The following three patents relate to non-consumable nascent iodine, you might review them to see what others have to say about nascent iodine.
46,838,050 Methods and devices for providing anti-infective activity to a medical device
56,592,890 Conveyance of anti-infective activity to wound dressings
66,482,309 Electrolytic generation of nascent Iodine as a method of treatment and for the prevention of infections associated with medical implant devices