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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 1:00am (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)
Incimaxx DES-N Ecolab Ltd
UK & Ireland Regional Head Office PO BOX 11 Winnington Avenue, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 4DX
Peracetic acid (PA) 125 Not approved 50 Not approved 50
Intercid Interhygiene GmbH
Neufelder Strasse 30 27472 Cuxhaven Germany D-27472
Aldehyde Not approved Not approved 100 Not approved 40
Interfarm 500 Interhygiene GmbH
Neufelder Strasse 30 27472 Cuxhaven Germany D-27472
Peracetic acid (PA) 1000 Not approved 500 Not approved 500
Interkokask Interhygiene GmbH
Neufelder Strasse 30 27472 Cuxhaven Germany D-27472
Phenolic chlorinated 19 19 24 32.33 50
Interkokask Concentrate Interhygiene GmbH
Neufelder Strasse 30 27472 Cuxhaven Germany D-27472
Phenolic chlorinated 24 24 50 32.33 40
Intersteril Hysolv Ltd
PO Box 5961 Milton Keynes MK10 1HF
Peracetic acid (PA) 1000 Not approved 500 Not approved 500
Intra Hydrocare Intracare BV
Voltaweg 4 5466 AZ VEGHEL The Netherlands 5466
Hydrogen peroxide; Iodine compound Not approved Not approved Not approved Not approved 12
Intra Multi-Des GA Intracare BV
Voltaweg 4 5466 AZ VEGHEL The Netherlands 5466
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC); Aldehyde Not approved 101 66 Not approved 49
Intra Virucare Intracare BV
Voltaweg 4 5466 AZ VEGHEL The Netherlands 5466
Peroxomonosulphate 1400 * 110 * 175 * Not approved 60 *
Iodo-Pharm East Riding Farm Services Ltd
Pexton House, Pexton Road Kelleythorpe Driffield YO25 9DJ
Iodine compound 550 150 49 14 50

Disinfectant enquiries

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


Published 21 October 2024
Last Updated 7 November 2024