Michael , sounds like a heckuva candidate ! incidentally, i followed-up my original emailed query by leaving a phone message on their answering machine ... still no response. they're either very busy with day-to-day ... or they don't like ChileHeads . anyhow, if the farm/producer ever replies ... i'll post here regards peter g Stallcup, Michael wrote: > > While looking into solutions to clean my deck I came across a > discussion of sodium percarbonate, sometimes known as "oxygen > bleach." The Web page says it produces hydrogen peroxide when mixed > with water and it's good for cleaning fruits and vegetables. This is > the active ingredient in those "Oxy-something" cleansers. > Maybe this is what the El Paso pepper producer is calling "peroxide > acid?" Just a thought. >