Clothes washing machines for household use. Method for measuring the microbial contamination reduction

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

04-30-2015

Publisher

British Standards Institution

This Publicly Available Specification (PAS) specifies a test method for measuring the reduction of microbial contamination in clothes washing machines and of the possible cross contamination to uncontaminated load.

NOTE A significant differentiation in microorganism contamination reduction capability of washing machines can be expected at wash temperature not higher than 40°C.

This PAS applies to clothes washing machines for household use, with or without heating devices utilising cold and/or hot water supply. It also covers washing machines which specify the use of no detergent for normal use. This PAS applies also to washing machines for communal use in blocks of flats or in launderettes.

This PAS does not deal with professional washing machines nor with commercial laundry operations associated with food service, hospital linens or other non-residential applications. It also does not address the needs of persons with specific health conditions requiring special sanitization and/or disinfection techniques.

This PAS does not specify safety requirements and does not deal with performance of washing machines measured under IEC60456 nor with effects on fabrics.

Committee	CPL/59/1
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 14/30314704 DC. (04/2015)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	34
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	14/30314704 DC : 0

Standards	Relationship
IEC PAS 62958:2015	Identical

IEC 60456:2010	Clothes washing machines for household use - Methods for measuring the performance
IEC 60734:2012	Household electrical appliances - Performance - Water for testing
EN 12353:2013	Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Preservation of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal (including Legionella), mycobactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal and virucidal (including bacteriophages) activity
ISO 2267:1986	Surface active agents Evaluation of certain effects of laundering Methods of preparation and use of unsoiled cotton control cloth
EN 1650:2008+A1:2013	CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS AND ANTISEPTICS - QUANTITATIVE SUSPENSION TEST FOR THE EVALUATION OF FUNGICIDAL OR YEASTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS AND ANTISEPTICS USED IN FOOD, INDUSTRIAL, DOMESTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL AREAS - TEST METHOD AND REQUIREMENTS (PHASE 2, STEP 1)
EN 1276:2009/AC:2010	CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS AND ANTISEPTICS - QUANTITATIVE SUSPENSION TEST FOR THE EVALUATION OF BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS AND ANTISEPTICS USED IN FOOD, INDUSTRIAL, DOMESTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL AREAS - TEST METHOD AND REQUIREMENTS (PHASE 2, STEP 1)