From:
Margaret Rakas <mrakas**At_Symbol_Here**SMITH.EDU>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Antimicrobial films
Date:
May 26, 2020 18:37 UTC
Reply-To:
ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
In-Reply-To:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Antimicrobial films
Short answer--haven't used these.
So I read through a brochure (the one from the ABSA query) and your link. No EPA registration #, no mention of the product being effective against viruses, particularly not coronaviruses.
If it doesn't state on the label that it is effective against a particular biological agent or class of interest, I'm not sure what it has going for it. The EPA registration number basically allows a manufacturer to make the claim the disinfectant is effective against whatever agents it has been tested on and has shown a certain level of efficacy. Not all disinfectants work on all biological agents--for example, greater than 60% ethanol is effective against COVID-19 but not against Hepatitis A.
Hope this is helpful-unfortunately, probably not the answer you were hoping for...
Margaret
