The EN 14347 standard is important for industries and institutions that rely on disinfectants to ensure hygiene and safety. It provides a structured guideline for testing and validating the sporicidal activity of disinfectants and antiseptics underscoring their significance in mitigating health risks associated with microbial contamination. This standard ensures that products are effective against resistant spores and safe for use across diverse environments.
Purpose and scope
The EN 14347 standard specifies the test method for evaluating the sporicidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. It sets the criteria for testing these products, specifying the test strains, temperature, contact time and application scope. This standard is applicable for products being developed to be used across a wide range of sectors including medical, veterinary, food hygiene, domestic and industrial sectors ensuring the broad relevance of sporicidal disinfectants.
The importance of disinfectant testing with EN 14347
- Bacterial spores are highly resistant to conventional disinfection methods. EN 14347 ensures that the products used for disinfection are effective against these spores. This is important for effective infection control.
- EN 14347 helps disinfectant manufacturers in evaluating the sporicidal activity of their products. It also helps in developing novel products with better efficacy levels thus driving innovation in product development.
Key components of EN 14347
EN 14347 requires certain specific conditions to evaluate the sporicidal efficacy of disinfectants:
- Test organisms- EN 14347 standard specifies Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus as the mandatory test strains to assess sporicidal activity.
- Test temperature- A temperature of 20°C is specified by EN 14347 standard for testing disinfectant products.
- Contact times- The contact times of 30, 60 and 120 minutes are specified by the standard to evaluate the efficacy of different dilutions of disinfectant.
EN 14347 compliance
Manufacturers who claim that their products have sporicidal activity should validate their claims by complying with EN 14347 standard. This helps in gaining the trust of customers who use these products to maintain cleanliness in their day-to-day life.
The role of antimicrobial testing labs
Antimicrobial testing labs play an important role in validating the sporicidal activity of disinfectants as per EN 14347 standard. These labs ensure that the disinfectant products meet the requirements set by the standards by conducting thorough testing of disinfectant products thus providing a fair assessment of their efficacy.
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