These are the categories of test products tested under EN 17846:

• Surface disinfectant
• Ready-to-use wipes pre-soaked with surface disinfectant

This test method is specially developed for Clostridium difficile.

Other bacterial spore strains may be tested including:

• Bacillus cereus
• Bacillus subtilis

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

These are the minimum contact times given by the test method:

• Between 1 to 30 minutes for surfaces which are frequently touched by different people
• Between 1 to 60 minutes for other surfaces

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 and 3.0 mL/L sheep erythrocytes

This test method lays out specific repetitions according to the following test schedule:

• Test Run 1: 1 carrier, 2 concentrations/contact times
• Test Run 2: 2 carriers, claimed concentration and contact time

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

In order to pass the test, the product shall demonstrate at least a 4 decimal log (lg) reduction on test field 1 and the mean number of colonies on test fields 2 to 4 shall not exceed 50.

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