EVS-EN 17915:2025

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”.