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Disinfectants approved for use in England, Scotland and Wales

The Disinfectants approval scheme is underpinned by the legislation The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (England) Order 2007 (legislation.gov.uk).

The table below displays approved disinfectant products and their approved dilution rates for statutory use. Read the guidance on Defra-approved disinfectants.

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Warning This page was last updated at 2:20pm (GMT+00:00) on Sunday 17 November 2024.

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Published 23 October 2024
Last updated 17 November 2024


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Approval categories
Chemical groups

* = Number of millilitres of water to one gram disinfectant
All other approval rates are displayed as number of millilitres of water to be added to one part disinfectant, where one part disinfectant = 1 millilitre

Disinfectant name, company name and address Chemical group Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO) Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO) Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM) Tuberculosis Orders (TBO) General Orders (GO)
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Cekocide Heaton (Export & Marketing) Ltd Central Hall, Oldham Road Ripponden Halifax HX6 4DN
Chemical group
Peroxomonosulphate
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
1300
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
Not approved
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
300
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Not approved
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Cleanzar Certis 1B Mills way Boscombe down Business Park Amesbury, Wiltshire SP4 7RX
Chemical group
Peracetic acid (PA)
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
800
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
25
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
145
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
256
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Clinidox GEA Farm Technologies (UK) Ltd Wylye Works Watery Lane, Bishopstrow Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 9HT
Chemical group
Peracetic acid (PA)
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
800
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
25
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
145
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
256
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Concentrated One Chem Outdoor Fluid Assured Products Ltd Unit 16-17 Hawkley Brook Trading Estate Worthington Way Wigan WN3 6XE
Chemical group
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC)
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
Not approved
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
Not approved
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
1
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Approval suspended
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Coxicur Rumenco Ltd Stretton House, Derby Road Burton on Trent, Staffordshire DE14 0DW
Chemical group
Phenolic chlorinated
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
1000
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
50
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
125
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
15
General Orders (GO)
50
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Credence 1000 Anpario Unit 5, Manton Wood Enterprise Park Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 2RS
Chemical group
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC)
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
299 *
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
299 *
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
299 *
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
74 *
General Orders (GO)
299 *
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Creolin ECO Coventry Chemicals Ltd Woodhams Road Siskin Drive Coventry CV3 4FX
Chemical group
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC)
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
Not approved
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
Not approved
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
1
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Approval suspended
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Cyclex Kilco [International] Ltd - group KERSIA Broomhouses 2 Industrial Estate Old Glasgow Road Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway DG11 2SD
Chemical group
Other acidic biocide; Phenolic chlorinated
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
Not approved
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
Not approved
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
24
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
24

Published 23 October 2024
Last updated 17 November 2024