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Defra approved disinfectant: application

Form for a manufacturing company to apply for Defra approval of a disinfectant to be used in the event of an animal disease outbreak.

Updates to this page

From:
Animal and Plant Health Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
1 October 2012
Last updated:
15 October 2026
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  1. Added latest version of the DDA1 form.

  2. Added latest version of the DDA1 form.

  3. References to fees have been updated. Fees increased on 1 December 2022 and will increase again in December 2023. The form has also been reformatted into an accessible template, with explanatory notes added in a number of sections.

  4. Updated the guidance on completing DDA1 form.

  5. Application for Defra approval of a disinfectant – notes for completing DDA1 form updated

  6. Updated form and published guidance on how to complete the form

  7. AHVLA documents have been re-assigned to the new Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

  8. First published.

Documents

Application for Defra approval of a disinfectant (DDA1)

Ref: DDA1

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Guidance on the Defra disinfectant approval scheme – notes for completing DDA1 form

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Details

If there is an outbreak of a notifiable animal or zoonotic disease, only disinfectants approved by Defra can be used to clean and disinfect hard surfaces. Hard surfaces include buildings, farm equipment, crates and vehicles.

Use this form if you manufacture a disinfectant and want to:

  • submit your disinfectant for efficacy testing, for the purpose of Defra disinfectant approval
  • apply for an approved disinfectant to be sold under another trade name (a ‘back-to-back’ approved trade name)
  • apply for the biennial renewal of your disinfectant’s Defra approval

Find out:

See the list of disinfectants approved for use in England, Scotland and Wales.

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) approves disinfectants on behalf of Defra.

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