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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 2:40pm (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
J S Chlorine Tablets Stonehouse Tablet Manufacturing Company Ltd Nottingham Road Attenborough Nottingham NG9 6DT
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)
449 *
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Not approved
Disinfectant name, company name and address
JCB 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
Jet 5 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
Jeyes Fluid Outdoor Cleaner Original Multi-Use New Formula Henkel Ltd Wood Lane End Hemel Hempstead Herts HP2 4RQ
Chemical group
Other acidic biocide; 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)
3
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
3
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Jeyes Fluid The Original Outdoor Cleaner Multi Use Henkel Ltd Wood Lane End Hemel Hempstead Herts HP2 4RQ
Chemical group
Other acidic biocide; 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)
3
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
3

Published 23 October 2024
Last updated 17 November 2024