Work Item
ASTM WK67781
New Test Method for Evaluation of Contact-Mediated Microbial Transference
1. Scope
The purview of Committee E35 is the development of standard definitions, classifications, appropriate test methods, and recommended practices relating to efficacy, safety, quality, and impact in appropriate environments of pesticides, antiseptic and antimicrobial agents, biological agents, devices, and equipment.
These activities will be coordinated with the interests of related Committees in ASTM, and with other professional and governmental organizations.
Keywords
contamination; staphylococcus aureus; touch-transfer
Rationale
The standard fills a gap that exists in quantifying the transfer of microbes to surfaces through contact. This test method was designed to: 1. mimic the natural transmission of microbes, 2. straightforward, with minimal training necessary 3. use materials that are inexpensive and available worldwide, 4. quantitative and reproducible. This test method can be used by anyone wishing to evaluate the touch-transfer of microbes or any surface that claims to limit microbial transfer.
The title and scope are in draft form and are under development within this ASTM Committee.
Work Item Status
Date Initiated: 04-05-2019
Technical Contact: Christopher Jones
Item: 001
Ballot: E35.15 (19-03)
Status: Will Reballot Item
Item: 001
Ballot: E35 (21-01)
Status: Will Reballot Item
Item: 001
Ballot: E35.15 (19-04)
Status: Will Reballot Item
Item: 001
Ballot: E35 (20-06)
Status: Ballot Item Approved
Item: 006
Ballot: COS (21-12)
Status: Ballot Item Approved
Item: 001
Ballot: E35 (21-06)
Status: Ballot Item Approved