In a quality and healthy production facility, employees and the environment must be clean and healthy. Effective cleaning and disinfection in the facility is very important. Cleaning and disinfection is of great importance in preventing the formation and spread of microorganisms and their damages.

Cleaning is the activities carried out in order to remove the tools, materials and materials that come into contact with food and dirt and debris on various surfaces and to prevent them from becoming an environment where microorganisms can multiply. The cleaning process removes dirt and debris of visible sizes and a significant proportion of invisible microorganisms.

The disinfection process is carried out after the cleaning process in the environment, in order to completely destroy the microorganisms that are likely to proliferate and contamination or to make them not harmful. Because some of the microorganisms that are displaced and released during cleaning can spread to different points and start to reproduce in this new environment. However, this can be avoided by applying a disinfectant. Therefore, a disinfection process must be followed by a cleaning process in the necessary environments.

Bactericidal activity tests performed within the scope of disinfectant analyzes in authorized laboratories include bactericidal activity tests of disinfectants and antiseptics used in food, household and industry. These tests are based on standards published by various domestic and foreign organizations. The standard comes first:

• TS EN 1276 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the assessment of bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in food, industrial, household and institutional areas - Test method and specifications

 

This standard describes a test method to determine the properties of the bactericidal effect of a number of chemical disinfectants and antiseptic products.