EN 14885:2022/AC:2023

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics

Chemische Desinfektionsmittel und Antiseptika - Anwendung Europäischer Normen für chemische Desinfektionsmittel und Antiseptika

Antiseptiques et désinfectants chimiques - Application des Normes européennes sur les antiseptiques et désinfectants chimiques

Kemična razkužila in antiseptiki - Uporaba evropskih standardov za kemična razkužila in antiseptike - Popravek AC

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Status: Published
Publication Date: 07-Mar-2023

ICS: 11.080.20 - Disinfectants and antiseptics
: 71.100.35 - Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes

Technical Committee: CEN/TC 216 - Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics
Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 216/WG 5 - Strategy Group

Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
Start Date: 08-Mar-2023
Completion Date: 08-Mar-2023

Ref Project: SIST EN 14885:2022/AC:2023 - Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics

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Corrects: EN 14885:2022 - Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics
Effective Date: 16-Jan-2023

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EN 14885:2022/AC:2023 is a corrigendum published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics". This standard covers: Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics

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Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics

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EN 14885:2022/AC:2023 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 11.080.20 - Disinfectants and antiseptics; 71.100.35 - Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

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EN 14885:2022/AC:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2023
Kemična razkužila in antiseptiki - Uporaba evropskih standardov za kemična
razkužila in antiseptike - Popravek AC
Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Application of European Standards for chemical
disinfectants and antiseptics
Chemische Desinfektionsmittel und Antiseptika - Anwendung Europäischer Normen für
chemische Desinfektionsmittel und Antiseptika
Antiseptiques et désinfectants chimiques - Application des Normes européennes sur les
antiseptiques et désinfectants chimiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14885:2022/AC:2023
ICS:
11.080.20 Dezinfektanti in antiseptiki Disinfectants and antiseptics
71.100.35 Kemikalije za dezinfekcijo v Chemicals for industrial and
industriji in doma domestic disinfection
purposes
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 14885:2022/AC

NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 11.080.20; 71.100.35
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Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Application of European Standards for
chemical disinfectants and antiseptics
Antiseptiques et désinfectants chimiques - Chemische Desinfektionsmittel und
Application des Normes européennes sur les Antiseptika - Anwendung Europäischer
antiseptiques e
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EN 17272:2020+A1:2025(Main)

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Methods of airborne room disinfection by automated process - Determination of bactericidal, mycobactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal, yeasticidal, virucidal and phagocidal activities

SIST EN 17272:2020+A1:2026

The test methods described are designed to determine the disinfectant activity of processes used in the 1) medical area, 2) veterinary area, 3) food, industrial, domestic and institutional area using automated processes for distributing chemicals by air diffusion with no operator manually applying the disinfectant. This document covers the disinfection of nonporous surfaces but not that of the air.
The objective of the described processes is to disinfect the surfaces of the overall area including the external surfaces of the equipment contained in such rooms. Air handling and products or processes specifically designed for the disinfection of medical devices are excluded from the scope of this document. The test methods and volumes described provide a defined challenge.
This document is applicable to processes for which activity is claimed against the following groups of microorganisms:
—   vegetative bacteria,
—    mycobacteria,
—   bacterial spores,
—   yeasts,
—   fungal spores,
—   viruses,
—   bacteriophages.
This document does not cover processes for which the mode of action is based on immersing and/or circulation, flooding, spraying, wiping or other processes where the product is directly applied to the surfaces and not via air dispersion.

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EN 17915:2025(Main)

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative non-porous surface test without mechanical action for the evaluation of virucidal activity of chemical disinfectants used in the food, industrial, domestic and institutional area - Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 2).

SIST EN 17915:2025

This document specifies a test method and the minimum requirements for virucidal activity of chemical disinfectants that form a homogeneous physically stable preparation when diluted with hard water or, in the case of ready-to-use products, with water.
This document applies to products that are used in the food, industrial, domestic and institutional area for disinfecting non-porous surfaces without mechanical action, excluding areas and situations where disinfection is medically indicated and excluding products used on living tissues.
This document applies at least to the following:
a)   processing, distribution and retailing of:
1)    food of animal origin:
-   milk and milk products;
-   meat and meat products;
-   fish, seafood, and related products;
-   eggs and egg products;
-   animal feeds;
-   etc.;
2)   food of vegetable origin:
-   beverages;
-   fruits, vegetables and derivatives (including sugar, distillery, etc.);
-   flour, milling and baking;
-   animal feeds;
-   etc.;
b)   institutional and domestic areas:
-   catering establishments;
-   public areas;
-   public transports;
-   schools;
-   nurseries;
-   shops;
-   sports rooms;
-   waste containers (bins, etc.);
-   hotels;
-   dwellings;
-   clinically non sensitive areas of hospitals;
-   offices;
-   etc.;
c)   industries other than food:
-   packaging material;
-   biotechnology (yeast, proteins, enzymes, etc.);
-   pharmaceutical;
-   cosmetics and toiletries;
-   textiles;
-   space industry, computer industry;
-   etc.
EN 14885 specifies in detail the relationship of the various tests to one another and to “use recommendations”.

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EN 14885:2022(Main)

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics

SIST EN 14885:2022

This document specifies the European Standards to which products have to conform in order to support the claims for microbicidal activity which are referred to in this document.
This document also specifies terms and definitions which are used in European Standards.
It is applicable to products for which activity is claimed against the following microorganisms: vegetative bacteria (including mycobacteria and Legionella), bacterial spores, yeasts, fungal spores and viruses (including bacteriophages).
It is intended to:
a)   enable manufacturers of products to select the appropriate standards to be used in order to provide data which support their claims for a specific product;
b)   enable users of the product to assess the information provided by the manufacturer in relation to the use for which they intend to use the product;
c)   assist regulatory authorities in assessing claims made by the manufacturer or by the person responsible for placing the product on the market.
It is applicable to products to be used in the area of human medicine, the veterinary area and in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas.
In the area of human medicine (Working Group 1, i.e. WG 1), it is applicable to chemical disinfectants and antiseptics to be used in areas and situations where disinfection or antisepsis is medically indicated. Such indications occur in patient care
—   in hospitals, in community medical facilities, dental institutions and medical laboratories for analyses and research,
—   in clinics of schools, of kindergartens and of nursing homes,
—   and may also occur in the workplace and in the home. It may also include services such as in laundries and kitchens supplying products directly for the patient.
In the veterinary area (WG 2) it is applicable to chemical disinfectants and antiseptics to be used in the areas of breeding, husbandry, veterinary care facilities, production, transport and disposal of animals and veterinary laboratories for analyses and research. It is not applicable to chemical disinfectants used in the food chain following death and entry to the processing industry.
In food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas (WG 3) it is applicable to chemical disinfectants and antiseptics to be used in processing, distribution and retailing of food of animal or vegetable origin. It is also applicable to products for all public areas where disinfection is not medically indicated (homes, catering, schools, nurseries, transports, hotels, offices etc.) and products used in packaging, biotechnology, laboratories (except laboratories for veterinary and medical analyses and research), pharmaceutical, cosmetic etc. industries.
This document is also applicable to active substances and products under development for which no area of application has yet been specified.
This document will be periodically updated to reflect the current published versions of each standard developed in CEN/TC 216. Independent of this update newly published standards are to be used, even if they are not yet mentioned in EN 14885.
This document does not refer to methods for testing the toxicological and ecotoxicological properties of products or active substances.

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EN 12353:2021(Main)

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Preservation of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal (including Legionella), mycobactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal and virucidal (including bacteriophages) activity

SIST EN 12353:2022

This document specifies methods for keeping test organisms used and defined in European Standards for the determination of bactericidal (incl. Legionella pneumophila), mycobactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal and virucidal (incl. bacteriophages) activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics drawn up by CEN/TC 216. These methods for keeping test organisms can only be carried out in connection with at least one of those standards where a reference to this document is established.
NOTE 1   Annex A (informative) contains a non-exhaustive list of test organisms for which this document can be applied.
NOTE 2   European Standards (EN) where this document is referenced are listed in the Bibliography.
NOTE 3   A specific description on the preservation of bacterial spores could be added once the results of the ongoing ring trials are available.

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EN 17387:2021(Main)

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative test for the evaluation of bactericidal and yeasticidal and/or fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectants in the medical area on non-porous surfaces without mechanical action - Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 2)

SIST EN 17387:2022

This document specifies a test method and the minimum requirements for bactericidal and yeasticidal and additionally fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectant products that form a homogeneous, physically stable preparation when diluted with hard water - or in the case of ready-to-use products - with water.
NOTE   Dilutions are necessary as three concentrations in the active to non-active range are tested.
This document applies to products that are used in the medical area for disinfecting non-porous surfaces without mechanical action.
This document applies to areas and situations where disinfection or antisepsis is medically indicated. Such indications occur in patient care, for example:
-   in hospitals, in community medical facilities and in dental institutions;
-   in clinics of schools, of kindergartens and of nursing homes;
and can occur in the workplace and in the home. It can also include services such as laundries and kitchens supplying products directly for the patients.
EN 14885 specifies in detail the relationship of the various tests to one another and to use recommendations.
Using this document, it is possible to determine the activity of products like commercial formulations or active substances on bacteria and/or fungi in the conditions in which they are used and therefore it corresponds to a phase 2, step 2 test.
This method excludes the evaluation of the activity of products against mycobacteria and bacterial spores.

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EN 13704:2018(Main)

Chemical disinfectants - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of sporicidal activity of chemical disinfectants used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas - Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1)

SIST EN 13704:2018

This document specifies a test method (phase 2/step 1) and the minimum requirements for sporicidal activity of chemical disinfectant products that form a homogeneous, physically stable preparation in hard water and that are used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas, excluding areas and situations where disinfection is medically indicated and excluding products used on living tissues except those for hand hygiene in the above considered areas.
This European Standard applies at least to the following:
a)   processing, distribution and retailing of:
1)   food of animal origin:
-   milk and milk products;
-   meat and meat products;
-   fish, seafood, and related products;
-   eggs and egg products;
-   animal feeds;
-   etc.;
2)   food of vegetable origin:
-   beverages;
-   fruits, vegetables and derivatives (including sugar, distillery, etc.);
-   flour, milling and baking;
-   animal feeds;
-   etc.;
b)   institutional and domestic areas:
-   catering establishments;
-   public areas;
-   public transports;
-   schools;
-   nurseries;
-   shops;
-   sports rooms;
-   waste containers (bins, etc.);
-   hotels;
-   dwellings;
-   clinically non sensitive areas of hospitals;
-   offices;
-   etc.;
c)   other industrial areas:
-   packaging material;
-   biotechnology (yeast, proteins, enzymes, etc.);
-   pharmaceutical;
-   cosmetics and toiletries;
-   textiles;
-   space industry, computer industry;
-   etc.
Using this European Standard, it is not possible to determine the sporicidal activity of undiluted product as some dilution is always produced by adding the inoculum and interfering substance. Products can only be tested at a concentration of 80 % or less.
NOTE   The method described is intended to determine the activity of commercial formulations or active substances on spores in the conditions in which they are used.

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EN 1499:2013(Main)

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Hygienic handwash - Test method and requirements (phase 2/step 2)

SIST EN 1499:2013

This European Standard specifies a test method simulating practical conditions for establishing whether a product for hygienic handwash reduces the release of transient microbial flora on hands when used to wash the artificially contaminated hands of volunteers.
NOTE 1 Attention is drawn to the fact that tests on human volunteers are the subject of legal provisions in certain European countries/regions.
This European Standard applies to products for hygienic handwash for use in areas and situations where disinfection is medically indicated. Such indications occur in patient care, for example:
- in hospitals, in community medical facilities and in dental institutions,
- in clinics of schools, of kindergartens and of nursing homes;
and may occur in the workplace and in the home. It may also include services such as laundries and kitchens supplying products directly for the patient.
EN 14885 specifies in detail the relationship of the various tests to one another and to "use recommendations".
NOTE 2 This method corresponds to a phase 2, step 2 test.

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EN 1500:2013(Main)

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Hygienic handrub - Test method and requirements (phase 2/step 2)

SIST EN 1500:2013

This European Standard specifies a test method simulating practical conditions for establishing whether a product for hygienic handrub reduces the release of transient microbial flora on hands when rubbed onto the artificially contaminated hands of volunteers.
NOTE 1 Attention is drawn to the fact that tests on human volunteers are the subject of legal provisions in certain European countries/regions.
This European Standard applies to products for hygienic handrub for use in areas and situations where disinfection is medically indicated. Such indications occur in patient care, for example:
- in hospitals, in community medical facilities and in dental institutions,
- in clinics of schools, of kindergartens and of nursing homes;
and may occur in the workplace and in the home. It may also include services such as laundries and kitchens supplying products directly for the patient.
EN 14885 specifies in detail the relationship of the various tests to one another and to "use recommendations".
NOTE 2 This method corresponds to a phase 2, step 2 test.

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EN 1040:2005(Main)

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of basic bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Test method and requirements (phase 1)

SIST EN 1040:2006

This European Standard specifies a test method and the minimum requirements for basic bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectant and antiseptic products that form a homogeneous, physically stable preparation when diluted with water. Products can only be tested at a concentration of 80 % or less as some dilution is always produced by adding the test organisms and water.
This European Standard applies to active substances (antibacterial biocides) and to formulations under development that are planned to be used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional, medical and veterinary areas. It applies also to the evaluation of bactericidal activity of chemical antiseptics and disinfectants when appropriate standards are not available.
NOTE 1 This European Standard does not evaluate the activity of a product for an intended use.
NOTE 2 This method corresponds to a phase 1 test (Annex F).

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EN 1275:2005(Main)

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of basic fungicidal or basic yeasticidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Test method and requirements (phase 1)

SIST EN 1275:2006

This European Standard specifies a test method and the minimum requirements for basic fungicidal or basic yeasticidal activity of chemical disinfectant and antiseptic products that form a homogeneous, physically stable preparation when diluted with water. Products can only be tested at a concentration of 80 percent or less as some dilution is always produced by adding the test organisms and water.
This European Standard applies to active substances (antifungal biocides) and to formulations under development that are planned to be used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional, medical and veterinary areas. It applies also to the evaluation of fungicidal or yeasticidal activity of chemical antiseptics and disinfectants when appropriate European Standards are not available.
NOTE 1 This European Standard does not evaluate the activity of a product for an intended use.
NOTE 2 This method corresponds to a phase 1 test (Annex F).

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Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics

Chemische Desinfektionsmittel und Antiseptika - Anwendung Europäischer Normen für chemische Desinfektionsmittel und Antiseptika

Antiseptiques et désinfectants chimiques - Application des Normes européennes sur les antiseptiques et désinfectants chimiques

Kemična razkužila in antiseptiki - Uporaba evropskih standardov za kemična razkužila in antiseptike - Popravek AC

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