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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).
For use in Scotland, Defra approves disinfectants under The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Scotland) Order 2008 on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
For use in Wales, Defra approves disinfectants under The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Wales) Order 2007 on behalf of Welsh Ministers.

The table below displays approved disinfectant products and their approved dilution rates for statutory use. Read the guidance on Defra-approved disinfectants.

Learn more about the approval categories

The relevant laws on disinfectant use are called disease orders. There are 4 specific disease orders for the following diseases:

A general order (GO) is issued to control an outbreak of notifiable disease not covered by FMDO, SVDO, DoP, TBO. For more information please see Notifiable diseases in animals (opens in a new tab).

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Published 23 October 2024
Last updated 26 December 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
Advisal® Envisal GmbH Eulenbsuch 10a Reppenstedt Germany 21391
Chemical group
Aldehyde; 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)
200
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
200
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Not approved
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Aeroclean Huvepharma SA 34 rue Jean Monnet, ZI d'Etriche 34 Segre 49500 Segre-en, Anjou Bleu, France
Chemical group
Hydrogen peroxide; Other halogen
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)
Undiluted
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Undiluted
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Agrichlor Hydrachem Limited Unit 11, Gillmans Industrial Estate Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9EZ
Chemical group
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC)
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
424 *
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
317 *
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
350 *
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
12 *
General Orders (GO)
360 *
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Agritabs Maclin Sourcing Solutions Ltd Risby Business Park Risby Suffolk IP33 3RU
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
Agrizar Crown Supplies Unit 3, Vulcan Road North Norwich Norfolk NR6 6AQ
Chemical group
Amphoteric; Biguanide; 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)
Not approved
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
10
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Airocide PAAD Airedale Chemical Company Limited Airedale Hills Skipton Road, Cross Hills Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 7BX
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)
145
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Aldekol DES 04 THESEO Deutschland GmbH Kolpingstrasse 4 Wietmarschen D-49835 Germany
Chemical group
Aldehyde; 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)
250
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
200
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
80
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Aldekol DES® FF THESEO Deutschland GmbH Kolpingstrasse 4 Wietmarschen D-49835 Germany
Chemical group
Aldehyde; 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)
300
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
Not approved
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Not approved
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Ambicide Antec International Limited Windham Road Chilton Industrial Estate Sudbury CO10 2XD
Chemical group
Amphoteric; 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)
20
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
Approval suspended
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Anigene NaDCC Medimark Scientific Ltd Unit 4 East Point High Street, Seal, Sevenoaks Kent TN15 OEG
Chemical group
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC)
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
424 *
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
317 *
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
350 *
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
12 *
General Orders (GO)
360 *
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Anigene Professional Chlorine Tablets Byotrol Technology Limited Building 303 (Ashton) Thornton Science Park Pool Lane, Ince, Chester CH2 4NU
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)
299 *
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
74 *
General Orders (GO)
299 *
Disinfectant name, company name and address
ANIGENE Professional Surface Disinfectant Cleaner - Citrus Byotrol Technology Limited Building 303 (Ashton) Thornton Science Park Pool Lane, Ince, Chester CH2 4NU
Chemical group
Amphoteric; 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)
4
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
4
Disinfectant name, company name and address
ANIGENE Professional Surface Disinfectant Cleaner - Dill Byotrol Technology Limited Building 303 (Ashton) Thornton Science Park Pool Lane, Ince, Chester CH2 4NU
Chemical group
Aldehyde; Amphoteric; 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)
10
Disinfectant name, company name and address
ANIGENE Professional Surface Disinfectant Cleaner-unfragranced Byotrol Technology Limited Building 303 (Ashton) Thornton Science Park Pool Lane, Ince, Chester CH2 4NU
Chemical group
Amphoteric; 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)
4
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
5
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Animal Aids Coccidial Disinfectant Animal Aids Ltd Alfred's Way, Wincanton Business Park Wincanton Somerset BA9 9RU
Chemical group
Aldehyde; Phenolic chlorinated; 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)
100
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
100
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
50
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Animal Aids Virucidal Disinfectant Animal Aids Ltd Alfred's Way, Wincanton Business Park Wincanton Somerset BA9 9RU
Chemical group
Peroxomonosulphate; Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC)
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
1300 *
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
100 *
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
100 *
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
49 *
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Aqua-Clean Kanters Special Products B.V. De Stater 32 Lieshout The Netherlands 5737 RV
Chemical group
Hydrogen peroxide
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)
Not approved
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
9
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Aquamar 97 Aquamar B.V. Foksdiep 61 8321 MK Urk The Netherlands
Chemical group
Hydrogen peroxide
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
16.5
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)
Not approved
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
10.66
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Aquatabs 8.68g Medentech Ltd - group KERSIA Whitemill Industrial Estate Clonard Road Wexford Ireland
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)
299 *
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
74 *
General Orders (GO)
299 *
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Aseptol 3000 Huvepharma SA 34 rue Jean Monnet, ZI d'Etriche 34 Segre 49500 Segre-en, Anjou Bleu, France
Chemical group
Aldehyde; Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC), including Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC)
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
100
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)
60
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
33
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Avisafe Birdcare Co Unit 21 Spring Mill Ind Est Nalsworth GL6 OBS
Chemical group
Biguanide; 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)
10
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
2
Disinfectant name, company name and address
AVPRO International Water Solutions Unit 1 Bates Industrial Estate Church Road Romford RM3 OHU
Chemical group
Chlorine dioxide
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)
4
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
1

Published 23 October 2024
Last updated 26 December 2024 + show all updates