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

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* = 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)
Safe 4 Apple Disinfectant Safe Solutions (Safe 4) Limited
Wharton Green Bostock Road Winsford Cheshire CW7 3BD
Biguanide; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved 10 Not approved 2
Safe 4 Freshmint Disinfectant Safe Solutions (Safe 4) Limited
Wharton Green Bostock Road Winsford Cheshire CW7 3BD
Biguanide; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved 10 Not approved 2
Safe 4 Lavender Disinfectant Safe Solutions (Safe 4) Limited
Wharton Green Bostock Road Winsford Cheshire CW7 3BD
Biguanide; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved 10 Not approved 2
Safe 4 Odourless Dsinfectant Safe Solutions (Safe 4) Limited
Wharton Green Bostock Road Winsford Cheshire CW7 3BD
Biguanide; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved 10 Not approved 2
Safe 4 Plus Concentrate Safe Solutions (Safe 4) Limited
Wharton Green Bostock Road Winsford Cheshire CW7 3BD
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved Not approved Not approved Undiluted
Sani-99™ for AGRI Scientific Sanitation Solutions PTY Ltd
Unit 7, 67 Regency Drive, Route 21 Corporate Park, Irene, Centurion Pretoria, Guateng, 0178, RSA
Peracetic acid (PA) 166.66 * Not approved 166.6 * Not approved 83.33 *
Sani-99™ for Vets Scientific Sanitation Solutions PTY Ltd
Unit 7, 67 Regency Drive, Route 21 Corporate Park, Irene, Centurion Pretoria, Guateng, 0178, RSA
Peracetic acid (PA) 166.66 * Not approved 166.6 * Not approved 83.33 *
Saniblanc ® D Bolshaw Industrial Powders
Harrop House, Rainow Macclesfield Cheshire SK10 5UU
Quicklime (CaO) Not approved Not approved 200 * Not approved 100 *
Saniblanc® D Lhoist UK
Hindlow Buxton Derbyshire SK17 0EL
Quicklime (CaO) Not approved Not approved 200 * Not approved 100 *
SANIFARM NF FARMAPRO
6 A parc d'activités Carrefour du penthièvre PLESTAN 22640
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC); Aldehyde 200 Not approved Not approved Not approved 50
Select Disinfectant Cleaner - Lavender Breeze National Veterinary Services Ltd
Spitfire House, Iron Place Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST1 5FG
Biguanide; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved 10 Not approved 2
Select Disinfectant Cleaner - Ocean Fresh National Veterinary Services Ltd
Spitfire House, Iron Place Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST1 5FG
Biguanide; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved 10 Not approved 2
Select Disinfectant Cleaner - Orchard Blossom National Veterinary Services Ltd
Spitfire House, Iron Place Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST1 5FG
Biguanide; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved 10 Not approved 2
Septrivet 17 Medentech Ltd - group KERSIA
Whitemill Industrial Estate Clonard Road Wexford Ireland
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) 299 * 299 * 299 * 74 * 299 *
Septrivet 87 8.68g Medentech Ltd - group KERSIA
Whitemill Industrial Estate Clonard Road Wexford Ireland
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) 299 * 299 * 299 * 74 * 299 *
Sorgene Xtra BASF PLC
PO Box 4, Earl Road Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle Cheshire SK8 6QG
Peracetic acid (PA) 800 25 145 Not approved 256
Spear & Jackson Outdoor Fluid Assured Products Ltd
Unit 16-17 Hawkley Brook Trading Estate Worthington Way Wigan WN3 6XE
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved 1 Not approved Approval suspended
Spear & Jackson Outdoor Fluid Select Assured Products Ltd
Unit 16-17 Hawkley Brook Trading Estate Worthington Way Wigan WN3 6XE
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved 1 Not approved Approval suspended
SPECTRAGEN Synthese Elevage
Rue Marie Curie 35 137 Pleumeleuc France 35137
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC); Aldehyde 200 Not approved Not approved Not approved 50
Stable & Multi-Use Concentrate Disinfectant Aqueos Care Ltd
2 Sharcott Pennings Sharcott Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 5NJ
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved Not approved Not approved 10
Stable Safe Strength 4.72g Tablets JFC Manufacturing (Europe) Ltd
Maes Y Clawdd Industrial Estate Maesbury Road Oswestry SY10 8NN
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) 424 * 317 * 350 * 12 * 360 *
Stable Shield Stable Shield Ltd
Goodings Lane Hungerford Berkshire
Biguanide; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved Not approved Not approved 10
Steri-7 High Level Surface Disinfectant Cleaner Steri-7 Worldwide Limited
34 Baron Grove Mitcham Surrey CR4 4EH
Biguanide; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved Not approved Not approved 10
Steri-7 XTRA 2.0 Steri-7 Worldwide Limited
34 Baron Grove Mitcham Surrey CR4 4EH
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved 9 Not approved Not approved
Sterilite Virucidal Disinfectant Coventry Chemicals Ltd
Woodhams Road Siskin Drive Coventry CV3 4FX
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC); Aldehyde 60 100 90 Not approved 45
Steritec Vet Virucidal Cleaner Cleenol Group Limited
Neville House Beaumont Road Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 1RB
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved Not approved Not approved 9
SteriZar Premium Hard Surface Disinfectant Scented Sterizar Limited
Malvern Suite, South Wing Earl Mill, Dowry Street Oldham, Manchester DL8 2PF
Biguanide; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved Not approved Not approved 10
SteriZar PremiumHardSurfaceDisinfectant Unscented Sterizar Limited
Malvern Suite, South Wing Earl Mill, Dowry Street Oldham, Manchester DL8 2PF
Biguanide; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved Not approved Not approved 10
Strong Arm Disinfectant Shepherd Agri
G Shepherd Farm Animal Health Ltd Wrainhow Business Centre, Lewth Lane Woodplumpton, PRESTON PR4 0TD
Peroxomonosulphate 1300 Not approved 300 Not approved Not approved
Super Virucidal Max AFS Animalcare Ltd
Highlands House, 4C Stephenson Way, Thetford Norfolk IP24 3RH
Peroxomonosulphate; Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) 1300 * 100 * 100 * Not approved 49 *
Supercide Extra AFS Animalcare Ltd
Highlands House, 4C Stephenson Way, Thetford Norfolk IP24 3RH
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC); Aldehyde Not approved 300 100 Not approved 25
Superkill Max AFS Animalcare Ltd
Highlands House, 4C Stephenson Way, Thetford Norfolk IP24 3RH
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC); Aldehyde Not approved Not approved 50 Not approved 10
Superperacetic max AFS Animalcare Ltd
Highlands House, 4C Stephenson Way, Thetford Norfolk IP24 3RH
Hydrogen peroxide; Iodine compound; Peroxomonosulphate 150 30 200 Not approved 190
Synergize Quat-Chem Ltd
1-4 Sandfield Industrial Park, Dodgson Street Rochdale Lancashire OL16 5SJ
Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC); Aldehyde 100 Not approved 50 Not approved 31

Disinfectant enquiries

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


Published 21 October 2024
Last Updated 7 November 2024