What is a Biocidal Product?
Biocidal products are products containing active substances that help to destroy and neutralize harmful and unwanted organisms in an environment or on a surface. Active substances in biocidal products can be chemical or natural oils, extracts, or a microorganism such as virus, bacteria, fungus.If the effect of a product is purely physical, it is not considered a biocidal. Biocidal products consist of 22 product types. Generally; includes products such as disinfectants, preservatives, wood preservatives, insecticides and repellents.
The list of biocidal products is as follows:
MAIN GROUP: Disinfectants
Product Type 1: Human hygiene
Product Type 2: Disinfectants and algicides not intended to be applied directly to humans or animals
Product Type 3: Animal hygiene
Product Type 4: Food and feed area
Product type 5: Drinking water
MAIN GROUP: Protectors
Product Type 6: Preservatives for products during storage
Product Type 7: Film protectors
Product Type 8: Wood protectors
Product Type 9: Fiber, leather, rubber and polymerized material protectors
Product Type 10: Building materials protectors
Product Type 11: Preservatives for liquid coolants and processing systems
Product Type 12: Slimicides
Product Type 13: Machining or cutting fluid preservatives
MAIN GROUP: Pest Control Products
Product Type 14: Rodenticides
Product Type 15: Avicides
Product Type 16: Products for the control of molluscicides, vermicides and other invertebrates
Product Type 17: Pesticides
Product Type 18: Insecticides, acaricides and products for the control of other arthropods
Product Type 19: Repellents and Attractors
Product Type 20: Control of other vertebrates
MAIN GROUP: Other Biocidal Products
Product Type 21: Anti-stick products
Product Type 22: Embalming and taxidermy fluids
