EN 1276 Chemical Disinfectants and Antiseptics - Bactericidal Efficacy of Chemical Disinfectants and Antiseptics Used in Food, Industrial, Domestic and Institutional Areas

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 1276 testing. This European standard specifies a test method and minimum requirements for the bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectant and antiseptic products that, when diluted with water, form a homogeneous, physically stable preparation in the case of hard water or ready-to-use products.

Products can only be tested at 80% concentration or less because some dilution is always produced by adding test organisms and interfering substances.

This standard applies to products used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas, except where disinfection is medically indicated, and for products used in living tissues other than those used for hand hygiene in the above-mentioned areas.

Processing, distribution and retail sale of:

Foods of animal origin:

• Milk and milk products;
• Meat and meat products;
• Fish, seafood and related products;
• Eggs and egg products;
• Animal feeds etc;

Foods of plant origin:

• Beverages;
• Fruits, vegetables and their derivatives (including sugar, distillery, etc.);
• Flour, grinding and baking;
• Animal feeds etc.

Corporate and local areas:

• Catering businesses;
• Public places;
• Public transport;
• Schools;
• Kindergartens;
• Shops;
• sports rooms;
• Waste containers (bins, etc.);
• Hotels;
• Homes;
• Clinically non-sensitive areas of hospitals;
• Offices.

Other industrial areas:

• packaging material;
• Biotechnology (yeast, proteins, enzymes, etc.);
• Medicine;
• Cosmetics and toiletries;
• Textiles;
• Space industry, computer industry;

EN 14885 details the interrelation of the various tests and the "use recommendations".

The described method aims to determine the efficacy of commercial formulations or active substances under the conditions in which they are used. This method corresponds to a phase 2 step 1 test.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 1276 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.