CEN/TC 216
| Project No. | EN 17915:2025 |
|---|---|
| Title | 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”. |
| Registration number (WIID) | 67711 |
| 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; - 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”. |
| Status | Izstrādē |
| ICS group | 11.080.20 71.100.35 |