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Spec Clean™ Concentrated Disinfectant contains surfactants and detergents to quickly remove body soils, blood and dust. Soils act as a barrier between disinfectants and germs on surfaces. Blood and body soils also act as carriers to keep some germs viable (able to infect) for days or even weeks. Patients perceive safety and infection prevention through…

Ability of a disinfectant to inactivate M. tuberculosis var. bovis (TB) is considered a benchmark by the CDC to designate intermediate-level disinfectant activity. It makes Spec Clean™ Concentrated Disinfectant suitable for use in healthcare and other settings where blood and other human soils are likely to be present. The CDC also states that any germicide…

Items that are used inside the mouth or other mucosal surfaces such as film holders, bite blocks and laryngeal airway devices are considered semi-critical. According to CDC guidelines such items preferably should be heat sterilized or at a minimum disinfected using high level disinfectant processes (gluteraldehyde, peracetic acid, ethylene oxide gas, etc.). Spec Clean Ready-to-Use Disinfectant is regulated as a General Purpose, hard surface cleaner/disinfectant by the EPA and as such has undergone required AOAC testing with subsequent registration # 46851-5.

Yes, phenolic disinfectants like Spec Clean Ready-to-Use Disinfectant have demonstrated persistence of antimicrobial action on surfaces well after the initial application.

Follow the cleaning equipment manufacturer’s directions and use a five minute contact time. Rinse Spec Clean Ready-to-Use Disinfectant residue out of tubing after disinfection is completed.