This Code provides standards for advertising, labelling and performance to manufacturers and importers of cleaning products making claims of antibacterial action. It was developed with the input of key stakeholders including industry, consumers, regulators and microbiologists.
This Code was established more than two decades ago and is now due for a comprehensive review. Although the TGA has made minor amendments to disinfectant regulations since the Code’s inception, the TGA has signalled a more comprehensive reform work for 2026. Accord will undertake a full review and update of the Code once these reforms are finalised.