Friday, May 23, 2014

New Sterilization and Disinfection Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Sterilization and Disinfection are now available:


  • AAMI TIR52, 2014 Edition, Environmental Monitoring For Terminally Sterilized Healthcare Products
  • AAMI/ISO TIR 13004, 2013 Edition, Sterilization of health care products - Radiation - Substantiation of a selected sterilization dose: Method VDmax SD
  • BS EN 13727, 2012 Edition with Amendment A1, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity in the medical area. Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1)
  • BS EN 14476, 2013 Edition, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of virucidal activity in the medical area. Test method and requirements (Phase 2/Step 1)
  • DIN EN 13624, 2013 Edition, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of fungicidal or yeasticidal activity in the medical area - Test method and requirements (phase2, step 1)
  • DIN EN 13727, 2014 Edition, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity in the medical area - Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1)
  • DIN EN ISO 11137-1, 2013 Edition, Sterilization of health care products - Radiation - Part 1: Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices (ISO 11137-1:2006 + Amd 1:2013)
  • PD ISO 13004, 2013 Edition, Sterilization of health care products. Radiation. Substantiation of selected sterilization dose: Method VDmaxSD


For similar standards, see our Document Center List of Standards on Sterilization and Disinfection and it's links.

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