BS EN 14885 is applicable to chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. It specifies the European Standards to which products have to conform in order to support the claims for microbicidal activity which are referred to in this European Standard.
BS EN 14885 also specifies terms and definitions which are used in European Standards.
It is applicable to products for which activity is claimed against the following microorganisms: vegetative bacteria (including mycobacteria and Legionella), bacterial spores, yeasts, fungal spores and viruses (including bacteriophages).
BS EN 14885 is also applicable to active substances and products under development for which no area of application has yet been specified.
Note-
BS EN 14885 does not refer to methods for testing the toxicological and ecotoxicological properties of products or active substances.
BS EN 14885 on chemical disinfectants and antiseptics is useful for:
Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics should always be used responsibly. This should take into account the environmental impact of inappropriate product in-use concentrations (too high or too low) and of unnecessary use.
BS EN 14885 specifies the laboratory methods to be used for testing the activity of products, i.e., chemical disinfectants and antiseptics in order to support claims that they have specific properties appropriate to their intended application
BS EN 14885 aims:
BS EN 14885:2018 supersedes BS EN 14885:2015, which is withdrawn.
BS EN 14885 was revised to adapt it to the latest state of CEN/TC 216, to correct errors and ambiguities. The following is a list of significant changes since the last edition:
EN 14885:2018