A novel chemical system comprised of stabilized chlorine dioxide and/or other proprietary ingredients formulated to destroy odors at their source Water-based and biodegradable, it neutralizes, deodorizes and disinfects food products such as meat, fish and poultry, and odors caused by urine, organic oxidation, smoke, garbage, stale air, mildew and the like Available in liquid, powder, aerosol, solid tablet, soaps, and cachet forms Applied by spray, sluice, drip, dip, fog, mop, wicking or injection, or as an open odor-absorbent For use in nursing homes, hospitals, hotels, motels, schools, animal containment facilities, restaurants, institutions, industrial applications, wastewater, refuse sites, landfills and the like