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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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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
NEOGEN Farm Fluid MAX Quat-Chem Ltd 1-4 Sandfield Industrial Park, Dodgson Street Rochdale Lancashire OL16 5SJ
Chemical group
Other acidic biocide; Phenolic chlorinated
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
1000
Swine Vesicular Disease Orders (SVDO)
50
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
Not approved
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
20
General Orders (GO)
Not approved
Disinfectant name, company name and address
NEOGEN Viroxide Super Quat-Chem Ltd 1-4 Sandfield Industrial Park, Dodgson Street Rochdale Lancashire OL16 5SJ
Chemical group
Peroxomonosulphate
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)
200 *
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
100 *
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Novagen F.P. Industrial & Veterinary Hygiene PO Box 265 Newtownards Bangor. Northern Ireland BT23 9DS
Chemical group
Iodine compound
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
240
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)
50
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
5
General Orders (GO)
30

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