What is BS EN 16616 - Sporicidal activity of chemical-thermal textile disinfection about?
BS EN 16616 is a European standard that discusses chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. BS EN 16616 provides the best industry guidance on the evaluation of the sporicidal activity of chemical thermal textile disinfection in every sector to prevent transmission of any infectious disease and meet a safe and healthy environment. BS EN 16616 specifies a test method and the minimum requirements for the microbicidal activity of a defined disinfection process for the treatment of contaminated textiles.
Who is BS EN 16616 - Sporicidal activity of chemical-thermal textile disinfection for?
BS EN 16616 on the sporicidal activity of chemical-thermal textile disinfection is useful for:
- Hospitals, community medical facilities, and dental institutions
- Clinics- of schools, kindergartens, and nursing homes
- Laboratories and test centres for medical purposes
- Other applications where hygienic treatment of textile is necessary (e.g., food processing, hotels, workwear)
Why should you use BS EN 16616 - Sporicidal activity of chemical-thermal textile disinfection?
The sporicidal agent is an agent that destroys bacterial and fungal spores when used in sufficient concentration for a specified contact time.
BS EN 16616 specifies a carrier test for establishing whether a single-wash disinfecting product or combination of products for the treatment of contaminated textile has or does not have necessary microbicidal activity. BS EN 16616 only intends to validate the disinfection part of the laundry process.
BS EN 16616 guideline assists you with requirements for sporicidal activity on instruments used in the medical area, materials, reagents, cell cultures, test organisms, preparation of test organism suspensions, product test solutions, cytotoxicity caused by-product solutions, the protocol of the results of products, the procedure for assessing the virucidal activity of the product, verification of the methodology, and many more for the evaluation of the sporicidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics in every sector.