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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 12:30am (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)
Zal Perax (2) Diversey Limited
Cotes Park Industrial Estate Sommercotes, Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4PA
Peracetic acid (PA) 800 25 145 Not approved 256
Zoono ZAP Microbe Shield Professional Zoono Holdings Limited
Unit 15 Bunting Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BX
Hydrogen peroxide; Iodine compound; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) Not approved Not approved Undiluted Not approved Undiluted

Disinfectant enquiries

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


Published 21 October 2024
Last Updated 7 November 2024