Acidified Sodium Chlorite creates Chlorous Acid, used for Red Meat, Poultry Meat, Seafood, Raw Agric Commodities ~FSIS, USDA
{Also specifically refers to Sanova sanitizing product for food uses} "Sodium chlorite solution is made with sodium chloride crystals or flakes and water, and available at various concentrations, such as SANOVA® Base (25%) and Sanova® Antimicrobial Food Additive Base (25%) containing 20-50% by weight of sodium chlorite (NaClO2). While the chlorite ion (ClO2
–) is stable in aqueous solution, under acidic conditions— the acidifier can be any one of food-grade acids, chlorite forms chlorous acid (HClO2). Chlorous acid is unstable and dissociates back to chlorite ion. Other compounds like chlorine dioxide (ClO2) and chlorate also generated. Ultimately, chlorous acid degrades to chloride (Cl–). "