ECHA Updates Efficacy Guidance for Biocidal Product Types 1–5: Key Changes for Disinfectants

ECHA has updated the Efficacy Guidance Document Volume II - Efficacy Assessment and Evaluation (Parts B+C). The update mainly concerns the chapter on disinfectants for product types 1 – 5.

Specifically, updates have been given, e.g., to co-formulants being potential active substances, virucidal claims and testing organisms, additional Tier II testing methods, adaption of testing conditions according to recently developed and published European standards, room and laundry disinfection, additional requirements for disinfection of drinking water systems, packaging before aseptic filling and test requirements for Chlorine-based disinfectants in PT5.

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