{"id":10215,"date":"2021-01-12T14:30:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdihc.com\/?p=10215"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:54:53","slug":"epa-approves-pdis-sani-cloth-bleach-wipes-for-use-against-sars-cov-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdihc.com\/epa-approves-pdis-sani-cloth-bleach-wipes-for-use-against-sars-cov-2\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Approves PDI\u2019s <strong>Sani-Cloth<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0Bleach Wipes for Use Against SARS-CoV-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The EPA has approved PDI\u2019s claim that <strong>Sani-Cloth<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0Bleach wipes are effective against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The EPA approval expanded the label claims for <strong>Sani-Cloth<\/strong>\u00a0Bleach wipes (EPA Reg No. 9480-8) to include deactivation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, after one minute of contact time on hard, nonporous surfaces. Before a product can legally make efficacy claims against a particular pathogen, the claim must be approved by the EPA based on a thorough review of scientific data. According to the data provided by PDI Healthcare, the <strong>Sani-Cloth<\/strong>\u00a0Bleach wipes caused a 3-log reduction against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which meets the\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.regulations.gov\/document\/EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0150-0036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EPA\u2019s efficacy requirements.\u00a0<\/a><\/u>Prior to receiving approval for this claim, <strong>Sani-Cloth<\/strong>\u00a0Bleach wipes were included on EPA\u2019s List N: Disinfectants for Coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Microbac<\/strong>\u00a0Lab tested the wipes in compliance with\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.regulations.gov\/document\/EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0150-0036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EPA Product Performance Test Guideline OCSPP 810.2200<\/a><\/u>:\u00a0<em>Disinfectants for Use on Environmental Surfaces, Guidance for Efficacy Testing<\/em>. When performing the testing, the lab applied the virus to a surface and let it dry. They then applied the wipe to the surface, recovered what was left on the surface and applied it to cell cultures. They were then able to tell how effective the cloth was at deactivating the virus based on how many viable cells remained.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about PDI\u2019s other disinfectant products currently being tested against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, <a href=\"https:\/\/pdihc.com\/pdi-disinfectants-update-for-epa-list-n-and-sars-cov-2-claim\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EPA has approved PDI\u2019s claim that Sani-Cloth\u00ae\u00a0Bleach wipes are effective against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. 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