Product Description

Wide spectrum bactericide, fungicide and virucide. pH neutral, hard surface cleaner and sanitiser. Formulation HWS-64 (LONZA).

Registered with the US Environmental Protection Agency as a disinfectant qualified for use against SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Active Ingredients:

Didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride 2.54% n-Alkyl (C14 50%, C12 40%, C16 10%) dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride 1.69%

EPA Registration Number: 47371-131
Product Name: Formulation HWS-64

Formula developed and registered by: H&S Chemicals Division (LONZA).

EPA is the US Environmental Protection Agency that operates an internationally supported registry for pesticide products, including disinfectants. As part of the registration process, EPA evaluates the product efficacy to make sure the public health label claims are accurate.

On 3 March 2020 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of EPA-registered disinfectant products that have qualified for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

See: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2

Product Specification

A multi-purpose, neutral pH, germicidal detergent and deodorant effective in hard water up to 400 ppm (calculated as CaCO3) in the presence of a moderate amount of soil (5% organic serum) according to the AOAC Use-dilution Test. Disinfects, cleans and deodorises in one labour-saving step.

US Environmental Protection Agency certificate and full specification HWS-64

Download EPA Certificate HWS 64 – PDF 780kb

Download CrestClean Anti-Viral Sanitiser Safety Data Sheet

Recommended for use in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, universities, commercial and industrial institutions, office buildings, tanning salons, veterinary clinics, animal life science laboratories, zoos, meat and poultry establishments, equine farms, pet shops, airports, kennels, hotels, motels, poultry farms, dairy farms, pig farms, breeding establishments, grooming establishments, funeral homes and households.

Disinfects, cleans, and deodorises the following hard, nonporous, inanimate surfaces: floors, walls, (non-medical) metal surfaces, (non-medical) stainless steel surfaces, glazed porcelain, plastic surfaces (such as polypropylene, polystyrene, acrylic, etc.)

Application Areas

Washable hard, nonporous surfaces of:

Door knobs
Appliances, exteriors of
Bathroom fixtures
Bathtubs
Cabinets
Cages
Chairs
Coils and drain pans of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and heat pumps
Conductive flooring
Counters (countertops)
Desks
Floors
Rubbish tins, Wheelie Bins
Highchairs
Kennels
Microwave ovens (exteriors)
Outdoor furniture
Refrigerators, exteriors of
Refrigerated storage and display equipment

Effective against the following Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi.
This data was prepared to support EPA registration of the formula in the USA.
Human Viruses

SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19
Human Coronavirus
Influenza A Virus / Hong Kong
HIV-1 (AIDS Virus)
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
Herpes Simplex Type 1
Herpes Simplex Type 2
Adenovirus Type 4
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Rotavirus
Rubella (German Measles)
SARS Associated Coronavirus [SARS]
Vaccinia virus

Emerging Viral Pathogens

This product meets the criteria to make claims against certain emerging viral pathogens from the following viral categories.

Enveloped Viruses
Large Non-Enveloped Viruses

Animal Viruses

Avian polyomavirus
Canine parvovirus – at 60 mls per litre
Canine distemper
Feline leukemia
Feline picornavirus
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
Infectious bronchitis (Avian IBV)
Pseudorabies (PRV)
Rabies
Transmissible Gastroenteritis virus (TGE)

Fungi

Aspergillus niger
Candida albicans
Trichophyton mentagrophytes (Athlete’s foot fungus and a cause of ringworm)

Bacteria

Pseudomonas aeruginosa1
Staphylococcus aureus1
Salmonella choleraesuis
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Chlamydia psittaci
Enterobacter aerogenes
Enterobacter cloacae
Enterococcus faecalis – Vancomycin Resistant (VRE)
Escherichia coli1
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Klebsiella pneumoniae1
Legionella pneumophila
Listeria monocytogenes
Pasteurella multocida
Proteus mirabilis
Proteus vulgaris
Salmonella enteritidis
Salmonella typhi
Salmonella typhimurium
Serratia marcescens
Shigella flexneri
Shigella sonnei
Staphylococcus aureus -Methicillin resistant – (MRSA)
Staphylococcus aureus-Vancomycin Intermediate Resistant – (VISA)
Staphylococcus epidermidis2
Streptococcus faecalis1
Streptococcus pyogenes ATCC & antibiotic-resistant strain antibiotic-resistant strain only