In the European standard EN 16777, the requirements for the virucidal 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, are described and a test method is defined.
This standard applies to products used in the medical field for disinfection of non-porous surfaces, including the surfaces of medical devices, without mechanical treatment. This test method is applicable to areas and situations where disinfection is medically indicated. Such symptoms occur in patient care. The most common environments are:
This test method also covers service areas such as laundry and kitchen that provide products directly to patients.
The test method defined in the EN 16777 standard is intended to determine the effectiveness of commercial formulations or active substances on viruses under the conditions in which they are used. This method corresponds to a phase 2, step 2 test.
Meanwhile, another European standard, EN 14885, contains details on how various tests relate to each other and how to use recommendations (EN 14885 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - European standards for chemical disinfectants and antisepticsimplementation).
As described in standard EN 14885, the product must pass both the EN 14476 standard and the EN 16777 standard to claim virucidal activity against enveloped virus. However, to claim virucidal activity, the product must pass EN 14476 standards with poliovirus, adenovirus and murine norovirus, and this standard with adenovirus and murine norovirus, because poliovirus is not desiccation resistant.
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