EN 17422
Quantitative Surface Test for the Evaluation of Teat Disinfectants used in the Veterinary Area
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EN 17422:2022 Quantitative surface test method for the evaluation of teat disinfectants used in the veterinary area (phase 2 step 2)
EN 17422 is designed to identify the bactericidal activity of teat disinfectants used in veterinary settings. EN 17422 is a quantitative carrier test (phase 2, step 2) that uses synthetic test surfaces along with other conditions to replicate real-world product usage scenarios within a controlled laboratory setting.
EN 17422 Test Conditions & Requirement
Test Conditions | Bactericidal activity on synthetic skin without mechanical action | |
Test organism | Escherichia coli (ATCC 8739 and Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538P) | |
Test temperature | 30 °C ± 1 °C | |
Minimum contact time | Pre-milking teat disinfectants 30 s ± 5 s | Post-milking teat disinfectants 1 min ± 5 s |
Maximum contact time | Pre-milking teat disinfectants 3 min ± 10 s | Post-milking teat disinfectants 5 min ± 10 s |
Other contact times may be selected at intervals of 30 s for contact times up to 1 min and at intervals of 1 min for contact times > 1 min | ||
Interfering substance Post-milking teat disinfectants Pre-milking teat disinfectants | 10,0 g/l milk powder 3,0 g/l bovine albumin | |
EN 17422 Test Method
- Bacterial test suspension with interfering substance is inoculated onto a synthetic skin test surface and held at 30 °C for a specific period of conditioning.
- Following the conditioning time, inoculated test surface is immersed in the disinfectant samples / dilutions of the product for a specific contact time.
- At the end of that contact time, test surface is transferred into the neutralizer.
- The bacteria are removed from the test surface by ultrasound technique. Bacteria recovered in neutralizing solution are enumerated by plate count method.
- The number of surviving bacteria recovered from the treated surface is compared with the number of bacteria observed in the control test. (In control test, surface is exposed to water instead of the disinfectant product)
- As per EN 17422 passing criteria, the test product must demonstrate at least a 4 decimal log (lg) (post-milking disinfectant) or 3 decimal log (lg) (pre-milking disinfectant) reduction when compared with the control test.
Importance of EN 17422 Test
In veterinary settings, the practice teat disinfection before milking and after milking is a vital practice to reduce the number of pathogens causing mastitis. Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland and is predominantly caused by bacterial pathogens and occasionally mycotic or algal microbes. Mastitis infection is a a common concern among dairy animals which results in substantial economic losses within the dairy sector.
EN 17422 test is an important and widely accepted industry standard guideline that helps to verify theclaims of disinfectant products specifically formulated for teat disinfection in veterinary applications.
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FAQs
EN 17422 test is used to evaluate the microbicidal effectiveness of teat disinfectants used in veterinary areas. EN 17422 specifies phase 2, step 2 method that uses microbially challenged synthetic skin test surface to determine the effectiveness of the teat disinfectant product.
EN 17422 test is applicable for teat disinfectants used in veterinary areas.
EN 17422 test takes 3-4 weeks to complete.
At MIS, we test for EN 17422 using the following microbial strains: Escherichia coli (ATCC 8739) and Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538P).
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