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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 12:10am (GMT+00:00) on Thursday 7 November 2024.

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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)
FAM Evans Vanodine International Plc
Brierley Road Walton Summit Preston PR5 8AH
Iodine compound 525 60 80 Not approved Not approved
FAM 30 Evans Vanodine International Plc
Brierley Road Walton Summit Preston PR5 8AH
Iodine compound 550 100 65 14 49
FRA Aqua-Care FRAmelco B.V.
Ruisvoom 5 Raamsdonksveer The Netherlands 4941 SB
Hydrogen peroxide; Iodine compound Not approved Not approved Not approved Not approved 12
FRA Stable-Des FRAmelco B.V.
Ruisvoom 5 Raamsdonksveer The Netherlands 4941 SB
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC); Aldehyde Not approved 101 66 Not approved 49
Fumagri Effisafe Hypred SA - group KERSIA
55 Boulevard Jules Verger BP 10180 35803 Dinard Cedex France
Phenolic non-chlorinated Not approved Not approved 28 Not approved Not approved

Disinfectant enquiries

Email   disinfectant@apha.gov.uk   for further information.


Published 21 October 2024
Last Updated 7 November 2024