The latest revision of EN 14476, the Phase 2, Step 1 suspension test for evaluating virucidal activity of disinfectants in the medical area was officially published on October 1st. This new revision replaces the EN 14476:2013+A2:2019 version and takes effect immediately. Since the last amendment, the CEN members with the collective effort of experts in...
Did you know we are now one of the approved laboratories by Association for Applied Hygiene (VAH) in Germany? If you are thinking of penetrating the disinfection market in Germany, come learn about VAH certification and its efficacy requirements with us. What is VAH certification? VAH certification is a unique quality mark for disinfectant...
What is EN 14885? Being a part of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) field, EN 14885 has become our holy grail, the one thing we all look to when it comes to bringing a new biocide or chemical disinfectant into the world. In other words, EN 14885 is the guideline for disinfectant efficacy test...
“Hey, Marcel! TECOLAB mentioned to me that there is a new standard out for testing surface disinfectants. It’s called EN 17387. Have you heard of it?”—Yes, he’s right, we’ve got a new kid on the block now. But before getting into the new test method, we’d like to revisit the current standard and/or practice that...
“Hey, Tim. Could you remind me of what I had to check for on the label? I’m looking at the bottle right now.”—You and I can both agree that our label reading tendencies has, at the drop of a hat, increased amongst hand sanitizers, surface disinfectants, and even towards face mask due to the current...
“Hey, Joanne! NPRA has recently announced a voluntary registration for surface disinfectants in Malaysia starting from 10th September last year. Let’s register our product!”—The recent surge of surface disinfectant demand and placement in the current Malaysian market has alerted the Ministry of Health (MOH) to regulate these products. Ever since then, the MOH has appointed...
Disinfection is an essential practice of preserving hygiene and preventing the spread of microorganism via surfaces, medical instruments, and more that could lead to harmful diseases. Disinfection is critical in the areas of human medicine, veterinary, and in the food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas. Are you wondering where can you find a one-read document...
Previously we had discussed on the European Standards for disinfectant efficacy in the food, industrial, domestic, and institutional areas. This time around, we would like to introduce the final area: the veterinary area. The use of disinfectants in the veterinary area are not only subjected to professionals but also the public who have taken an...
There are many commercial disinfectants available for disinfecting surfaces in the food, industrial, domestic, and institutional areas. Disinfection is important in these sectors because it: Reduces microorganisms load to an accepted level during food production and avoid microbial contamination to reduce potential harm towards the human health. Prevents the transfer of products and/or ingredients through...