What is a Disinfectant?
The term “Disinfectant” is actually a legal, regulated term & cannot be used, or claimed on a product’s label, until Health Canada reviews all the supporting efficacy, chemistry & safety data, approves every word on the label & registers the product with a DIN (Drug Identification Number). Click here for more detailed information on Health Canada DIN label requirements (see section 4 on Labelling). Benefect is classified as a Hospital or Medical Disinfectant & Fungicide by Health Canada because of the variety of organisms that it kills. Health Canada has selected 4 representative organisms that a product must have Efficacy against, within 10 minutes, using a specifically approved laboratory method, to be successfully registered in these categories. Health Canada’s mandate is responsible for evaluating and monitoring the safety, effectiveness and quality of pharmaceutical drugs and other therapeutic products available to Canadians. So, in addition to kill data, Health Canada scientists
