Is your product categorized as one of the following:

• Hand Hygiene Products
• General Purpose Disinfectants

These are the minimum test organisms for bactericidal activity:

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Enterococcus hirae
• Escherichia coli (not applicable for hand hygiene purpose)
• Escherichia coli K12 (for hand hygiene product only)

For temperatures at ≥40°C:

• Enterococcus faecium 

Wish to add more microorganisms? Click here for our full list of microorganisms.

The test concentration is chosen according to the manufacturer’s recommendation.

• The contact time recommended by the test method for hand hygiene products are 30 seconds or 60 seconds.
• The contact time recommended by the test method for general purpose disinfectants is 1 minute to 5 minutes or 60 minutes depending on the product application.

The customer can choose different contact time based on manufacturer’s recommendation.

Interfering substances, or commonly referred to as soiling, are used to mimic organic substances found on human skin, surfaces, and instruments. These are the available soiling conditions according to the test method:

• Clean condition: 0.3 g/L bovine serum albumin
• Dirty condition: 3.0 g/L bovine serum albumin

Fill in the test request form and place an order via email at info@tecolab-global.com. We will advise on the quantity of sample required for testing.

You can deliver the sample to us via courier and provide us the tracking code. We will monitor the delivery status and inform you when we receive the sample.

Once we have received your sample, we will provide a tracking number to you. You can easily track the status of your request here.

Download your readily available test report online with just a single click using the link and password provided via email notification. We will receive a notification once you have downloaded the test report.

For safety purposes, the uploaded test report will self-destruct after 7 days.

In order to pass the test, the product shall:

1. demonstrate at least a 5 decimal log (lg) reduction (99.999%) for general purpose disinfectants and handrubs
2. demonstrate at least a 3 decimal log (lg) reduction (99.9%) for hand wash products

Need assistance with your test report? Discuss your results with our microbiologists for more information.