SFS-EN 17915:2025:en

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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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Product group(s)

71.100.35 Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes »
11.080.20 Disinfectants and antiseptics »

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Normative references

EN 10088-1:2023 Stainless steels - Part 1: List of stainless steels
EN 10088-2:2024 Stainless steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for sheet/plate and strip of corrosion resistant steels for general purposes
EN 12353:2021 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Preservation of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal (including Legionella), mycobactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal and virucidal (including bacteriophages) activity

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Technical committee

CEN/TC 216 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics »

Date of implementation

19.06.2025

Published

24.06.2025

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Language(s)

English