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.

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Approval categories

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

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Wales

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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For any support or queries please email to disinfectant@apha.gov.uk.

Published 23 October 2024
Last updated 26 December 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

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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 Lillidale Virucidal Powder Lillidale Ltd Pig Oak Farm Holt, Wimbourne, Dorset BH21 7DG	Chemical group Peroxomonosulphate	Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO) 1300	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) 300	Tuberculosis Orders (TBO) Not approved	General Orders (GO) Not approved

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