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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
TECCare ULTRA TECcare Group Hannah Way Gordleton Industrial Park Lymington, Hants SO41 8JD
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)
256
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Tego 2000 Evonik Operations GmbH Rellinghauser Str. 1-11 45128 Essen Germany
Chemical group
Amphoteric
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
Tego 2000 Diversey Limited Cotes Park Industrial Estate Sommercotes, Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4PA
Chemical group
Amphoteric
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
Terminol Farm Holchem Laboratories Ltd - Group KERSIA Gateway House Pilsworth Road, Pilsworth Industrial Estate Bury BL9 8RD
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)
Not approved
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
29
Disinfectant name, company name and address
TH5 THESEO France 200 avenue de Mayenne Zone Industrielle des Touches 53000 Laval FRANCE
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)
Not approved
Diseases of Poultry Order and the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)
75
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
Not approved
General Orders (GO)
35
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Tibicur Rumenco Ltd Stretton House, Derby Road Burton on Trent, Staffordshire DE14 0DW
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
Disinfectant name, company name and address
TOT 8 Tithebarn Ltd Road Five Winsford Industrial Estate Winsford, Cheshire CW7 3PG
Chemical group
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
Total Farm Disinfectant Downland Marketing Ltd Warwick Business Centre, Warwick Bridge Carlisle, Cumbria CA4 8RR
Chemical group
Iodine compound
Foot and Mouth Disease Orders (FMDO)
550
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)
65
Tuberculosis Orders (TBO)
14
General Orders (GO)
49
Disinfectant name, company name and address
Triquart MS Ecolab Ltd UK & Ireland Regional Head Office PO BOX 11 Winnington Avenue, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 4DX
Chemical group
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)
25

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