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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.

Learn more about the approval categories

The relevant laws on disinfectant use are called disease orders. There are 4 specific disease orders for the following diseases:

A general order (GO) is issued to control an outbreak of notifiable disease not covered by FMDO, SVDO, DoP, TBO. For more information please see Notifiable diseases in animals (opens in a new tab).

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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
D50 Cid Lines Waterpoortstraat 2 8900 IEPER Belgium
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
D7 Biosolv Part 1 and Part 2 Combined Decon 7 Systems Inc. 110 N. Freeport Parkway Suite 120, Coppell Texas, USA 75019
Chemical group
Hydrogen peroxide; Iodine compound; 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)
Not approved
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
2
Disinfectant name, company name and address
D7 Part 1 & Part 2 combined Decon 7 Systems Inc. 110 N. Freeport Parkway Suite 120, Coppell Texas, USA 75019
Chemical group
Hydrogen peroxide; 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)
Undiluted
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Undiluted
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Defence 7 The Animal Health Co Ltd 38-40 Broton Estate Halstead Essex CO9 1HB
Chemical group
Aldehyde; 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)
100
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
100
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Not approved
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Dexid-400 Interchemie werken "De Adelaar" B.V. Laan van Diepenvoorde 25 5582 LA Waarle The Netherlands 5582 LA
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)
60
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Not approved
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Dexon Super Interchemie werken "De Adelaar" B.V. Laan van Diepenvoorde 25 5582 LA Waarle The Netherlands 5582 LA
Chemical group
Peroxomonosulphate; Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC)
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)
200 *
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Not approved
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Dis-In-Fect AGMA Limited Gemini Works Haltwhistle Northumberland NE49 9HA
Chemical group
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC)
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
424 *
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
317 *
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
350 *
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
12 *
General Orders (GO)
360 *
Disinfectant name, company name and address
DOSAR Protect Kilco [International] Ltd - group KERSIA Broomhouses 2 Industrial Estate Old Glasgow Road Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway DG11 2SD
Chemical group
Hydrogen peroxide; Peracetic acid (PA)
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
150
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
30
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
200
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
190

Published 23 October 2024
Last updated 17 November 2024