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Participate in the consultation phase for ethanol as an active substance for biocides before 28 April 2025 and show why ethanol is indispensable for managing critical health or environmental threats and with no alternatives

Guidance for filling out the form (PDF)

On 26 February, the Association of Applied Hygiene established a new commission: the Commission on Hygiene in Practice

This commission will address user questions and challenges in applied hygiene, with a particular focus on cleaning, disinfection, and processing both within and beyond the medical field.

 

Start of the ECHA consultation period for ethanol: Use your chance to support ethanol as an active substance for biocide without CMR classification – open until 28 April

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Update of requirements for certification of virucidal activity (English translation)


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Update for requirements for VAH certification of activity against enveloped viruses of alcohol-based handrubs


Please check out the German version, update of the English translation to follow soon

Call to action: Keep ethanol as an active substance for PT1 biocides without classification as a reproductive toxicant in category 2


VAH, EAHP and ESNO Call to Action

Call to Action published by VAH and 34 other medical association and expert committees

Check out the latest VAH ring trial report on the quantitative suspension test and E. hirae


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Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1398 extends the deadline for the European Commission’s review programme for the systematic examination of existing active substances used in biocidal products to 31 December 2030.


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How reliable are test results from 17 laboratories on the basis of EN 1500 for a hand rub based on 80% (w/w)?

 
Find out about the results of this VAH ringtrail based publication by Suchomel et al.
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