title: Effectiveness of commercial disinfectants for inactivating hepatitis A virus on agri-food surfaces.
abstract: Six commercial disinfectants were tested for their efficacy in inactivating hepatitis A virus in solution or attached to agri-food surfaces. Disinfectant I contains 10% quaternary ammonium plus 5% glutaraldehyde; disinfectant II contains 12% sodium hypochlorite; disinfectant III contains 2.9% dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid plus 16% phosphoric acid; disinfectant IV contains 10% quaternary ammonium; disinfectant V contains 2% iodide; and disinfectant VI contains 2% stabilized chlorine dioxide. Among these, disinfectants I and II were shown to be the most effective in inactivating hepatitis A virus in solution. The efficacy of these disinfectants was further tested against hepatitis A virus attached to common agri-food surfaces, including polyvinyl chlorine, high-density polyethylene, aluminum, stainless steel, and copper. Disinfectant II was shown to be the most effective, with a maximum inactivation level of about 3 log10. The inactivation efficacy was shown to be affected by the concentration of the active ingredient, the contact time between the disinfectant and the contaminated surfaces, and the incubation temperature. In general, hepatitis A virus was shown to be highly resistant to most disinfectants tested, and high concentrations of active ingredient were needed to achieve acceptable inactivation levels.
authors.affiliation: Centre des recherche STELA, Département des sciences des aliments et de nutrition, Université Laval, Québec G1K 7P4, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jean
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Vachon
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moroni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darveau
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kukavica-Ibrulj
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fliss
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods; D005516:Food Microbiology; D030041:Hepatitis A virus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants