Department: Disinfectants & Sanitizers
Standards and bespoke protocols, preliminary screening test and definition of the optimized parameters (active concentration, contact time, temperature...)
- Virucidal Disinfectant Testing Services
EN14476: Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of virucidal activity in the medical area (Phase 2/Step 1).
EN14675: Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of virucidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in the veterinary area (Phase2/Step1).
EN16777: Quantitative non-porous surface test without mechanical action for the evaluation of virucidal activity of chemical disinfectants used in the medical area (Phase2/Step2).
EN17122: Quantitative non-porous surface test for the evaluation of virucidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in the veterinary area (Phase2/Step2).
EN17111: Quantitative carrier test for the evaluation of virucidal activity for instruments used in the medical area (Phase2/Step2).
ASTM E1052: Standard Test Method to Assess the Activity of Microbicides against Viruses in Suspension.
ASTM E1053: Test Method to Assess Virucidal Activity of Chemicals Intended for Disinfection of Inanimate, Non-porous Environmental Surfaces.
PAS 2424 (modified for virus): Quantitative surface test for the evaluation of residual antimicrobial efficacy of liquid chemical disinfectants on hard non-porous surfaces.
EN16615 (wipes, modified for virus): Quantitative test method for the evaluation of bactericidal and yeasticidal activity on non-porous surfaces with mechanical action employing wipes in
the medical area (4- field test) (Phase 2/Step 2).
DVG test: methods for testing of chemical disinfectants for animal husbandry. Suspension (Phase 2/Step 1) and carrier tests (Phase 2/Step 2).
Viral strains tested at VirHealth laboratory:
Enveloped viral strain
Vaccinia virus MVA
Influenza H1N1 (human)
Influenza H1N1/PR8 (human)
Influenza H3N2 (human)
Influenza H1N1 (avian)
Influenza H7N1 (avian)
Influenza H3N8 (avian)
Influenza H5N2 (avian)
Influenza H9N2 (avian)
Influenza H3N2 (avian)
Influenza H1N1 (porcine)
Influenza H7N7 (equine)
Influenza Type B/L1 (human)
Influenza Type B/L2 (human)
Influenza Type B/L1 (human)
Influenza Type B/L2 (human)
Infection salmon anaemia virus (ISAV, fish)
Herpes Simplex virus Type 1 (HSV1, human)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV, human)
Parainfluenza Type 2 (human)
Parainfluenza Type 3 (human)
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV, porcine)
Porcine Reproductive Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV, porcine)
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV, bovine, surrogate for Human Hepatitis C)
Coronavirus 229E (human)
Equine Herpesvirus 1 (equine)
Pseudorabies Virus (PrV/SuHV1, swine, surrogate for Hepatitis B)
Feline Coronavirus (FCoV, feline)
Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV, bovine)
Transmissible Gastroenteritis coronavirus (TGEV, porcine)
Murine Hepatitis Virus (MHV, murine)
SARS-CoV-2 (beta variant, human)
SARS-CoV-2 (delta variant, human)
SARS-CoV-2 (omicron variant, human)
SARS-CoV-2 (UK variant, human)
NewCaslte Disease virus (avian)
Metapneumovirus (human)
Non-Enveloped viral strain
Adenovirus Type 5 (Ad5, human)
Adenovirus Type 3
Murine Norovirus (MNV, murine)
Poliovirus Type 1 LSc2ab
Murine Parvovirus "Minute Virus of Mice" (MVM, murine)
Porcine Parvovirus (PPV, porcine)
Canine Parvovirus (CPV, canine)
Rotavirus Groupe A (human)
Bovine Rotavirus Groupe A (bovine)
Reovirus Type 1
Feline calicivirus
Adeno-Associated-Virus serotype 2 (AAV2)
IPNV
Coxsackie (human)
Enterovirus E
Hepatitis A
Porcine Enterovirus B
Rhinovirus 16 (human)Rhinovirus 2 (human)
ECBO
Possibility to acquire additional viruses to meet customer’s testing needs.
All tests can be carried out in BioSafety Laboratory level-3 on pathogenic viral strains.
- Bactericidal Disinfectant Testing Services
EN14561: Quantitative carrier test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity for instruments used in the medical area (Phase2/Step2).
EN13697: Quantitative non- porous surface test for the evaluation of bactericidal and/or fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectants used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas (Phase 2/Step 2).
EN14349: Quantitative surface test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in the veterinary area on non-porous surfaces without mechanical action (Phase2/Step2).
EN16615 (wipes/mops): Quantitative test method for the evaluation of bactericidal and yeasticidal activity on non-porous surfaces with mechanical action employing wipes in the medical area (4- field test) (Phase2/Step2).
