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To build on Margaret's point, I think SilverDefender actually answers the question themselves with a "no:"
https://www.silverdefender.com/disclaimers
That said, I've seen some of these products that are even sketchier than what Margaret found. While evidence is mounting that surfaces are not a probable vector of infection (as Zack noted, his email came in as I typed this!) I have been
approaching such questions by asking myself "in the worst case scenario, could I take the stand at trial and explain why we used this instead of something on EPA List N?" So far, for me, the answer has been an emphatic "no."
Sincerely,
Jack Reidy (he/him)
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Environmental Health & Safety
Stanford University
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Short answer--haven't used these.
So I read through a brochure (the one from the ABSA query) and your link. No EPA registration #, no mention of the product being effective against viruses, particularly not coronaviruses.
If it doesn't state on the label that it is effective against a particular biological agent or class of interest, I'm not sure what it has going for it. The EPA registration number basically allows a manufacturer to make the claim the
disinfectant is effective against whatever agents it has been tested on and has shown a certain level of efficacy. Not all disinfectants work on all biological agents--for example, greater than 60% ethanol is effective against COVID-19 but not against Hepatitis
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Hope this is helpful-unfortunately, probably not the answer you were hoping for...
Margaret
On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 2:23 PM Hunt, Alessandra <alehunt**At_Symbol_Here**msu.edu> wrote:
Actually about these: https://www.silverdefender.com/
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Are you referring to "Microban" type products?
Thank you,
Yaritza Brinker
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Hi Everyone,
Copying a question I saw in another group, does anyone have used antimicrobial-type tapes for highly touched areas?
Can you share your thoughts?
Thank you,
Alessandra
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