
98 |
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