SIST EN 17915:2025

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)

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”.

Chemische Desinfektionsmittel und Antiseptika – Quantitative Prüfung nicht-poröser Oberflächen ohne mechanische Einwirkung zur Bestimmung der viruziden Wirkung chemischer Desinfektionsmittel in den Bereichen Lebensmittel, Industrie, Haushalt und öffentliche Einrichtungen – Prüfverfahren und Anforderungen (Phase 2, Stufe 2)

Dieses Dokument legt ein Prüfverfahren für und die Mindestanforderungen an die viruzide Wirkung von chemischen Desinfektionsmitteln fest, die bei Verdünnung mit Wasser standardisierter Härte bzw. bei gebrauchsfertigen Produkten mit Wasser als homogene, physikalisch stabile Zubereitung vorliegen.
Dieses Dokument gilt für Produkte, die in den Bereichen Lebensmittel, Industrie, Haushalt und öffentliche Einrichtungen zur Desinfektion von nicht-porösen Oberflächen ohne mechanische Behandlung verwendet werden, mit Ausnahme von Bereichen und Bedingungen, wo eine Desinfektion aus medizinischen Gründen angezeigt ist.
Dieses Dokument gilt mindestens für den folgenden Anwendungsbereich:
a)   Verarbeitung, Vertrieb und Verkauf von:
1)   Lebensmitteln tierischer Herkunft:
   Milch und Milchprodukte;
   Fleisch und Fleischprodukte;
   Fisch, Meerestiere und daraus hergestellte Erzeugnisse;
   Eier und Eiprodukte;
   Tiernahrung;
   usw.;
2)   Lebensmittel pflanzlicher Herkunft:
   Getränke;
   Früchte, Gemüse und daraus hergestellte Erzeugnisse (einschließlich Zucker, Destillationsprodukte usw.);
   Mehl, gemahlene und gebackene Produkte;
   Tiernahrung;
   usw.;
b)   gewerbliche Einrichtungen und Haushaltsbereiche:
   Verpflegungseinrichtungen;
   öffentliche Bereiche;
   öffentliche Verkehrsmittel;
   Schulen;
   Kindergärten;
   Geschäfte;
   Sportstätten;
   Abfallbehälter (Mülltonnen usw.);
   Hotels;
   Wohngebäude;
   klinisch nicht relevante Bereiche von Krankenhäusern;
   Büroräume;
   usw.;
c)   andere industrielle Bereiche als der Lebensmittelbereich:
   Verpackungsmaterial;
   Biotechnologie (Hefe, Proteine, Enzyme usw.);
   Hersteller von Pharmazeutika;
   Hersteller von Kosmetika und Toilettenartikeln;
   Hersteller von Textilien;
   Weltraumforschungsindustrie und Computerindustrie;
   usw.
EN 14885 legt im Einzelnen die Beziehung der verschiedenen Prüfungen untereinander sowie zu den „Anwendungsempfehlungen“ fest.

Antiseptiques et désinfectants chimiques - Essai quantitatif de surface non poreuse sans action mécanique pour l’évaluation de l’activité virucide des désinfectants chimiques utilisés dans l’agroalimentaire, l’industrie, la sphère domestique et les collectivités - Méthode d’essai et exigences (phase 2, étape 2)

Le présent document décrit une méthode d’essai et les exigences minimales relatives à l’activité virucide des désinfectants chimiques qui forment une préparation homogène, physiquement stable, lorsqu’ils sont dilués dans de l’eau dure ou, dans le cas de produits prêts à l’emploi, dans de l’eau.
Le présent document s’applique aux produits utilisés dans l’agroalimentaire, l’industrie, la sphère domestique et les collectivités pour la désinfection des surfaces non poreuses sans action mécanique, à l’exclusion des lieux et des situations dans lesquels la désinfection est soumise à une indication médicale et à l’exclusion des produits utilisés sur des tissus vivants.
Le présent document s’applique au moins aux éléments suivants :
a)   la transformation, la distribution et le commerce de détail des :
1)   aliments d’origine animale :
—   lait et produits laitiers ;
—   viande et produits carnés ;
—   poisson, fruits de mer et leurs dérivés ;
—   œufs et produits dérivés ;
—   alimentation animale ;
—   etc. ;
2)   aliments d’origine végétale :
—   boissons ;
—   fruits, légumes et leurs dérivés (y compris le sucre, les produits de distillation, etc.) ;
—   farine, minoterie et boulangerie ;
—   alimentation animale ;
—   etc. ;
b)   les domaines domestiques et les collectivités :
—   établissements de restauration ;
—   lieux publics ;
—   transports publics ;
—   écoles ;
—   crèches ;
—   magasins ;
—   salles de sport ;
—   conteneurs pour déchets (poubelles, etc.) ;
—   hôtels ;
—   locaux d’habitation ;
—   zones cliniquement non sensibles des hôpitaux ;
—   bureaux ;
—   etc. ;
c)   des secteurs autres que celui de l’agroalimentaire :
—   matériaux d’emballage ;
—   biotechnologie (levures, protéines, enzymes, etc.) ;
—   industrie pharmaceutique ;
—   cosmétiques et produits d’hygiène corporelle ;
—   textiles ;
—   industrie spatiale, secteur informatique ;
—   etc.
L’EN 14885 spécifie en détail la relation entre les différents essais et les « recommandations d’usage ».

Kemična razkužila in antiseptiki - Kvantitativni preskus na neporoznih površinah brez mehanskega delovanja za vrednotenje virucidnega delovanja kemičnih razkužil v živilski in drugih industrijah, gospodinjstvu in javnih ustanovah - Preskusna metoda in zahteve (faza 2, stopnja 2)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 02-Jan-2023
• Publication Date: 19-Aug-2025
• ICS: 71.100.35 - Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes
• Technical Committee: KDS - Cosmetics, chemical disinfectants and surface active agents
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 25-Jul-2025
• Due Date: 29-Sep-2025
• Completion Date: 20-Aug-2025
• Ref Project: EN 17915:2025 - 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).

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2025
Kemična razkužila in antiseptiki - Kvantitativni preskus na neporoznih površinah
brez mehanskega delovanja za vrednotenje virucidnega delovanja kemičnih
razkužil v živilski in drugih industrijah, gospodinjstvu in javnih ustanovah -
Preskusna metoda in zahteve (faza 2, stopnja 2)
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)
Chemische Desinfektionsmittel und Antiseptika – Quantitative Prüfung nicht-poröser
Oberflächen ohne mechanische Einwirkung zur Bestimmung der viruziden Wirkung
chemischer Desinfektionsmittel in den Bereichen Lebensmittel, Industrie, Haushalt und
öffentliche Einrichtungen – Prüfverfahren und Anforderungen (Phase 2, Stufe 2)
Antiseptiques et désinfectants chimiques - Essai quantitatif de surface non poreuse sans
action mécanique pour l’évaluation de l’activité virucide des désinfectants chimiques
utilisés dans l’agroalimentaire, l’industrie, la sphère domestique et les collectivités -
Méthode d’essai et exigences (phase 2, étape 2)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17915:2025
ICS:
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.

EN 17915
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 11.080.20; 71.100.35
English Version
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).
Antiseptiques et désinfectants chimiques - Essai Chemische Desinfektionsmittel und Antiseptika -
quantitatif de surface non poreuse sans action Quantitative Prüfung nicht-poröser Oberflächen ohne
mécanique pour l'évaluation de l'activité virucide des mechanische Einwirkung zur Bestimmung der
désinfectants chimiques utilisés dans l'agroalimentaire, viruziden Wirkung chemischer Desinfektionsmittel in
l'industrie, la sphère domestique et les collectivités - den Bereichen Lebensmittel, Industrie, Haushalt und
Méthode d'essai et exigences (phase 2, étape 2) öffentliche Einrichtungen - Prüfverfahren und
Anforderungen (Phase 2, Stufe 2)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Requirements for virucidal activity on surfaces. 8
5 Test methods . 10
5.1 Principle . 10
5.2 Materials and reagents, including cell cultures . 11
5.2.1 Test organisms . 11
5.2.2 Culture media, reagents and cell cultures . 11
5.3 Apparatus and glassware . 15
5.3.1 General . 15
5.3.2 Standard microbiological laboratory equipment. 15
5.3.3 Test surfaces . 16
5.4 Preparation of test organism suspensions and product test solutions . 17
5.4.1 Test organism suspension (test virus suspension) . 17
5.4.2 Product test solution . 17
5.5 Procedure for assessing the virucidal activity of the product . 18
5.5.1 General . 18
5.5.2 Test procedure . 19
5.5.3 Cytotoxicity caused by product solutions . 20
5.5.4 Control of efficiency for suppression of disinfectant virucidal activity . 22
5.5.5 Reference test for virus inactivation . 22
5.5.6 Titration of the virus control / water control . 22
5.6 Experimental data and calculation . 23
5.6.1 Protocol of the results . 23
5.6.2 Calculation of infectivity titre (TCID PFU) . 23
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5.7 Verification of the methodology . 23
5.8 Expression of results . 24
5.8.1 General . 24
5.8.2 Calculation of the virucidal activity of products . 24
5.8.3 Calculation of the virucidal activity against enveloped viruses . 25
5.9 Test report . 25
Annex A (informative) Detoxification of test mixtures by molecular sieving . 27
A.1 Molecular sieving with Sephadex™ LH 20 . 27
A.2 Molecular sieving using MicroSpin™ S 400 HR . 29
A.3 Determination of the residual virus titre by the large-volume-plating (LVP) method . 29
Annex B (informative) Calculation of the viral infectivity titre . 32
B.1 Quantal tests — Example of TCID determination by the Spearman-Kärber method . 32
B.2 Plaque test . 33
B.3 Biometrical evaluation of experimental approaches and assessment of the
disinfecting effect on the virus (reduction [R]) . 34
Annex C (informative) Presentation of test results of one active concentration. 39
Annex D (informative) Preparation of the glutaraldehyde test solutions (v/v) . 42
Bibliography . 43

European foreword
This document (EN 17915:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 216 “Chemical
disinfectants and antiseptics”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2025 and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by December 2025.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
This document describes a surface test method for establishing whether a product proposed as a
disinfectant in the fields described in Clause 1 does or does not have virucidal activity on non-porous
surfaces.
The laboratory test closely simulates practical conditions of application. Chosen conditions (contact time,
temperature, organisms on surfaces, etc.) reflect parameters which are found in practical situations
including conditions which may influence the action of disinfectants. Each use concentration found from
this test corresponds to defined experimental conditions.
The conditions are intended to cover general purposes and to allow reference between laboratories and
product types. Each utilization concentration of the chemical disinfectant or antiseptic found by this test
corresponds to defined experimental conditions.
However, for special applications the recommendations of use of a product can differ and therefore
additional test conditions might be needed, which cannot be covered by this document.
1 Scope
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;
...