What’s the difference between China’s disinfection products, EU biocides, and antimicrobial pesticides in the U.S.? To help enterprises better understand China’s disinfection products classification system, today we will introduce the detailed definitions and types of disinfection products in China.

On December 31, 2020, the Chinese National Health Commission（NHC） issue an announcement regarding the hygiene and safety evaluation of low-temperature use disinfectants, aimed to address the continuous covid-19 contamination detected in cold-chain items and scattered cases reported as temperatures decrease. The low-temperature use disinfectants are now specified with definite efficacy and stability test conditions distinct from normal use disinfectants.

On November 11, 2020, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the State Standardization Administration jointly issue the national standard,” GB38598-2020 General Requirement for Label and Instruction Book of Disinfection Products”, which will be mandatorily implemented starting from December 1, 2021.

Disinfection products refer to a sort of disease-preventing products that eliminate pathogenic microorganisms and block the transmission through chemical, physical and biological methods. The Chinese “Measures for the Control of Disinfection” classifies disinfection products into disinfectant, disinfecting apparatus and sanitary products.

On August 4, 2020, the General Office of the National Health Commission released the final notice regarding the enhanced regulation of disinfection products during the Covid-19 control, which was consulted early on June 19. Apart from the aims of resuming normal record-filing management of non-new disinfectants and ensure the safety and effectiveness of disinfection products produced in China and intensifying the ex-post surveillance of disinfection products already been placed on the market, the emergently placed disinfectants will have a longer transitional period to complete the normal record-filing procedures until December 31, 2020.

On June 19, 2020, the General Office of the National Health Commission opened a 30-day consultation on a notice concerning the enhanced regulation of disinfection products during the Covid-19 control, aimed to resume the normal record-filing management of non-new disinfectants and ensure the safety and effectiveness of disinfection products produced in China, as well as intensify the ex-post surveillance of disinfection products already been placed on the market.

On April 20, the Chinese Standardization Administration (SAC) released the full contents of 14 national standards for disinfectants, disinfecting instruments, medical electrical equipment including critical care ventilators, of which the most notable one is “GB 388750-2020 Lists of Material and Restricted Substances in Disinfectants”, a mandatory standard without prior consultation, but due to take effect starting from November 1, 2020. Mandatory National Standards Issued under the SAC Announcement 7 of 2020 No. Code and Name Replacement Effective Date 1 GB 9706.1-2020 Medical Electrical Equipment-Part 1: General Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance 医用电气设备 第1部分:基本安全和基本性能的通用要求 GB 9706.1-2007, GB9706.15-2008 2023/5/1 2 GB 9706.212-2020 Medical Electrical Equipment—Part 2-12: Particular Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance of Critical Care Ventilators 医用电气设备 第2-12部分:重症护理呼吸机的基本安全和基本性能专用要求 GB 9706.28-2006 2023/5/1 3 GB 9706.237-2020 Medical Electrical Equipment—Part 2-37: Particular Requirements for the Basic Safety and Essential Performance of Ultrasonic Medical Diagnostic and Monitoring Equipment 医用电气设备 第2-37部分:超声诊断和监护设备的基本安全和基本性能专用要求 GB 9706.9-2008 2023/5/1 4 GB 27948-2020 General Requirements for Air Disinfectant 空气消毒剂通用要求 GB 27948-2011 2020/11/1 5 GB 27949-2020 General Requirements of Disinfectant of Medical Instruments 医疗器械消毒剂通用要求 GB/T 27949-2011 2020/11/1 6 GB 27950-2020 General Requirements for Hand Disinfectant 手消毒剂通用要求 GB 27950-201

The Chinese Standardization Administration (SAC) has recently released the full content of 7 national standards regarding the toxicological study, storage stability test, efficacy evaluation and production management of disinfectants, all of which will be implemented on October 1, 2020.

On 2nd Aug 2019, the MoARA’s Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau issued a missive to all provincial subordinates to recommend 10 disinfectants for African swine fever (ASF) control, which will be officially popularized among hog  all over the country.