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Default Betadine discontinued: UK replacement for sanitizing brewingequipment?

On 09/05/2014 10:19, Adam Funk wrote:
> Sorry for the crossposting --- feel free to reply to any one of the 3
> groups, as I read them all.
>
> I'm about to start back on some winemaking & homebrewing after a gap
> of several years, & my bottle of Betadine Antiseptic Solution
> (aqueous, povidone-iodine USP 10% w/v) is almost empty & has expired.
> I asked for a replacement at the local pharmacy & was told that it's
> been discontinued (searching the WWW agrees). I'm looking for
> something identical or similar under another name to use as a no-rinse
> sanitizer.
>
> The closest things I've found are Vetadine & Vetasept, both sold for
> veterinary use. They look like the same thing as Betadine, but
> Vetadine is only sold in small bottles at a much higher price.
>
> Comments?


What's wrong with using a dishwasher? Surely a non-eco one will get up
the temperatures required for sterilising?