Designation:E2362−15StandardPracticeforEvaluationofPre-saturatedorImpregnatedTowelettesforHardSurfaceDisinfection1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2362;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeisdesignedtoevaluatetheantimicrobialactivityofpre-saturatedorimpregnatedtoweletteswhenusedasahardsurfacedisinfectant.1.2ItistheresponsibilityoftheinvestigatortodeterminewhetherGoodLaboratoryPractices(GLP’s)arerequiredandtofollowthemwhenappropriate.1.3Thispracticeshouldbeperformedonlybythosetrainedinmicrobiologicaltechniques.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Appropriatemodificationstothepracticemaybere-quiredwhentestingorganismsnotspecifiedherein.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesandtodeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1193SpecificationforReagentWaterE1054TestMethodsforEvaluationofInactivatorsofAnti-microbialAgents2.2FederalStandard40CFR,Part160GoodLaboratoryPracticeStandards33.Terminology3.1carrier,n—atransportablesurfaceontowhichatestorganismwillbeinoculatedanddried.Thecarrierwillbetreatedwiththetestsubstanceandsubculturedforsurvivors.3.2CFU,n—colonyformingunits3.3disinfectant,n—aphysicalorchemicalagentorprocessthatdestroyspathogenicorpotentiallypathogenicmicroorgan-ismsin/onsurfacesorobjects.3.4impregnated,adj—saturatedwithtestsubstance.3.5neutralizer,n—acomponentusedtorenderanactiveagentincapableofdestroyingorganismsbychemicalorphysicalmeans.3.6pre-saturated,adj—tobefilledorimpregnatedwithtestsubstancepriortothetimeofitsintendeduse.3.7towele...
