What is BS EN 16438 - Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in the veterinary area about?
BS EN 16438 specifies a test method and the minimum requirements for fungicidal or yeasticidal activity of chemical disinfectant and antiseptic products that form a homogeneous physically stable preparation in hard water or – in the case of ready-to-use products– with water.
BS EN 16438 applies to products for use in the veterinary area i.e., in the breeding, husbandry, production, transport and disposal of all animals except when in the food chain following death and entry to the processing industry.
Note 1: The method described is intended to determine the activity of commercial formulations or active substances under the conditions in which they are used.
Note 2: This method corresponds to a Phase 2 Step 2 test
Who is BS EN 16438- Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in the veterinary area for?
BS EN 16438 on requirements for fungicidal or yeasticidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in the veterinary area is useful for:
- Veterinary Doctors
- Farmers
- Veterinary products manufacturers
- Antispectic products manufacturers
- Health and safety bodies
Why should you use BS EN 16438- Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in the veterinary area?
The conditions in BS EN 16438 are intended to cover general purposes and to allow reference between laboratories and product types. Each utilisation concentration of the chemical disinfectant or antiseptic, found by this test corresponds to the chosen experimental conditions. However, for some applications, the instructions for use of a product may differ and therefore additional test conditions need to be used.
BS EN 16438 provides you with a surface test for establishing whether a chemical disinfectant or antiseptic has or does not have fungicidal or yeasticidal activity in the fields described in the document. This laboratory test in BS EN 16438 considers practical conditions of application of the product including contact time, temperature, test organisms and interfering substances, i.e., conditions which may influence its action in practical situations.
