CEN/TC 216/WG 4 - Horizontal working group

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).

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).

This document specifies a test method (phase 1) and the minimum requirements for sporicidal activity of chemical disinfectant or 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.
This document applies to products that are used in in agricultural (but not crop protection), domestic service, food hygiene and other industrial fields, institutional, medical and veterinary applications.
NOTE 1   This method cannot be applied for testing sporicidal activity of a product against spores of Clostridium spec.
NOTE 2   This document does not evaluate the activity of a product for an intended use. More specific test methods described in European Standards (see introduction) are used for further assessement of the efficacy of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics for a defined purpose.
NOTE 3   This method corresponds to a phase 1 test (see Annex E).

This European Standard specifies methods for keeping test organisms used and defined in European Standards for the determination of bactericidal, mycobactericidal, sporicidal and fungicidal 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 standard is established.
NOTE   Annex A (informative) contains a non-exhaustive list of test organisms for which this standard can be applied.

This standard describes a method for keeping microbial strains used for the determination of bactericidal and fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. The standard is only applicable to the strains listed in annex A.

This European Standard specifies a test method (phase 1) and the minimum requirements for fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectant and antiseptic products that form a homogeneous physically stable preparation of water. This European Standard is applicable to products for use in agricultural (but not crop protection), domestic service, food hygiene and other industrial fields, institutional, medical and veterinary applications.

This European Standard specifies a test method (phase 1) and the minimum requi- rement for bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectant and antiseptic products that form a homogeneous physically stable preparation in water. The Draft European Standard is applicable to products for use in agricultural (but not crop protection), domestic service, food hygiene and other industrial fields, institutional, medical and veterinary  applications.