ÖNORM EN 17915

This document specifies a test method and the minimum requirements for virucidal activity of chemical disinfectants that form a homogeneous physically stable preparation when diluted with hard water or, in the case of ready-to-use products, with water. This document applies to products that are used in the food, industrial, domestic and institutional area for disinfecting non-porous surfaces without mechanical action, excluding areas and situations where disinfection is medically indicated and excluding products used on living tissues. This document applies at least to the following: a) processing, distribution and retailing of: 1) food of animal origin: — milk and milk products; — meat and meat products; — fish, seafood, and related products; — eggs and egg products; — animal feeds; — etc.; 2) food of vegetable origin: — beverages; — fruits, vegetables and derivatives (including sugar, distillery, etc.); — flour, milling and baking; — animal feeds; — etc.; b) institutional and domestic areas: — catering establishments; — public areas; — public transports; — schools; — nurseries; — shops; — sports rooms; — waste containers (bins, etc.); — hotels; — dwellings; — clinically non sensitive areas of hospitals; — offices; — etc.; c) industries other than food: — packaging material; — biotechnology (yeast, proteins, enzymes, etc.); — pharmaceutical; — cosmetics and toiletries; — textiles; — space industry, computer industry; — etc. EN 14885 specifies in detail the relationship of the various tests to one another and to “use recommendations”.