[On the relevance of the official lists for notified products and measures for disinfection, disinfestation and control of vertebrate pests ordered by an authority on the legal basis of § 18 IfSG (German Protection against Infection Act)].
In order to protect human health against communicable diseases, the German Protection against Infection Act (IfSG) requires the use of officially approved products and methods for officially ordered disinfection, disinfestation (control of arthropods) as well as measures for the management of vertebrate pests that spread pathogens. Official approval is granted by registration in lists published by the responsible federal health authorities and only for products and methods that have been tested and found to be sufficiently effective and do not have an unacceptable impact on health and the environment (§ 18 IfSG). It is not compulsory for manufacturers to have their products and methods listed in accordance with § 18 IfSG. In particular listing is not a prerequisite for access to the German market. Users are free to choose a product as long as no officially ordered measure, i.e. disinfection, disinfestation or measures against vertebrate pests, according to § 18 IfSG applies. However, it is highly recommended to use approved products included in the abovementioned lists even for routine application, as these registered products and methods have been tested, i.e. the efficacy has been proven by means of specific, recognized and quality assured testing procedures or by expert reports which have been confirmed by independent institutions.
Fachgebiet, Gesundheitsschädlinge und ihre Bekämpfung, Umweltbundesamt, Boetticher Str. 2, 14195, Berlin, Deutschland, jutta.klasen@uba.de.
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D000818:Animals; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D004203:Disinfection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D010571:Pest Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D010575:Pesticides; D014714:Vertebrates
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