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AntiBak Test Results

Chemex AntiBak Test Results

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Pathogen Minimum
Log Reduction		 International
Approvals		 Dilution
(%)
Virus    
Adenovirus > 4.0 EN 14476 0.5
Polio > 4.0 EN 14476 1
FCV Norovirus >5.4 GCU  0.5
Hepatitis C PASS GCU 1.0%
HIV PASS GCU 1.0%
SARS > 3.37** GCU 0.5%
Bacteria      
Mycobacterium avium > 3.0** EN 1276 0.5
Campylobacter jejuni > 6.11 EN 1276 1
Clostridium difficile (vegetative) > 5.45 EN 1276 1
Enterococcus hirae > 6.00 EN 1276 1
Escherichia coli > 6.04 EN 1276 1
Listeria moncytogenes > 6.10 EN 1276 1
Proteus vulgaris > 6.36 EN 1276 1
Pseudomonas aeruginosa > 6.49 EN 1276 1
Staphylococcus aureus > 6.17 EN 1276 1
Fungi      
1Aspergillus niger > 5.61 EN 1650 1
Candida albicans > 5.85 EN 1650 1
Spores      
Bacillus subtilis PASS EN 13704 1.5
Clostridium difficile > 5.55 EN 1276 1
Clostridium difficile PASS EN 13704 1.5
Clostridium perfringens > 5.25 EN 1276 1
Veterinary Approvals     Dilution ratio
Foot & Mouth Disease PASS UK - DEFRA* 1:1300
Avian Flu H5N1
(Newcastle Disease)		 PASS UK - DEFRA* 1:300
Salmonella choleraesius
(General Orders UK DEFRA)		 PASS UK - DEFRA* 1:80


* UK - DEFRA: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
** Limited by culture.

Limitations To The Minimum Log Reduction - For Viruses

The log reduction value obtainable for viruses depends on the actual starting titre achievable for that virus. In standard tests, such as EN 14476, the virus strains are selected to be grown up to high titres (i.e. poliovirus 1 can be grown to > 1 x 109 TCID50 units and Adenovirus 5 can be grown to >1 x 1011 TCID50 units).
However, many viruses cannot be grown to such high titres, thus not enabling a 4 Log reduction to be achieved. Assay sensitivity is also compromised by the requirement to neutralise residual disinfectant action by dilution of the virus/disinfectant suspension. Viral log reductions of 3 are set in some standards for this reason (e.g. this is acceptable to the US Environmental Protection Agency), and these are recorded as a minimum log reduction.

1 Aspergillus niger

EN 1650 Pass rate is a Log 4 reduction for fungi.

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